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The Motley Fool
June 6, 2007
Anders Bylund |
All Aboard: Google The only time we hear about a board of directors is when its members are up to no good. Investors, take a peek behind the curtain at the Googleplex. Who runs the show at Google, and how are they organized?   |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2007
Anders Bylund |
All Aboard: AMD Investors, here's a look at the board of directors of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices. Meet the gang whose task is beating mighty Intel at its own semiconductor game. |
InternetNews
April 24, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Exit McNealy: New Era For Sun? Sun Microsystems veteran Jonathan Schwartz is set to takes the reins after Scott McNealy announces he's stepping down as CEO. |
InternetNews
August 7, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Plans More Job Cuts Despite a successful quarter that surpassed analysts expectations, Sun Microsystems is poised for more job cuts. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Farewell, Scott Scott McNealy steps down as CEO of Sun. It's the end of an era. Investors are cheering today as the stock trades higher by more than 1%. Apparently, they're glad to see McNealy leave the top post. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Jim Kerstetter |
Sun: A Choice That Won't Dispel The Clouds New President Jonathan Schwartz has many critics. They say he lacks the experience and has enthusiastically backed the stategies that have sapped Sun's strength. |
InternetNews
January 22, 2010 |
Sun CEO Upbeat in Goodbye Letter The final missive from Jonathan Schwartz encourages those keeping their jobs to think 'Sun is a brand, Oracle is your company.' |
InternetNews
May 31, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Big Cuts at Sun, Up to 5,000 Layoffs Despite earlier promises, new CEO Jonathan Schwartz will lop off 11-13 percent of Sun's workforce. |
BusinessWeek
October 15, 2007
Peter Burrows |
That's One Way To Reinvent A Company CEO Jonathan Schwartz wants to return Sun Microsystems to glory by giving away its software. |
InternetNews
January 24, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Schwartz's Sun Rising Eight months into Schwartz's stewardship, Sun's turnaround is gaining heat. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2006
David Needle |
Scott McNealy's Still Got Game Sun co-founder, Scott McNealy, isn't top dog anymore, but he still has plenty to say about thin clients, education and more. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2005
Jill Jusko |
Beefed Up Boards More diligent and accountable, today's directors are scrutinizing executive compensation like never before -- and changing the dynamic of the board-management relationship. |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Peter Burrows |
McNealy's Greatests Hits -- And Misses Sun's outgoing CEO shaped the Internet Economy, but his company hasn't thrived there. |
BusinessWeek
October 2, 2006
Steve Hamm |
Sun: Out From Behind The Clouds Sun's new CEO Jonathan I. Schwartz is drawing raves for the company's growth spurt, but can it last? |
InternetNews
May 15, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Sun Picks New Server, Storage Chiefs John Fowler will run Sun's entire server portfolio, with David Yen taking the storage helm. |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 7, 2003 |
Those Who Sit on Company Boards Face a New, Tougher Job Description Two longtime executives and board members talk about the changing role of boards of directors in what they say is becoming an increasingly volatile, litigious and risky environment. |
InternetNews
January 16, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Sun to Nab MySQL For $1 Billion In a surprise move, Sun Microsystems today said it's acquiring privately held open source database vendor MySQL AB for approximately $1 billion. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2007
Charles Keenan |
Pillars of Good Governance REIT corporate governance is among the best in the United States and boards across the industry remain highly focused on corporate performance and strategy. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2000 |
Corporate Governance Roundtable At this year's NAREIT Law and Accounting Conference, one of the most talked about panel discussions was on the topic of corporate governance... |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2006
Traci Purdum |
Sun Microsystems' CEO Blogs Jonathan Schwartz, president and CEO of Sun Microsystems Inc., reaches employees, partners and customers via his twice-weekly blog. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Understand Microsoft by Proxy To better understand the details on how the business in run, here is a look at Microsoft's proxy statement in preparation for its annual shareholders' meeting. |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
Board Games Boards are supposed to monitor top executives, but too often give them carte blanche. That's why regulators are writing stricter rules for the corporate-governance game. |
BusinessWeek
January 22, 2007
Byrnes & Sasseen |
Board of Hard Knocks Activist shareholders, tougher rules, and anger over CEO pay have put directors on the hot seat. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 24, 2005
Nolan & McFarlan |
Building an IT Governance Committee A company that decides it needs board-level IT oversight must do three things: Select the appropriate members and the chairman, determine the group's relationship to the audit committee, and prepare the charter. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2003
