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• California Hardware Companies Post Profit, Sales Gains, Cut Work Forces.

  - 2004-04-12

  By Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 12--Running a hardware company wasn't easy in 2003, but at least it got better. Eight computer-related manufacturers and three contract manufacturers all reported improvements in revenue,...

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• Palo Alto, Calif., Investor Accused of Insider Trading.

  - 2001-03-28

  By Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 28--SAN JOSE, Calif.--A Palo Alto investor who tried to turn a confidential tip about a Sun Microsystems merger into a quick stock payoff instead got himself into trouble with federal prosecutors...

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• San Jose Mercury News, Calif., James J. Mitchell Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

  - 2001-01-21

  Jan. 21--SUN STUDY COULD REMAKE WORKPLACE: When Sun Microsystems Inc. was planning its Menlo Park campus in 1990, a small group headed by Eric Richert began studying how company employees interact with the facilities they work in. Jan. 21--SUN STUDY COULD REMAKE WORKPLACE: When...

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• San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Business Question and Answer Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

  - 2000-06-25

  Jun. 26--Jonathan Schwartz was named last week as senior vice president of corporate strategy and planning at Sun Microsystems Inc., replacing Bill Raduchel, who left Sun last September to become chief technology officer at America Online Inc. Schwar Jun. 26--Jonathan Schwartz was named last week as...

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• Sun Gains Ground in Battle to Make Java A Global Standard.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-11-18

  SAN JOSE, Calif.--Nov. 18--Sun Microsystems Inc. won approval Monday from an international technology group to make its Java programming language a standard. The company has been in a contentious fight with competitors who hoped to block that stam SAN JOSE, Calif.--Nov. 18--Sun Microsystems...

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• Sun Microsystems Loses Committee Vote on International Standard.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-10-29

  PALO ALTO, Calif.--Oct. 29--Sun Microsystems Inc.'s effort to turn its Java programming language into a standard suffered a significant blow Tuesday, when a committee representing the United States before an international standards group voted dow PALO ALTO, Calif.--Oct. 29--Sun Microsystems Inc.'s effort ...

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• Microsoft Corp. Countsues Sun Microsystems.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-10-28

  SAN JOSE, Calif.--Oct. 28--Microsoft Corp. on Monday sought to rewrite the story of its dispute with Sun Microsystems Inc. over the Java programming language, arguing in court documents that Sun is the real villain of the piece. SAN JOSE, Calif.--Oct. 28--Microsoft...

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• Sun Microsystems Wins Right to Build Research Campus in Silicon Valley.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-10-16

  SAN JOSE, Calif.--Oct. 16--After narrowly winning approval from the Santa Clara City Council on Wednesday for its new campus at the Agnews Developmental Center, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to move swiftly to prepare the site and begin construction SAN JOSE, Calif.--Oct. 16--After narrowly...

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• Sun Microsystems Takes Action against Microsoft's New Web Browser.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-10-16

  Oct. 16--Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have upped the ante in their nasty legal dispute over Java: Sun asked the court to stop Microsoft from shipping its blockbuster new Internet browser, while Microsoft hired high-powered San Jose at Oct. 16--Sun Microsystems Inc....

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• Sun Microsystems to Announce Decision on Microsoft Feud.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-10-07

  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Oct. 7--Sun Microsystems Inc. is expected to announce today whether it will take on Microsoft Corp. in the high-stakes war over the Java programming language. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Oct. 7--Sun Microsystems Inc. is expected to announce today whether it will...

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