Sun Microsystems
AcquiredSanta Clara, United States · Founded 1982
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, California
- Employees
- 10001+
- Founded
- 1982
- Business Model
- B2B
About
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was an American technology company founded in 1982 that developed and sold computers, computer hardware, software, and information technology services. Sun made significant contributions to Unix, RISC processors, thin client computing, and virtualized computing, and created landmark technologies including the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and the SPARC processor architecture. At its peak Sun employed approximately 38,600 people and was headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Oracle Corporation acquired Sun in January 2010 for approximately $7.4 billion.
Summary
Sun Microsystems is a Developer Tools company based in Santa Clara, United States, founded in 1982. Investors include Oracle.
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Funding History
Apr 2009
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