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Is Sun Setting?: Page 3 of 4

This has been accompanied by the usual managerial merry-go-round and, crucially, a major reorganization of some of the company’s hardware.

A new Network Systems organization will bring together the company’s Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC)
and Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD)
processor-based systems. Sun’s microprocessors, enterprise systems, and SPARC-based initiatives will become part of a new Throughput Systems division. This could prove key.

By overhauling some of its key internal divisions, Sun is at least attempting to improve its routes to market.

But, there is still a long way to go. “They are making a lot of changes, but they are still not quite out of the woods,” says Murphy.

— James Rogers, Site Editor, Next-gen Data Center Forum