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Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS), and SPARC microprocessors.
- February 24, 1982; 41 years ago
- Santa Clara, California, U.S.
- 38,600 (near peak, 2006)
- Oracle Corporation (2010)
Apr 20, 2009 · Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt.
Acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation; Initiator: Oracle Corporation: Target: Sun Microsystems: Type: Full acquisition: Cost: $7.4 billion (value) $5.4 billion (net cash / debt) Initiated: April 20, 2009: Completed: January 27, 2010
- $7.4 billion (value), $5.4 billion (net cash / debt)
- Oracle Corporation
- Full acquisition
- Sun Microsystems
Mar 28, 2024 · $320.17 bil. Annual revenue: $52.51 bil. Earnings per share (prev. year): $4.47. Sector: Technology. Industry: Computer. CEO: Safra A. Catz. Headquarters: Palo Alto. Sun Microsystems, Inc., former American manufacturer of computer workstations, servers, and software.
Oct 13, 2019 · Sun Microsystems is a Silicon Valley legend. Ten years after it was acquired by Oracle, the company’s past employees still have fond feelings for their former home — and a historic reunion happened two weeks ago at the Hyatt Regency by the San Francisco airport. Over 1,000 former Sun employees reunited for an evening to re-connect and to reminisce.
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May 30, 2014 · Sun Microsystems—born in 1982, gone public in 1986, struggling in the 2000s, and absorbed by Oracle in 2010—left its mark on Silicon Valley and the world. In Sun’s wake are 235 000 people who can count themselves as former employees.
Apr 21, 2009 · SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems’ scramble to find a suitor landed the slumping server and software maker in the arms of Oracle, which agreed to pay $7.4 billion in cash for Sun in a startling...