Sun announces 6000 layoffs. Software business reorganization divided into three parts

November 15, according to foreign media reports, Sun announced in Friday, the company will lay off 15% to 18%, about 5000 to 6000 people.

At the same time, Sun also reorganized the software business, dividing it into three major divisions: the Application Platform Software division, the System Platform division and the cloud Computing and developer Platform Division.

Among them, the application Platform Division is mainly responsible for Java, MySQL, glassfish application Server, Sun Learning services business, by the chief Marketing officer Anil Gadre responsible. The System Platform Division is primarily responsible for Solaris virtualization and System management software, which is the responsibility of John Fowle.

And cloud Computing division is mainly responsible for network.com website, NetBeans development Platform, StarOffice Office suite, etc., by Dave Douglas.

Sun said the restructuring would bring $500 million trillion to $600 million trillion in spending, with $375 million to $450 million to be counted in fiscal year 2009. The restructuring could save $700 million trillion to $800 million a year.

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