Contrary to business analyst’s predictions, Oracle founder Larry Ellison will hire 2,000 employees after buying out Sun Microsystems. Ellison has decided to take advantage of Sun Microsystems background in hardware and hire 2,000 new people in sales and engineering to create and market large computer systems. Ellison believes that the future of computing will combine [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sun Microsystems announced that it is cutting 3,000 jobs, or about 10% of its workforce. The cuts are necessary, the company says, because of losses it is incurring while waiting for European regulators to approve its purchase by Oracle. However, Sun has been laying workers off slowly over the last several years, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sun Microsystems will eliminate 12 jobs in Alabama as part of a national restructuring plan. The manufacturer or hardware and software is cutting nine jobs in Birmingham, two in Huntsville and one in Mobile. Sun recently laid off 18 employees at its Phoenix, Arizona location. Sun Microsystems is a multinational vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Sun Microsystems is letting go 18 employees from its Phoenix, Arizona location. The Santa Clara, California-based computer networking firm to cut as many as 6,000 workers, or 18% of its work force, to trim costs. The firm has eliminated 2,800 jobs so far this year. Sun Microsystems is a multinational vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 20, 2009
Redwood City, California-based Oracle’s purchase of rival Sun Microsystems, announced today, could doom thousands of jobs at the companies’ Burlington, Massachusetts’ plants. Oracle will buy Sun for $7.4 billion, after a deal between Santa Clara, California’s Sun and IBM failed to work out. In 2007, Sun had 1,700 employees in Massachusetts. Software giant Oracle also employs a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Sun Microsystems is laying off 1,500 workers company-wide. The Santa Clara, California-based company announced last Fall it was planning to cut 18% of its workforce, or about 6,000 jobs. This week’s layoffs are part of the plan. Sun is reportedly in discussions over a $6.5 billion acquisition offer from Armonk, New York’s IBM. Share This Story:
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sun Microsystems, the world’s fourth-biggest server maker, announced huge layoffs for its fiscal Q2. The Santa Clara, California-based company plans to cut up to 6,000 of its 33,000 employees over the next year, a move designed to save up to $800 million. Sun faces criticism about its open-source software strategy — distributing free software and selling support [...]
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