Sun Microsystems

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computer hardware company software company technology company

Sun Microsystems was a pioneering American technology company best known for developing the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and high-performance networked computer systems.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer hardware company → software company → technology company →
acquiredBy	Oracle Corporation →
acquisitionDate	2010 →
country	United States →
developerOf	HotSpot JVM → Java Card → Java EE → Java ME → Java RMI → Java SE → Java programming language → JavaSpaces → Jini → NFS → NetBeans IDE → Network File System → OpenOffice.org → OpenSolaris → SPARC microprocessor architecture → Solaris operating system → StarOffice → Sun Grid Engine → Sun Java System Access Manager → Sun Java System Application Server → Sun Java System Calendar Server → Sun Java System Content Delivery Server → Sun Java System Directory Server → Sun Java System Identity Manager → Sun Java System Messaging Server → Sun Java System Portal Server → Sun Java System Web Proxy Server → Sun Java System Web Server → Sun Ray thin client → SunOS → VirtualBox → ZFS file system →
dissolved	2010 →
foundedBy	Andy Bechtolsheim → Bill Joy → Scott McNealy → Vinod Khosla →
foundedIn	Santa Clara, California →
headquartersLocation	Santa Clara, California → Silicon Valley →
inception	1982 →
industry	computer hardware → computer software → information technology →
keyPerson	Andy Bechtolsheim → Bill Joy → Jonathan I. Schwartz → Scott McNealy → Vinod Khosla →
knownFor	Java platform → SPARC architecture → Solaris operating system → network computing → servers → workstations →
notableProduct	Java programming language →
notableStandard	J2EE → J2ME → J2SE → Java Community Process →
notableTechnology	DTrace → HotSpot virtual machine → JDBC → JSP → Java virtual machine → NIS → Network File System → RPC → Servlets → ZFS →
operatingSystem	Solaris → SunOS →
parentCompany	Oracle Corporation →
product	SPARCstation → Sun Blade servers → Sun Enterprise servers → Sun Fire servers → Sun Ray thin clients → Sun Storage systems → Sun-1 workstation → Sun-2 workstation → Sun-3 workstation → UltraSPARC servers →
slogan	The Network Is The Computer →
stockExchange	NASDAQ →
tickerSymbol	SUNW →

Referenced by (86)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
DTrace → HotSpot JVM → Java Card → Java Platform, Micro Edition → Jini → MySQL → NIS → SPARCstation → Solaris → StarOffice → Sun Grid Engine → Sun Java System Access Manager → Sun Java System Calendar Server → Sun Java System Content Delivery Server → Sun Java System Identity Manager → Sun Java System Messaging Server → Sun Java System Portal Server → Sun Java System Web Server → Sun Ray thin client → Sun Storage systems → Sun-1 workstation → ZFS →	developer
Andy Bechtolsheim → Bill Joy → Bud Tribble → Chief Security Officer at Sun Microsystems → Curtis Priem → James Gosling → Jonathan I. Schwartz → Michael Widenius → Scott McNealy → Whitfield Diffie → Whitfield Diffie →	employer
Java → Java Class Library → Java Platform, Standard Edition → Java RMI → NFS → UltraSPARC servers →	developedBy
Jini → SPARCstation → Sun Java System Access Manager → Sun Java System Content Delivery Server → Sun Ray thin client → Sun-2 workstation →	vendor
SPARCstation → Sun Storage systems → Sun-1 workstation → Sun-2 workstation → Sun-3 workstation →	manufacturer
StarOffice → VirtualBox →	acquiredBy
Jonathan I. Schwartz → Vinod Khosla →	boardMemberOf
Bill Joy → Scott McNealy →	coFounded
Andy Bechtolsheim → Vinod Khosla →	coFounderOf
Sun Microsystems ("Sun Java System Application Server") → Sun Microsystems ("Sun Java System Directory Server") →	developerOf
SPARC → The Network Is The Computer →	usedBy
Oracle Corporation →	acquired
SUNW →	acquiredCompany
The Network Is The Computer →	associatedWith
Sun Storage systems →	brandOwner
Sun-1 workstation →	company
SPARC →	designer
Satya Nadella →	employerBefore
VirtualBox →	formerDeveloper
Andy Bechtolsheim →	inspiredNameOf
Sun Ray thin client →	introducedBy
Scott McNealy →	memberOf
LSI Logic →	notableCustomer
Facebook (Meta) headquarters ("Sun Microsystems headquarters") →	occupiesFormerSiteOf
Sun Java System Portal Server →	offeredBy
Jini →	openSourcedBy
Sun Java System Web Server →	operatedBy
OpenJDK →	origin
NetBeans IDE →	previousDeveloper
JDBC →	previouslyMaintainedBy
Sun-2 workstation ("Sun Microsystems, Inc.") →	producedBy
James Gosling ("Green project at Sun Microsystems") →	project
Java Virtual Machine Specification →	publishedBy
SUNW →	refersTo
Motorola 68000 family ("SunOS (early versions)") →	supportedOperatingSystem