Rubin was questioned about emails he wrote advising high ranking Google staff to acquire Sun Microsystems' platform before their eventual purchase by Oracle, Reuters reported. If Sun doesn’t want to work with us, we have two options: 1) Abandon our...
Under further questioning from Google's own lawyers, Page admitted Google wanted to use the Java technology developed by Sun Microsystems, subsequently bought by Oracle, but had been forced to take other routes.
The two companies have been disputing the issue for over a year, with Oracle claiming Google wilfully refused to seek out a licensing deal over the use of the technology, which it acquired in its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems.
Google has denied patent infringement, and argued that Android was allowed to use the Java technology when it was owned and developed by Sun Microsystems because the technology was then intended to be open source.
The case started in August 2010, seven months after Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems – and, with it, all rights to the Java patents. Oracle, the company that owns Java, has been engaged in an arduous legal wrestling match with Google.
And ironically, as industry commentator, Chris Sherman wrote for Search Engine Watch (SEW) in 2003, Google Inc.may never have existed, if it wasn't for Andy Bechtolsheim, founder of Sun Microsystems, giving Stanford PH.d students, Larry Page and...
This rivalry is going to accelerate innovation," says Andreas Bechtolsheim, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an early investor in Google. For about a year now, I've been saying that Apple should get in the search game.
James is a CPA and as part of her work with E&Y, participated in the audit work for major corporations such as Intel Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Amazon.com, Autodesk (Bartz connection! After three months at AOL, Shashi Seth jumped ship to join...
Mitchell serves on the board of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Once AOL is spinned off from Time Warner, it will require a Board of Directors. Today, nine members were named. They are: Richard L. Dalzell made a name for himself at Amazon, where he started...
His 20-plus years of experience include engineering, marketing, and executive roles at technology providers like Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Compaq. Today's most successful e-commerce sites routinely experience transaction closure rates...
She formerly was CEO of Autodesk and was an executive as Sun Microsystems. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Carol Bartz has accepted Yahoo's offer to become their next CEO. I have no link at the moment.
She has also been an executive at Sun Microsystems. Today's Top Story: FrankWatson We're All Convertibles, And It's Time to Take the Top Down! SEM CROSSFIRE Many of us are still looking at the Web through a narrow perspective of search.
She has also been an executive at Sun Microsystems. The Wall Street Journal today is reporting that a new Yahoo! CEO could be named as early as next week. Lately, the buzz has surrounded Autodesk executive chairman Carol Bartz.
Microsoft Strikes Toolbar Agreement with Sun Microsystems Posted by Nathania Johnson Nov 11, 2008 Microsoft has struck a deal with Sun Microsystems to have the MSN toolbar downloaded with Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
Microsoft has struck a deal with Sun Microsystems to have the MSN toolbar downloaded with Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This agreement with Sun Microsystems is another important milestone in our strategy to secure broad-scale distribution for our...
Dell and Sun Microsystems have all used the method, and Microsoft is building one of the world's largest data centers using shipping containers. A new patent filing by Google evokes images of a new advertising campaign by AT&T featuring tv anchor...
Linux, Sun Microsystems and others tried to challenge the operating system, but with little impact. I was at the party in New York City a couple of years ago when Jeeves was led off by Stormtroopers and encased in carbonite.
That being said, the search box was quite small, almost hard to find, and powered by Sun Microsystems. Nearly all these sites featured stories about the latest games, so there was sufficient content to discover.
Sun Microsystems says it will start to release important corporate news first over the Internet, in what is thought to be the first time a US company will use the Web as its main channel for sensitive information.
Microsystems Inc.starting in 1983, rising to the post of chief technology officer during that computer maker's fierce efforts to establish the Java programming language as an alternative to Microsoft's dominant programming standards.
