MICROSOFT
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Revision Date: October 22, 2008
Microsoft Corporation provides software products for computing devices worldwide. Its Client segment offers Windows product family that comprises Windows Vista; Windows XP Professional and Home; Media Center Edition; Tablet PC Edition; and other Windows operating systems. The company's Server and Tools segment provides integrated server infrastructure and middleware software that support software applications and tools built on the Windows Server operating system. This segment offers Windows Server operating system; Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft Enterprise Services; product support services; Visual Studio; System Center products; Forefront Security products; Biz Talk Server; and MSDN. Its Online Services Business provides an on-line advertising platform for publishers and advertisers; personal communications services, such as email and instant messaging; and online information. It offers Live Search; MSN; MapPoint; MSN Internet Access; MSN Premium Web Services; Windows Live; MSN Mobile Services; AvenueA Razorfish media agency services; Atlas online tools for advertisers; and the Drive PM ad network for publishers. The company's Microsoft Business Division provides Microsoft office product set comprising enterprise content management, collaboration, unified communications, and business intelligence products; and Microsoft Dynamics products for financial management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications. Its Entertainment and Devices Division offers the Xbox video game system, including consoles and accessories, third-party games, games published under the Microsoft brand, and Xbox Live operations. This division also provides Zune digital music and entertainment device; PC software games; online games; Mediaroom, an Internet protocol television software; mobile and embedded device platforms; and Surface computing platform. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
SUN MICROSYSTEMS
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Revision Date: October 24, 2008
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. -Search using:
provides network computing infrastructure solutions worldwide. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, the Solaris Operating System, the MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and the UltraSPARC processor names. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies that include servers, storage, open source software, tools, services, and training. It offers servers, such as entry server systems, and enterprise and data center servers based on SPARC64, UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon microprocessors; desktops; data storage products and services, including libraries, drives, virtualization systems, media, and software; and disk system products comprising data center disks, network attached storage, enterprise archive system, midrange disks, workgroups disks, a boot disk, and disk device software, as well as develops and sells silicon-based chips that facilitate networking, cryptography, and high-performance computing. The company's software offerings primarily comprise enterprise infrastructure software systems, software desktop systems, developer software, and infrastructure management software. In addition, Sun Microsystems offers component products, such as central processor unit chips and embedded boards on an original equipment manufacturer basis; and supplies after-market and peripheral products. Further, it offers support and managed services for hardware, software, and client solutions, as well as provides professional and educational services. The company's solutions are used in search, social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. It has strategic alliances and partnerships with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Fujitsu; Intel Corporation; and Hitachi Data Systems. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
