Sun software: Now it's ONE for all
Published: 16 Apr 2002 07:31 BST
Sun Microsystems on Monday said it has reorganised and rebranded its disparate software lines and put them all under the Sun ONE umbrella.
By rebranding its software, Sun hopes to better explain, and hence sell, its software to large corporate customers. As a result, the iPlanet Web Server, software for running large Web servers, will be rechristened the Sun ONE Web server, while the Chilisoft ASP will go by the name Sun ONE Active Server Pages.
The reorganisation will affect the iPlanet line of server software the most as the iPlanet name will largely disappear. Originally, iPlanet was a joint effort between Sun and America Online, but the entity largely fell into Sun's orbit and was officially transferred to Sun in mid-March.
The shift also appears to expand the role of Marge Breya, vice president of Sun ONE, who will now oversee a wider variety of products.
The server manufacturer has long been one of Silicon Valley's most prolific companies when it comes to code and product names. The situation has been further complicated by the fact that many of Sun's software products, such as StarOffice and iPlanet, originally arose out of acquisitions or strategic alliances. In other words, Sun inherited many of these product names.
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