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20 Sep 2005
#15171
New UltraSPARC IV+ Powering Five Sun Fire Servers
Delivers Fivefold the Performance than UltraSPARC III Chips

New UltraSPARC IV+ processors are powering five Sun Fire systems, which are available for purchase immediately. Announced September 20th, the Sun Fire V490, V890, E2900, E4900 and E6900 servers are powered by 1.5 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ processors and run the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS).
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19 Sep 2005
#15136
Major Alliances, New Customer Wins Announced at JavaChina 2005
Nearly 10,000 Developers Participated in Two-day Java Event

Sun announced major alliances and new customer wins during its JavaChina 2005 Developer Conference held September 13-14 in Beijing as well as eight additional cities throughout China via a satellite broadcast. Approximately 10,000 Java developers and IT professionals joined the conference underscoring the acceleration of Java technology adoption in China.
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19 Sep 2005
#15149
Asia Pacific Sun Services Quality Institute
Pilot Center for Centralized Training, Certification and Skill Development

The Asia Pacific Sun Services Quality Institute in Singapore was announced by Sun last week with full support from the Singapore Economic Development Board. This announcement is significant since its implementation is a pilot for the Asian Pacific region and will serve as a guide to roll out the program globally.
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    19 Sep 2005
    #15146
    Sun Java Desktop System to Assist Indonesia
    Sun Software to Serve As Basis for National Standard Desktop Solution

    A multi-year agreement between Sun Microsystems Indonesia and that country's Ministry of Research and Technology will see a nationwide standard desktop solution be implemented based on the Sun Java Desktop System. This collaboration is part of Sun's global SHARE campaign toward the Participation Age, which focuses on connecting individuals, corporations and communities.
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    21 Sep 2005
    #15173
    Industry Challenged to Embrace Sustainable Computing
    McNealy Addresses CEOs on Environmental Business Strategies

    Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy encouraged the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs with a combined workforce of more than 10 million employees and USD$4 trillion in annual revenues, to consider incorporating sustainable growth strategies within their businesses to help contribute measurably to improve society, the environment and the economy.
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    19 Sep 2005
    #15135
    PBS CEO Joins Sun's Board of Directors
    Becomes One of Eight Independent Directors Elected

    Pat Mitchell, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), has joined the Sun's board of directors, becoming the tenth member and one of eight independent directors. Mitchell is the first woman and first producer to lead the nation's only non-commercial media organization.
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    19 Sep 2005
    #15138
    Sun Amends Fiscal 2003 and 2004 Results
    Company's Revenues, Operating Cash Flow Remain Unaffected

    Sun has restated its fiscal 2003 and 2004 financial statements as a result of the company's identification of errors related to the accounting for deferred taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions, as well as the aggregate effect of corrections to provisions for state and foreign tax returns and withholding taxes.
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      19 Sep 2005
      #15184
      Top Ten Articles for Last 3 Issues
      Vol 90 Issue 5, Vol 91 Issue 1, and 2

      Each week, we determine which articles have been most frequently referenced by logged-in subscribers to provide you with a list of the most popular articles for each of the last three issues. The Web version of this article lists the top 10 articles for each of the last three issues. The top articles for the three most recent issues were:

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