Topic: Sun Microsystems Inc.

You Negotiate Commodities, but You Seize Opportunities

It took losing something important to understand the difference between a commodity and an opportunity. Along the way I also learned yet another way entrepreneurs see the world differently from their investors.READ»

Major Companies Are Downloading the Data From Those 100 Million Public Facebook Profiles

Yesterday, a white hat hacker (the good kind) made the public data from 100 million Facebook profiles available to everyone. Today, somebody found out who's interested in it. The names include Apple, Disney, the Church of Scientology, Halliburton, and the UN.READ»

Solving the Design Paradox: Budgets Come From the Top Down, But Design Happens From the Bottom Up

Great design comes from great leadership, and that leadership is born within a company.READ»

How Do You Make Good Design Happen? Follow the Money

Think of this as "Designomics," says Thomas Lockwood, president of the Design Management Institute. READ»

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Playing Tens: The CLO, CRO and CSO

In the sixth post of their 7-part series, John Elkington and Charmian Love look at how CLOs, CROs and CSOs are coping with the new wild cards dealt by environmental, social and governance challenges.READ»

Avoiding Corporate Death Spirals in a Sea of Change

Leaders either have to figure out how to help their companies solidify their position in a constantly evolving market or run the risk of becoming a victim of that market change. Learn what not to do from one-time market leaders.READ»

New Appointments at Google, Apple, Show Depth of Enmity Between the Two

Tim Bray, legendary software developer and programmer, is off to Google. He announced his decision this morning, three weeks on from his resignation from Sun Microsystems, which came with a searing critique of Apple. Meanwhile, a key ...READ»

Most Innovative Companies - Company Index

Sponsored by The Top 50 AEG Los Angeles, CA Affymetrix Santa Clara, ...READ»

Most Innovative Companies - All Stars

These companies, featured on our 2008 and 2009 honor rolls, fought a dour economy with renewed creativity and bold initiatives. (Alas, not all fared ...READ»

The Silent Epidemic of HIV and AIDS; Why Should Anyone Care

Today was World AIDS Day, and the topic was awareness and corporate involvementREAD»

How Sun Microsystems Fans the Flames of Employee Passion

Do your employees hate to come to work or............READ»

Sustainable Job Employment Solutions For USA

By James Rickman, November 8, 2009 This article contains practical job solutions for Americans. So far much of the national focus has been on getting employers to hire i.e. add jobs instead given the global economic stagnation it’s much more realistic and effective to enable unemployed individuals to "create" their own jobs by fostering small business entrepreneurship. There’s a measurable, huge difference between the two approaches. It’s the key to achieving sustainable economic recovery in America. READ»

Does Your CEO Blog?

“Helping Dolphins Fly” is the title of blogpost from CEO of Microsystems, Jonathan Schwartz. Sun Microsystems is not helping dolphins fly of course, it’s a metaphor for their acquisition of My SQL (their logo is a dolphin). Johnathan is one of the leaders in the CEO blogging community and has set an example of the what a CEO blog can be. We will weigh the benefits and downsides of CEO blogging to help determine whether or not you, as a CEO, or your boss should take…READ»

Five Qualities Venture Capital Firms Look For in Startups

Venture Capital is a term oft-bandied about, but sometimes it's a mysterious process. Speaking at Stanford University, Beth Seidenberg of VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers tried to clear up a aspect: Whether a startup is ...READ»

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

How Oracle and Sun Microsystems Can Reduce Buy-out Stress

Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts can be stressful and ruin a good day if steps aren't taken to help employees be successful.READ»

Creating Change for Underrepresented Minorities in Technology: Latinas in Computing

Last month, ABI published a report on underrepresented minorities in technical positions in the high-tech industry. African-American, Hispanic, and Native American women in technology are critically absent from high-level positions ...READ»

Cisco Says Telecommuting Saves Money, and the World

Good news for homebodies: A Cisco survey of 2,000 people worldwide has revealed that employees who telecommute experience higher rates of productivity, work-life flexibility, and overall satisfaction. As if that isn't enough, the ...READ»

Core4 Promises Massive Cut in Data Center Energy Use

Data centers are the hidden energy vampires of the computer industry, using about 1.5% of all power in the United States. With energy consumption expected to double to 100 billion kilowatt hours (a $7.4 billion cost in energy bills), ...READ»

Oracle Considering a Sun Netbook, No Joke

Oracle surprised many people by buying Sun Microsystems a few months ago. But that's nothing compared to the statement made by its CEO yesterday: Is Oracle-Sun going to sell a netbook? Larry Ellison was speaking at the JavaOne ...READ»

Is Google Terminator's SkyNet?

Is Google SkyNet? In a word: Yes. In fact, in some ways, it's even smarter. SkyNet didn't assume worldwide domination until 2029, while Google has already effectively monopolized search and it's only 2009. Sure, one uses a giant Web ...READ»

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Mobile App Mania

Apple ignited the frenzy that has the tech world all shook up with mobile-app fever. How startups, big brands, and the iPhone's rivals are vying to cash in on the booming market.READ»

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Oracle Spends $7.4 Billion to Buy Sun, Now Rivals IBM

Oracle Corp surprised many observers by forking over approximately $7.4 billion to buy Sun Microsystems, thus moving instantly into the hardware business. It's the closing move in a game where Sun spent months looking for a buyer, ...READ»

iFive: Google Buys Twitter?, IBM and Sun Get Hitched, Pink-Slip Vacations, and More in Today's Innovation News

While you were sleeping, innovation killed on The Colbert Report. Here's today's innovation news: 1. Google is reportedly in negotiations to buy Twitter. At last check, the earth is still on its axis. "We're going to ...READ»

Blue Sunrise

IBM contemplates buying Sun, but for what reasons? IBM intends to use Sun's software assets to further commoditized the IT market and drive down the margins of their competitors.READ»