Oracle to release its Sun Microsystems road map next week
CEO Larry Ellison will outline the strategy for the combined company at an event that will be webcast worldwide
#5 Newsmaker of 2009: John Cammalleri of Sun Microsystems
In a year largely overshadowed by the pending acquisition by Oracle, Sun Microsystems was also busy revamping its channel program
Sun offers enterprise Java technologies but silence on Oracle
Glassfish v3 application server, Netbeans 6.8 IDE, and Java EE 6 SDK among the products announced by Sun
Sun’s demand for personal information angers partner community
A request for confidential partner information as part of a Due Diligence program has drawn the ire of Sun Canada partners
Video: Avnet Technology Solutions’ 2009 Compass conference
Reporting from distributor Avnet Technology Solutions’ conference for its Sun Microsystems partners, where Oracle/Sun, and solutions, were hot topics
HP sets sights on Sun server and storage customers
A new program of channel-delivered tools and discounts aims to woo Sun customers over to HP
Are price hikes in store for Sun software support?
Observers predict that Oracle will raise prices for Sun software support over time after the acquisition closes
Oracle purchases Sun Microsystems for US$7.4 billion
Paying US$9.50/share for Sun, the deal moves Oracle into the hardware arena
IP issues could be slowing IBM-Sun talks, experts say
A myriad of patent and licensing agreements make any merger discussions a complex affair.
Dell sees IBM rumour as chance to steal share from Sun
Computer boss sees users shifting from Sun’s Sparc to x86 in the confusion that could follow an acquisition of Sun by IBM
IBM eyeing acquisition of Sun Microsystems
The Wall Street Journal says that IBM could pay as much as US$6.5 billion
Video: Sun Canada’s channel chief discusses changes to incentives, partner enablement
Sun Canada’s John Cammalleri outlines recent changes to Sun’s channel program and IDC Canada’s Paul Edwards offers his insight in this CDN video report
Sun Microsystems revamps incentives to encourage partners to go deeper
With a majority of Sun Canada’s business now flowing through the channel, the focus for 2009 is delivering stable, long-term earning opportunities to committed partners
Five tech companies that could use a bailout
If the government was to consider a tech industry bailout, these five companies should be at the front of the bread line
Sun taps partners for revamped go to market strategy
The vendor wants a US$10 billion business and is asking partners to find more business down market, to reinvest, and to commit to Sun