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• Sun making deep job cuts this week, analysts say

  Sun Microsystems will lay off several thousand workers this week in a follow-up to a restructuring plan announced a few months ago, analysts said on Monday.

• IP issues could be slowing IBM-Sun talks, experts say

  If IBM is in the due diligence phase of acquisition talks with Sun Microsystems, as news reports suggest, then it has an awful lot to be diligent about.
  

• Sun chief forges ahead as IBM rumors swirl

  In a speech on Wednesday, the CEO of Sun Microsystems ignored the rumors that the company may be sold to IBM, and focused instead on the business opportunities presented by cloud computing and open-source software.

• Sun upgrades virtual desktop storage, lacks offline access

  Sun is overhauling its virtual desktop software with new features that reduce storage needs by creating clones of virtual machines, and let users operate multiple virtual desktops on the same client.

• Report: IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems

  Global technology giant IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems in a deal that would expand its server market share, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

• Sun's Rock processor on track for this year, exec says

  The processor will have a new, multi-threaded design and double the core count from Sun's fastest server processor today, the UltraSparc T2, which has eight cores. It will be targeted at enterprise servers that process data-intensive applications like databases.

• Schwartz: Not worried about Sun's future

  Sun Microsystems President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz is not worried about the relevance of what Sun offers or about the role of information technology, despite the current difficult economic climate.

• MySQL chief leaving Sun

  Former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos is leaving Sun Microsystems, a Sun spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

• Sun launches new 'flagship' midrange arrays

  Sun Microsystems Tuesday announced two new midrange, modular disk arrays that double the capacity, memory and throughput of its previous 6500 series arrays.

• Sun's revenue drops 11 percent in Q2

  Sun Microsystems reported an 11 percent drop in revenue for the December quarter but managed to beat the modest expectations of financial analysts.

• Sun cuts 1,300 jobs as part of larger layoff plan

  Add Sun Microsystems to the list of tech companies rolling out layoffs this week.

• Sun executive reveals more open-source plans for JavaFX

  A Sun Microsystems executive has provided a glimpse into the company's future plans for open sourcing JavaFX, its recently released technology for building RIAs (rich Internet applications) for the desktop, mobile devices and other platforms.

• Meager innovation in storage this year: Sun techie

  The storage industry this year has witnessed meager innovation if you consider the handful of startups that emerged in this space relative to the beginning of the decade, according to Sun Microsystems storage technical director Gary Francis.

• Sun, Microsoft boost IDEs

  In separate moves this week, Sun and Microsoft both proceeded with previously stated plans to boost their software development environments

• Sun rolls out its own storage appliances

  What Sun Microsystems lacks in size as a storage vendor it is trying to make up for with innovation, as it rolls out a series of appliances that include advanced management software and SSDs (solid-state drives).