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Sun Microsystems Inc: Sun Microsystems Expands Cloud Computing Offerings with Acquisition of Q-layer; Q-layer Technology Simplifies Cloud Computing Development and Deployment
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:07012009
SANTA CLARA, CA -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today
announced it has acquired Q-layer, a cloud computing company that
automates the deployment and management of both public and private
clouds. The Q-layer organization, based in Belgium, will become part of
Sun's Cloud Computing business unit which develops and integrates cloud
computing technologies, architectures and services.
The Q-layer technology simplifies cloud management and allows users to
quickly provision and deploy applications, a key component in Sun's
strategy to enable building public and private clouds. As businesses
continue to rely more on technology to drive mission-critical
processes, the agility of the datacenter determines the flexibility of
the entire company. The Q-layer software supports instant provisioning
of services such as servers, storage, bandwidth and applications,
enabling users to scale their own environments to meet their specific
requirements.
"Sun's open, network-centric approach coupled with optimized systems,
software and services provides the critical building blocks for private
and public cloud offerings," said David Douglas, senior vice president
of Cloud Computing and chief sustainability officer, Sun Microsystems.
"Q-layer's technology and expertise will enhance Sun's offerings,
simplifying cloud management and speeding application deployment."
Cloud computing brings compute and data resources onto the Web and
offers higher efficiency, massive scalability and faster and easier
software development. Sun is an ideal advisor and partner for companies
that want to build cloud computing facilities within their
organizations, and for companies and service providers that want to
build publicly available cloud computing services. Sun has the open
technology, expertise and vision to help companies build, run and use
their own clouds.
For more information on Sun's cloud computing strategy, please visit:
http://sun.com/cloud.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed as the transaction is not
material to Sun.
About Q-layer
Q-layer is the leading enabler of cloud computing software for
enterprises and service providers. With the Q-layer software,
datacenter managers can drastically increase the efficiency of their
datacenter and give their users the agility they need to obtain their
business goals. Q-layer was founded in 2005 and is the first company to
introduce full datacenter virtualization by integrating server, network
and storage virtualization.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the
Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared
innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can
be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java and The Network Is The
Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
Q-layer is a trademark or registered trademark of Q-layer in the United
States and other countries.
Safe Harbor This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
include statements regarding the expected benefits resulting from the
acquisition, Sun's strategy and commitments and Sun's integration plans
for the acquisition. Such statements are just predictions and involve
risks and uncertainties such that actual results and performance may
differ materially. Factors that might cause such differences include
the failure to successfully integrate Q-layer and its employees into
Sun and achieve expected synergies, to compete successfully in this
highly competitive and rapidly changing marketplace and to retain key
employees. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in
Sun's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including Sun's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2008 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2008. Sun assumes no obligation to,
and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking
statements.
CONTACT: Ron Pasek, Sun Microsystems, Inc
Tel: +1 650 786 8008
Dana Lengkeek, Sun Microsystems, Inc
Tel: +1 415 994 4008
Kathy Engle, Sun Microsystems, Inc
Tel: +1 415 294 4368
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