James B. Wright |
Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny. |
InternetNews
May 23, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Looks to Cut Staff After All It looks like some heads will roll at Sun Microsystems after all, despite repeated promises from new CEO Jonathan Schwartz that cuts would not happen. The question now is how severe it will be. |
InternetNews
April 5, 2004
Michael Singer |
New Software Head in Sun Management Shift On the heels of announcing a major restructuring, Sun continues shifting senior management. |
InternetNews
April 19, 2007
Clint Boulton |
Sun in Sync With Web 2.0 The time has come for Sun to stop apologizing for its dot-com free-fall and understand that its Web 2.0 execution will be its redemption. |
InternetNews
April 6, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
The Sun Doesn't Set Just Yet After reports say it spurned its suitor, IBM, what's ahead for Sun? |
InternetNews
May 2, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Green Heading Back to Sun Rich Green goes back to Sun after a two-year stint at virtualization software specialist Cassatt. |
InternetNews
July 22, 2010 |
Oracle Looks to Calm Sun Customer Concerns A Garter report found that Sun customers aren't happy with the flow of information from the company's new owner. Now Oracle is moving to calm frustrated Sun users. |
InternetNews
May 16, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Open Source Still Bedevils Sun Execs While Sun is answering the call to open its popular language, it's also clear the company will do it on its own terms and won't be dictated to by the community. |
InternetNews
April 6, 2009
Paul Shread |
Sun Walks Away From IBM Merger Talks IBM's acquisition of Sun could have apparently fallen apart, at least for now. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2004
Joshua Greenbaum |
An Open Letter to McNealy: Turn to the Enterprise Some thoughts on what might give Sun Microsystems' business a much-needed lift. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Jim Kerstetter |
Will Solaris 10 Make Sun Shine Again? The new operating system, while powerful, probably won't jolt earnings on its own. It could be a year or more before investors know whether Sun is in the middle of a hard-fought return -- or a tech giant that couldn't change with the times. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002
Kenneth L. Betts |
Avoiding Enron: Counseling the Audit Committee In general, the role of the audit committee is to review the financial operations and statements of a company and to affirm the integrity and accuracy of the preparation and dissemination of that information. Now audit committees need closer observation, support and liability protection. |
InternetNews
April 15, 2004
Michael Singer |
Sun Shifts Top Brass as Losses Mount Sun Microsystems Thursday announced additional restructuring of its executive teams as the company continues to suffer from 12 straight quarters of financial losses. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Should We Be Like Britain? The UK's mandating corporate governance rules. Should we follow suit? |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2009
Anders Bylund |
IBM's Sun Deal Flames Out But this star may rise again. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2004
Michael Singer |
McNealy: Java Communities Colliding CEO Scott McNealy appeals to Microsoft and Red Hat to join the JCP, and challenges IBM to open its source code. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Faces Suit Over Oracle Deal, Bribery Probe Three suits are filed to stop the Oracle takeover, while the company looks into possible overseas bribery incidents. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Meet the New Sun, Better Than the Old Sun Sun Microsystems ain't what it used to be. The new Sun relies on virtualization-friendly blade servers, storage arrays, and open-source software. And that's a good thing. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Do We Need A New "Mr. Golden Sun"? In advance of earnings, let's take a look at how Sun Microsystems compares to some of its peers and competitors. |
InternetNews
August 30, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Hits The BRICs Emerging markets are the place to be, says Sun's CEO. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Sun's Cloudy Vision Sun Microsystems publishes a train wreck of a quarterly report. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2005
Michael Singer |
Sun Solaris Patent Release Questioned The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) is criticizing Sun and its CEO Scott McNealy for potentially misleading developers into thinking Sun's latest open source contribution is free of any legal land mines. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2010
Kimberly Crowe |
2010 Director Compensation Review The results of the latest compensation survey offer an in-depth review of industry pay practices and reveal how the latest issues and trends in compensation are affecting banks and directors nationwide. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Sell This Tech Stock Now Take the double and run. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Preliminary Quarterly Figures Show a Drop While not final, they tend to be a fairly accurate indicator of where things will fall, and in this case, they are falling short. |
