Sun layoffs

Is Java at all relevant for Sun layoffs?

Josh Fruhlinger — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:01:17 -0500

As we discussed last week, Sun's Java developers may have gotten the worst of it in the recent spate of layoffs ... but, with all financal crises, the immediate response is not how to move forward but who to blame for the problems that led to the crisis in the first place.

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Sun layoffs hitting Java?

Josh Fruhlinger — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:17:06 -0500

If, like me, you subscribe to blogs.sun.com en masse, you know when layoffs are afoot when you see a rash of good-bye posts on said blogs. Sure enough, the wistful comments from departing Sunnies (do they call themselves Sunnies? they should...) that were lighting up my RSS reader all day were followed by confirmation of 1,300 layoffs.

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Sun reorg: Is Java being showcased, or put on an ice floe?

Josh Fruhlinger — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:29:45 -0500

No doubt you've heard about Sun's massive layoffs last week, which accompanied a major reorganization of the company. Everything server-related -- Solaris, the server hardware, the new storage appliances that Sun has been touting so loudly -- goes into a Systems Platforms group; Java, MySQL, and infrastructure software like GlassFish go into an Application Platforms Software group; and a Cloud Computing Developer Platforms group will focus on the company's Web services and NetBeans.

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Sun layoffs signal new direction

Athen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:32:13 -0500

Sun Microsystems made headlines last week with the announcement that it would cut up to 18% of its workforce. While much has been said about the layoffs and related departures (such as Rich Green's), there is another story here: Sun is in the midst of a massive, if possibly undirected, redefinition.

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