Sun Microsystems Inc.

  • How it all started

    How it all started
    Andreas Bechtolsheim created the Sun computer which was popular with scientists and engineers.
  • How it all started

    How it all started
    Stanford M.B.A. gradulates Vinod Khoshu and Scott McNealy were interested in the Sun computer. They were named president and director of manufacturing for Sun Microsystems Inc.
  • How it all Started

    How it all Started
    Moved from Santa Clara, CA to a large building in Mountain View, CA and this was officially their new headquarters.
  • Improving

    Improving
    Opened European sales office.
  • Company Accolades

    Company Accolades
    Sun went public on the Stock Market
  • About the Company

    About the Company
    Sun signed an agreement with AT&T to develop UNIX.
  • About the Company

    About the Company
    Produced SPARCstation 1 which was a low-cost​ desktop and by the end of the year, they were the world's largest supplier.
  • About the Company

    Sun's stock doubled $14-$37.
  • Company Facts

    Sun became a hybrid​ software company along with IBM and Apple.
  • About the Company

    Sun was faced with the hard task of maintaining their amazing success through their first ten years as a company.
  • About the Company

    About the Company
    Sun produced the ​first multiprocessor the SPARCserver 600 NO.
  • About the Company

    About the Company
    Sun had 21 subsidiaries around the world in sales, service, technical support, overseas sales, and became the first U.S. company to have a strong presence in Russia.
  • Making Software

    Making Software
    Introduced Java which is a programming language that allows users to write software across any computer and operating system.
  • Company Accolades

    Company Accolades
    Sun's revenue increased to $10 billion and net income doubled since the doubling from $763 million in the mid-1990s​.
  • Company Facts

    Company Facts
    Sun signed a Java license​ agreement with ten major company such as Sony Motorola, Samsung etc.
  • Company Facts

    Company Facts
    Oracle Corporation bought Sun Microsystems Inc. for $7.4 billion