Sun Breaks Sparc Unit Free Again
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Server maker Sun Microsystems this week announced that it was splitting its Sparc processor development group from its Systems group, and putting David Yen, a key executive who once ran Sun's chip business, back in charge after he had a 10-month stint running the merged Sun and StorageTek storage businesses. The move coincided with the naming of Jon Benson, formerly the vice president of tape engineering, as senior vice president of Sun's storage business. READ MORE >

Gartner Says It Was "All Over" the Virtualization Effect
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Last week, IDC announced that it has revised its server sales forecasts to take into account the future effect that server virtualization (carving up a physical machine into multiple virtual ones) and multicore processors (putting two, four, or eight cores in a single CPU socket) will have on shipments in the market. The server box counters at Gartner took exception to our contention that IDC was the first to make such changes to server revenue and shipment models. READ MORE >

Oracle Sues SAP Over 'Corporate Theft on a Grand Scale'
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Database and application software maker Oracle last Thursday sued competitor in the application space, SAP, for what it called "corporate theft on a grand scale" in its complaint. The suit was launched in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco. Oracle and SAP Americas are both Delaware corporations, and the choice of venue in California was chosen because of state laws against computer fraud. READ MORE >

As I See It: Workplace Heaven
by Victor Rozek

I think I may have found it, that mythical and much sought after place where meetings are optional and vacations are mandatory. A place where workers set their own hours and choose their own managers. A place where employees are so trusted they are even allowed to propose their own salaries. Impossible, you say? Quit smoking the ganja, you say? Well, scoffers, I swear to you--it's true. I've blundered onto workplace heaven, and I'm not even dead yet. READ MORE >