We just announced that we're buying StorageTek. Over the years Sun has bought a number of companies, but this is a new scale of acquisition for us. StorageTek is a 7,000 person $2.2B company that was founded in 1969 - the year after I got into the computer business, and 13 years before Sun was established. Integrating the two corporate cultures is likely to be challenging - and stimulating - for all concerned. Nevertheless this feels like the right move for Sun.
Posted by geoff2 at June 2, 2005 08:33 AM