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money.cnn.com - 11/14/2008
Sun Microsystems to cut up to 6,000 jobs
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Software and computer networking company Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced Friday it will cut up to 18%, or 6,000, of its staff in a cost-cutting move.
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microsoft.com - 11/10/2008
Sun Microsystems to Distribute Microsoft Live Search-Powered Toolbar as Part of Java Runtime ...
— microsoft.com — Search distribution deal expands reach of Microsoft Live Search via custom MSN Toolbar. REDMOND, Wash. — Nov.... 10, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a search distribution deal with Sun Microsystems Inc. to offer the MSN Toolbar, powered by ... (more) Sun Microsystems to Distribute Microsoft Live ...

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Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs
blogs.zdnet.com - 11/14/2008
Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs
— blogs.zdnet.com — Sun said Friday that it will lay off 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce–or 5,000... to 6,000 people–as it restructures amid weak demand, a series of poor quarters and a business model that rallies around open source software. Add it up ... (more) Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs

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