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Sun Microsystems

defunct American computer hardware and software company
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Sun Microsystems

Summary

Sun Microsystems is a software company[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,038 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sun Microsystems is in the country of United States[3].
  • Sun Microsystems's instance of is recorded as software company[4].
  • Sun Microsystems's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Sun Microsystems's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Sun Microsystems's instance of is recorded as academic spin-off[7].
  • Sun Microsystems's founder is recorded as Vinod Khosla[8].
  • Sun Microsystems's founder is recorded as Andy Bechtolsheim[9].
  • Sun Microsystems's founder is recorded as Bill Joy[10].
  • Sun Microsystems's founder is recorded as Scott McNealy[11].
  • Stanford University Network is named after Sun Microsystems[12].
  • Sun Microsystems was followed by Oracle America[13].
  • Sun Microsystems's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Clara[14].
  • Sun Microsystems's chief executive officer is recorded as Jonathan I. Schwartz[15].
  • Sun Microsystems's child organization or unit is recorded as Storage Technology Corporation[16].
  • Sun Microsystems is part of Oracle Corporation[17].
  • Sun Microsystems's Commons category is recorded as Sun Microsystems[18].
  • Sun Microsystems's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[19].
  • Sun Microsystems's industry is recorded as computing[20].
  • Sun Microsystems's industry is recorded as software development[21].
  • February 24, 1982 marks the founding of Sun Microsystems[22].
  • Sun Microsystems was dissolved in January 27, 2010[23].
  • Sun Microsystems's parent organization or unit is recorded as Oracle Corporation[24].
  • Sun Microsystems's official website is recorded as https://www.sun.com/[25].
  • Sun Microsystems's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sun Microsystems[26].
  • Sun Microsystems's product or material produced is recorded as server[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Vinod Khosla[8], Andy Bechtolsheim[9], Bill Joy[10], and Scott McNealy[11]. February 24, 1982 marks the founding of Sun Microsystems[22].

Identity

Sun Microsystems is part of Oracle Corporation[17]. It was followed by Oracle America[13].

Leadership

Sun Microsystems's chief executive officer is recorded as Jonathan I. Schwartz[15].

Operations

Sun Microsystems's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Clara[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Oracle Corporation[24]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Storage Technology Corporation[16].

Industry

Industries include computing[20] and software development[21].

Ownership

Sun Microsystems's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[19]. Products include server[27], workstation[28], computer hardware[29], and software[30].

Dissolution

Sun Microsystems was dissolved in January 27, 2010[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sun Microsystems include Sun Public License[31].

Why It Matters

Sun Microsystems ranks in the top 3% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,038 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to it include Oracle GlassFish Server[34], an application server[35]. Entities named for it include Sun Public License[31].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . oracle.com. Retrieved . oracle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Nacsis-cat author id → DA05152833
    Image → Sun Agnews Campus Bldgs 21 22.jpg
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