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Legend   Summary.     Click for More > Sun swings to 3Q loss, shares tumble Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion  Open-source software maker MySQL AB's technology is used by some of the world's biggest Web sites Sun Microsystems Sees 1Q Profit May.1 Jan.16 year 2007 ... more > Nov.6 Sun Major Events in 21st Century

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year 2007

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Nov.6 Sun Microsystems Sees 1Q Profit  Sun Microsystems struck new alliances during the first quarter with two of its fiercest former foes, Microsoft and IBM Aug.7 Sun Microsystems to Reduce Work Force  Server and software maker plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs as part of a new restructuring plan Jul.31 Shares jump 11% on 4th-quarter profit  Sun Microsystems Inc. posted its 3rd profitable quarter in a row and showed it has made substantial progress from its long-lasting downturn Coach Bill Walsh died Apr.24 3Q Profit, But Shares Fall  Sun Microsystems is matching expectations, but shares plunged on fears that lower-than-expected revenue signaled a slowdown Jan.23 Profit After Years In Red  Sun Microsystems returned to solid profitability, easily exceeding expectations thanks to the popularity of its computers Jan.22  Sun to Use Intel Chips in Some Servers

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year 2006

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Oct.27 Sun posts loss but revenue up Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn Sep.5  Sun reclaimed No. 3 spot in server market Jul.25  Sun Microsystems Posts 4th-Quarter Loss Jul.12  Hybrid server unveiled Jun.9  Sun has deal for its Newark site Jun.1  Shares Fall After Job Cuts Announced May.31 Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs

Sun Microsystems planned to reduce 37,500-person work force by 11% to 13% to return to consistent profitability  The cuts, over the next six months, will cost from $340 million to $500 million over the next several quarters The plan includes selling real estate and exiting leases. It will save from $480 million to $590 million. Chief executive McNealy had argued against more drastic work force reductions

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Yahoo, eBay to join forces in partnership May.17  Schwartz appeared onstage at JavaOne May.12  Sun seeks buyer for Newark site Apr.24 McNealy steps down as CEO

Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy replaced by Jonathan Schwartz, who had served as COO and president  Scott McNealy, 51, is ending a long career as one of Silicon Valley's most colorful and controversial CEOs. McNealy will remain as chairman of the company he co-founded in 1982. Sun Microsystems has seen its share in the server market erode steadily

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Jan.25  Sun Loses $223M, Sees Sales Gain

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year 2005

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Dec.15  Google, Microsoft and Sun to fund lab Dec.1  Sun banking on open source Cisco to acquire Scientific-Atlanta for $7b Oct.4 Google, Sun target Microsoft Office Sep.28   Schwarzenegger holds town hall meeting  Gov. got a brief walk-through of Sun Microsystems' headquarters before a meeting of Silicon Valley's brightest minds Jun.2 Sun buys StorageTek for $4.1 billion

Sun Microsystems has signed a deal to buy the technology firm to become more competitive in business data storage

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Apr.30 Stock rises on report of sale Apple yanks book on Jobs

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year 2004

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Nov.5 Sun finalizes accounting for settlement Sep.20 Sun embraces Linux, targets Red Hat Jul.20 4th-quarter profit as sales rise Apr.16 Sun promises MS deal will boost finances Apr.15 Larger-than-expected loss Apr.2 Sun settles with Microsoft, cuts 3,300 job

Struggling server maker reached a sweeping, $1.6 billion settlement and plans to cooperate with its longtime nemesis

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Stanford crashes out with loss to Alabama Jan.15 2nd-quarter loss narrowed; revenues fall

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year 2003

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Dec.15 $291,000 fine for illegal exports to China Sep.30 Sun stock plummets Sep.29 $1.05 billion charge for fiscal 4th quarter  Sun Microsystems revised its quarter results after realizing its first-quarter loss will be greater than expected Sep.18 Sun to cut another 1,080 jobs  Troubled computer and software maker plans to cut another 3% of its work force to return to sustained profitability Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb, dies Co-founder, chief scientist to leave Jul.22 4th-quarter revenue falls 13%  Earnings failed to meet expectations as Sun Microsystems continued to struggle with weak demand Jun.26 Sun Lost Appeal on Java Apr.16 Small third-quarter profit Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs Jan.18  Executive with Sun joins college board Jan.16 $2.3 Billion Loss

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year 2002

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Dec.23 Microsoft Ordered to Carry Sun's Java  A federal judge ordered Microsoft to distribute Java programming language in its Windows operating system Oct.17 Sun posts $111M loss, to cut 4,400 jobs  Sun Microsystems will cut 11% of its work force to bring its expenses in line with sales, despite results that beat expectations Oct.1 Feds investigating exports Aug.29 Sun to hit bottom part of revenue  Sun Microsystems expects to land in the 'bottom part' of its revenue target range for the current quarter Aug.9 Sun Microsystems Loaned $6.3 Million Jul.19 Sun Shares Off 27%  Shares dropped as low as $4.10, the lowest in more than 4 years, after the computer maker projected a slide back to losses Jul.18 Returns to profitability in fourth quarter 4,000 jobs trimmed Jul.9 Pioneer of Gnutella dies at 25  Belmont: Gene Kan, an unofficial spokesman for file-swapping Gnutella, found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound Jun.24 Layoffs allegedly favored foreign workers May.1 Sun president stepping down Apr.18 Narrower third-quarter loss Blaze destroys Middle Eastern church Mar.8 Sun sues Microsoft  Sun Microsystems is claiming $1 billion in damages from the decision to make Windows XP incompatible with Sun's Java Jan.18 Sun beats expectations

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year 2001

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iPod: New digital music player Oct.18 Sun beats expectations Oct.5 Sun cut 9% of work force  Sun Microsystems lowers earnings outlook and cut 3,900 jobs Oct.3 Sun signs $100million pact with News Sep.12  Sun employee killed in hijacking Jul.31 Sun to cut up to 300 jobs HP cutting 6,000 jobs Jul.19 Sun beats expectations May.29 Sun Microsystems lowers forecasts  Revenue in fourth quarter is expected to be between $3.8 billion and $4 billion. Sun to concentrate on Fortune 500 companies Apr.19 Sun earnings fall 73% Feb.26  Sub-$1000 Unix workstation Feb.22  Sun lowers 3rd-quarter earnings Jan.23  Sun, Microsoft settle Java suit Jan.18  Sun meet expectations William Hewlett dead at 87

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