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- Java founder and Sun CEO preview new Java app store
- At JavaOne in San Francisco, Calif., Sun fellow James Gosling, and Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz demo Sun's new online store. The new Java store will distribute and sell mobile apps based on the Java programming language.
- Tags: Java Application, Sun Microsystems Inc., Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, James Gosling, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun
- Videos 2009-06-02
- The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?
- IBM's acquisition of Sun Microsystems was shot down as its board split into two camps---one for the deal led by CEO Jonathan Schwartz and one against led by Chairman Scott McNealy---and the consensus appears to be that McNealy has a bad case of Yahoo-itis. Meanwhile, McNealy is also bordering on...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, IBM Corp., Scott, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Schwartz: Sun is world's largest open source company
- It's not clear if IBM is thinking about buying Sun. But one thing is clear: Sun execs are out selling it as the "largest" open source company in the world. In a series of blogs written this week, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz claimed that Sun's open...
- Tags: Software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Sun's Schwartz: I'm not worried about the future (or Sun's relevance)
- Sun Microsystems Chief Jonathan Schwartz began a blog series on the state of the company, which he argues is more relevant than ever. After watching the video and reading the transcript I'm left with that uneasy feeling you get when you see a CEO on CNBC saying...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Balance Sheets, Government, Operational Accounting, Open Source, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- An open response to a Jonathan Schwartz blog
- An open response to a Jonathan Schwartz blogSounds like xVM server to me.Perhaps I misunderstood your thoughts, but what you describe sounds an awful lot like the xVM Ops center server product from Sun.More virtual crapVirtualization allows projects that didn't buy the hardware, to run on the hardware. IOW the...
- Tags: Data centers, Servers, Jonathan Schwartz, NOW IT, blog, server, data center, new server, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- An open response to a Jonathan Schwartz blog
- Just recently Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz blogged about his company's new xVM product and its relationship to what some big system operators want. Great, but to put my response to xVM in terms that don't refer to places where the sun don't shine, he's been hanging out with...
- Tags: Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Blog, Jonathan Schwartz, Customer, Wine, xVM OpsCenter, Data Centers, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Storage, Utility Computing, Hardware, Data Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- Sun's fourth quarter solid; Growth in fiscal 2009 remains elusive
- Sun Microsystems on Friday reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $88 million, or 11 cents a share, on revenue of $3.78 billion, down 1.4 percent from a year ago. Adjusted earnings in the quarter were $275 million, or 35 cents a share. However, Sun sees another tough year ahead....
- Tags: U.S., Revenue, Michael Lehman, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Open Source, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- A brief summary
- This is not an excerpt from Brief - those ended last week, and next week we'll start the long and boring slog through the second volume in the series: Business Information Technology: Foundations and Culture. Its purpose, where Brief is addressed to top level executives and Defen is intended for...
- Tags: Information Technology, MySQL, Jonathan Schwartz, Open Source, Databases, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Sun completes MySQL buy, guns for Microsoft ... but not Oracle?
- Sun announced today that it has completed its $1 billion acquisition of MySQL and plans to continue making open source acquisitions as opportunities arise. “Open source is really in Sun’s DNA,†said Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, (to the right in...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Sun completes MySQL purchase; Eyes more open source acquisitions
- Sun said Tuesday that it has completed the purchase of MySQL for $1 billion and CEO Jonathan Schwartz indicated the company plans to keep shopping for open source acquisitions. "Open source is really in the DNA of Sun," said Schwartz on a conference call to trumpet MySQL...
- Tags: Acquisition, MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Mergers & Acquisitions, Open Source, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Leave Jonathan Schwartz alone!
- Snark alert. Amanda McPherson, marketing director at the Linux Foundation, has taken apart Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz' arguments for Open Solaris on her blog. At his company's Global Summit, Schwartz defended Sun's open source strategy and said he will be targeting "Web 2.0" companies...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Sun Microsystems' Jonathan Schwartz on CIO / CTO differences
- Sun Microsystems' Jonathan Schwartz on CIO / CTO differencesFundamental DifferenceThere is a fundamental difference between an executive who's focus is ensuring the company's product is solid and one who's focus is on enabling others to deliver the company's product.Risk adverse and outdatedSounds like CIOs are risk adverse and outdated. ...
- Tags: Jonathan Schwartz, Sounds Like, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- Sun Microsystems' Jonathan Schwartz on CIO / CTO differences
- Blogger Jonathan Schwartz, who also happens to be CEO of Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA), has written an insightful post describing issues raised by Chief Information Officers CIO and Chief Technology Officers CTO during meetings with Sun. His comments reveal distinct differences between the two groups. ...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Tools & Techniques, Data Centers, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Sun fights back with patents of their own against NetApp
- Jonathan Schwartz is not spoiling for a fight, but he's not shying away from one either. That's the takeaway message in today's blog entry from Sun's spunky CEO. On September 5th, Network Appliances filed a lawsuit against Sun claiming that ZFS infringed on seven of its patents....
- Tags: Software, Patent, Storage Device, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, NetApp, ZFS, Jonathan, Storage, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- Is open source the stock flavor of the month?
- In a bid to boost its stock price, Sun Microsystems changed its ticker symbol Monday to JAVA. The market's reaction? That's fine, kid, here's a quarter. From the time of the announcement on Thursday through its Tuesday peak shares gained about 25 cents. That may not sound...
- Tags: Open Source, Stock, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-09-12
- Sun's Jonathan Schwartz: Consumers, not IT, driving markets
- Sun's Jonathan Schwartz: Consumers, not IT, driving marketsSo, growth is going to happen.And Sun has avoided gaining revenue on that growth by preventing sales of worthwhile technologies.Why? because with all that money around, Sun must receive some of it. Somehow.Quoting:"It's not a guarantee, since we offer free and...
- Tags: Strategy, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
- Sun's Jonathan Schwartz: Consumers, not IT, driving markets
- Sun is holding an Emerging Markets Summit on its Menlo Park, CA campus. CEO Jonathan Schwartz led off the event with this statement: "The Internet is the most powerful social utility the world has ever seen." The "social utility" phrase is part of Sun's new view of...
- Tags: Phone, Information Technology, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-08-29
- To Linus it's not just business
- Paula's piece on Linus Torvalds not doing LinuxWorld hit me at a peculiar time.I was trying to reconcile Sun's current rah-rah support for open source with Linus' posts which continue to show his distrust of the company, leading to Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz' famous dinner invitation.The answer is simple. Linus is...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Programmer, Linus Torvalds, Paula, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-08-10
- Sun's Jonathan Schwartz: CIOs will hunt me down to pay me money
- Sun's Jonathan Schwartz: CIOs will hunt me down to pay me moneyA legend in his own mindCurrent Global OS usage by OneStat puts Windows at around 97%, Mac around 2.7% and Linux 0.3%. Hmmm, I don't seem to see Solaris use or where their 9 million downloads went. ...
- Tags: Programming languages, UNIX, Operating systems, Jonathan Schwartz, Paul, Sun Microsystems Inc., kind-of security, Java, security, Sun Solaris, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-08-09
- Sun's Jonathan Schwartz: CIOs will hunt me down to pay me money
- Matt Asay has an interview with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz on news.com. Schwartz explains how having millions of downloads of Sun's Solaris and Java translates into bounty for the company and its shareholders.Asay: But how do you translate interest and volume into customers? Downloads are nice, but how do you...
- Tags: CIO, Brand, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Matt Asay, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-08-09
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