Reuters - Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday swung to a quarterly net loss due to charges related to job cuts and other items as revenue rose 29 percent, helped by its acquisition of StorageTek.

TechWeb - The business intelligence software has been certified for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Sun Fire x64 servers powered by AMD Opteron processors.

InfoWorld - Robert Brewin is a newly appointed co-CTO of software at Sun Microsystems. Tackling the application platform side of Sun software, Brewin is focusing on technologies such as Java, developer tools, Web services, and Web 2.0. The other co-CTO, Tim Marsland, keys in on technologies such as Solaris. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill spoke with Brewin this week about Java, Web 2.0, and what Sun is pondering in the area of software development.

Sun Microsystems Inc. introduced three computer servers, each powered by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Opteron processors, products that analysts say could improve investor sentiment about Sun's recovery plan. Sun, which has been working to increase server market share even as it cuts staff, says...

Reuters - Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday introduced three computer servers, each powered by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Opteron processors, products that analysts say could improve investor sentiment about Sun's recovery plan.

InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems on Wednesday will release the second beta version of Java Standard Edition (Java SE) 6 and add database and visual development to the Java developer kit.

InfoWorld - Bolstering its AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) efforts, Sun Microsystems is joining the OpenAJAX Alliance and the Dojo Foundation. In participating, Sun plans to help drive standards for AJAX programming and boost interoperability in AJAX technologies.

International law firm Salans has advised AIG/Lincoln in connection with the The Park, a prestigious office park located in Prague. The Park boasts an unmatched tenant list, including IBM, SONY, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Computer Associates, BP, DHL Global IT Centre (Deutsche Post World Net), Guidant, GE Money Bank, GE Fanuc, Danfoss and Accenture.

International law firm Salans has advised AIG/Lincoln in connection with the The Park, a prestigious office park located in Prague. The Park boasts an unmatched tenant list, including IBM, SONY, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Computer Associates, BP, DHL Global IT Centre (Deutsche Post World Net), Guidant, GE Money Bank, GE Fanuc, Danfoss and Accenture.

International law firm Salans has advised AIG/Lincoln in connection with the The Park, a prestigious office park located in Prague. The Park boasts an unmatched tenant list, including IBM, SONY, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Computer Associates, BP, DHL Global IT Centre (Deutsche Post World Net), Guidant, GE Money Bank, GE Fanuc, Danfoss and Accenture.

InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems and Microsoft are progressing with programming language research efforts aiming at high-performance computing (HPC) and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), respectively.

The Motley Fool - Turn off the lights; the party is about to be over for 4,000 to 5,000 employees of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW - News). Late Wednesday, the server maker announced a restructuring plan that calls for shedding real estate assets and reducing its workforce by 11% to 13% over the next six months.

NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems is adding the latest version of Ubuntu Linux to its Sparc-powered Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers, providing corporate customers with an open-source OS that has gained a reputation for being very user-friendly.

AP - U.S. stock futures were pointing to a downbeat session Thursday, with an expected slowing in manufacturing sentiment, Iran's rebuff of a condition for direct talks with the U.S., a meeting of the OPEC oil cartel, retail-sales figures, and Sun Microsystems' job cuts among the many factors that may move markets.

AP - Computer server maker Sun Microsystems Inc., whose revenue has declined four years in a row, said Wednesday it planned to cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs in an effort to return to consistent profitability.

AFP - Sun Microsystems said it will cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs in the next six months and sell some facilities in a restructuring to save the troubled maker of computer servers up to 590 million dollars a year.

AP - Computer server maker Sun Microsystems Inc., whose revenue has declined four years in a row, said Wednesday it planned to cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs in an effort to return to consistent profitability.

Reuters - Sun Microsystems Inc. , which has struggled in recent years to remain profitable and boost revenue, said on Wednesday it would cut as many as 5,000 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, over the next six months.

InfoWorld - Eyeing boosts in application performance, Sun Microsystems is researching how to improve handling of objects in multiprocessors with a project dubbed Maxwell.

InfoWorld - San Francisco - Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy, who had been the company's CEO for 22 years until last month, issued a call to developers Friday to make a difference in bridging the worldwide digital divide.