Company Profile: Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA)

Prior to Sun Microsystems acquisition by Oracle, the company was a leading maker of UNIX-based servers used to power computer networks and Web sites. It also made workstations and disk- and tape-based storage systems. Sun's computers utilized the company's own chips (SPARC microprocessors) and operating system (Solaris). Its software portfolio included application server, database management, office productivity, and network management applications. The company also developed Java, a programming language used to create applications for computers, Web browsers, mobile phones, and other consumer electronic devices. Sun Micro was acquired in 2010 by Oracle for about $7.4 billion in cash.

Oracle's offer was valued at about $5.6 billion minus Sun's cash and debt. The acquisition was designed to allow the software giant to offer integrated software and hardware systems for business applications

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[KevinPatrickCarey]

I worked at Sun I Know EXACTLY why it went out of business