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Sun Microsystems, Inc., with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, is a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services for network and Internet computing.
 

DETAILS  
Index S&P 500; S&P 1500; NASDAQ 100
Sector Technology
Industry Divirsified Computer Systems
URLs http://www.sun.com
Ticker (NASDAQ: SUNW)
SIC 3571 - Electronic Computers
Founded 1982
IPO  
   
Linked to Sun Venture and Strategic Investments; El Dorado Ventures; Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Beyers; U.S. Venture Partners
   
 
 
HISTORY Divestiture
   
   
 
HISTORY Acquisitions / Strategic Investment
Aug 2005 StorageTek (NYSE: STK) for aproximately $4.1 billion | Linked to: Whitney & Co.
Aug 2005 SeeBeyond Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: SNYN) for approximately $383 million | Linked to: 2000 IPOs; Accenture Technology Ventures; EDS Ventures; Insight Venture Partners; Integral Capital Partners; Norwest Venture Partners
Jul 2005 Tarantella, Inc. (TTLA.OB) |
Jun 2005 NAS IP Assets of Procom Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRCM) |
Jan 2005 Sevenspace, Inc. | Linked to: Forsyth Technology; Greenbridge Capital LLC; Lehman Brothers; Spectrum Equity Investors; Trinity Ventures
Apr 2004 Kealia, Inc. for 20,000,000 shares of common | Linked to: Andy Bechtolsheim
Jan 2004 Nauticus Networks | Linked to: Advent International; Charles River Ventures; Matrix Partners; MIC Capital; North Bridge Venture Partners; Western Technology Investment
Dec 2003 Waveset Technologies, Inc. | Linked to: Austin Ventures; AV Labs; Lightspeed Venture Partners; Origin Partners; Silverton Partners
Aug 2003 CenterRun, Inc. | Linked to: AsiaTech Group; AsiaTech Management; Crosslink Capital; Needham Capital Partners; Sequoia Capital
Jul 2003 Pixo, Inc. | Linked to: Altos Ventures; Bay Partners; ComVentures, Inc.
Nov 2002 Pirus Networks for $160 million | Linked to: Bessemer Venture Partners BlueStream Ventures; Charles River Ventures; Comdisco Ventures; CommVest; GATX Capital Corp.; Globespan Capital; Morgan Keegan; RockMountain Ventures
Nov 2002 Terraspring | Linked to: Accel Partners; Mohr, Davidow Ventures
Jul 2002 Afara Websystems, Inc. | Linked to: Raza Foundries; Sequoia Capital; Western Technology Investment
Feb 2002 Clustra Systems, Inc. | Linked to:  Argo Global Capital; Clarity Capital; Microcell Capital; Mustang Ventures; Telenor ASA; Telesystem Ltd.; VantagePoint Venture Partners
Apr 2001 HighGround Systems, Inc. | Linked to: Centennial Ventures; Egan-Managed Capital; Highland Capital Partners; Sequel Venture Partners; Venrock Associates
   
Dec 2000 Colbalt Networks (NASDAQ: COBT) for $2 billion | Linked to: 1999 IPOs; August Capital Management; Crown Advisors International Ltd.; Crystal Internet Venture Funds; EnCompass Ventures Inc.; HLM; Innovacom; JPMorgan Partners; Mitsui Comtek Corp; Pequot; Rana Investment Company; Sun Microsystems Inc.; TechFund Capital; Vanguard Venture
Oct 1999 NetBeans Ceska republika a.s.
Oct 1999 Forte Software () | Linked to: Greylock; Norwest Venture Partners; Sutter Hill Ventures; Trinity Ventures
1998 NetDynamics for $160 million | Linked to: Hummer Winblad; Integral Capital Partners; U.S. Venture Partners
1998 i-Planet | Linked to: Maton Venture
   
1987 Trancept Systems | Linked to: Intersouth Partners
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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