Apple must bite Sun

India, 04/14/2009: Now that another merger failed in the technology sector, there have been a lot of comments on SUN Microsystems, Inc. following YAHOO,Inc path. But was IBM the right one to take SUN?

SUN stands for Stanford University Network. The company is founded in the year 1982 and is headquartered at Santa Clara, CA. The company was initially into hardware business with SPARC processor based servers and work stations. Later on the company became famous for Unix systems -Solaris. Sun added to what we call the internet revolution with JAVA platform. JAVA has prominent role in the cloud computing architecture that the big techies are proceeding with. They also have products like StarOffice (to compete the Microsoft Office) and MYSQL database. Other technologies include the NFS, Sun ONE.

IBM who have vivid products in different areas - IBM AIX (Unix), DB2 (Database), Symphony (Office Suite) and hardware servers will have almost zero add-on to their billion dollars spend (if the deal had materialized). The Big Blue also have a bigger market share over SUN.

Apple Inc., is popular across all ages for their various hardware and software products. The innovations include Macintosh, OS X, and a list of "i" prefixes such as iTunes, iLife, iWork, iPod, iPhone and so on.

On the other hand, if Apple takes over the struggling tech firm, it would enhance its server market, get introduced to web-cloud, database technologies.

Other MNCs that could have been appropriate owners of SUN are Cisco Systems who recently entered into server business. According to the sources, they also have a cash reserve of about $30 billion. Everyone expected HP to tie up the IBM tender. I expect the acquisition guru Oracle to come into the picture. But again it wouldn't have been an effective deal for the database giant.

Apple who have been voted as the best innovative company for the year ahead of Google, Microsoft; would have been the right choice with the products that SUN own.

But expectations sometime come true. Larry Ellison led Oracle Inc. had proffered Sun with $7.4 billion. Larry is an expert with acquisition. The few advantages I believe on the deal between for Oracle-Sun is that they can concentrate their products more on Solaris environment, Oracle will have an open source step-brother MySQL, Oracle technologies which uses Java platform will get more efficient, Oracle can spread StarOffice usage in reporting.Both Oracle and Sun have their workforce spread across the globe specially in Asia-Pacific region.I am sure Larry and his team have more reasons to take over the shadowing Sun.

Is our Earth burning or weeping?

India: Another Christmas (2008) is over, I didn't buy any winter cloths this time. I am waiting for a bit more chilly day. Soon I saw that shops have put clearance sale of winter accessories. I then realized that already three month of 2009 are over. The temperature is rising, heat and humidity are gradually taking away the pleasure of life. I am sure in a circle of 10 you will at least see 5 sweating of their energy and talking about the heat.

For the last past years, when the temperature were a bit high than normal; I would tell to myself that its just this season. The following one would make cool. Every year the average temperature is rising, there is no rain when expected, unexpected snow, cyclones, earth quakes, forest fire. Things are changing and to be frank in the direction of the worst. I now understand the significant early efforts taken by different organization to protect the planet. Yes, friends climate is changing drastically and knowingly or unknowingly we are all part of it.

Check on Google News, Reuters, CNN, I am sure you would find multiple articles about ice melting at the two poles of earth (Arctic and Antarctica). Scientist and researchers predict not more than 30 years for the 80% of the arctic ice to be turned to liquid form. Folks, think. 30 years is nothing.. imagine your baby is 1 year old and by the time he or she is married and settled, the earth don't exist any more. We worry so much about the future of our kids. We send them to good school, save money for their future, buy land, build business for them to inherit. But what about fresh air, fresh water..

Few weeks back, we talked about the dream come true in the form of cheapest car - nano. Dreaming is good, to make it real is a big job done. But do we realize that the cheapest car producing firm also bottles water that costs INR 25 for 1 Litre. Just take the ratio about what is costing you more and why. I believe the automaker will make a limit to no# vehicles produced in a year, recycle the parts, maintain pollution and safety standards. Else this dream of a man will be a hell in disguise. Imagine you have the same road and another 30 more nanos to 1 Mile of your daily work. This is just an instance there are another millions to depict.

Government/courts must take sensible actions to this global concern. There is no difference in what an American or an European or an Indian breathe. There shouldnt be any difference in acting against this disturbing fact in terms of developed and developing countries.

Last week was Earth hour, Many did build or join communities/groups in social sites (orkut, facebook) with thousands of members. Its good and appreciable that you gave an hour to save the earth by less use of electricity. Did you recommend any of your friend who was not aware of it. Did you call your friend, colleague, next door to remind him/her about it. Its high time pals, we unite together to stand for our planet.

We have to heal the world. It is one best way you can thank for the various resources, minerals, wildlife, natural beauty that we have utilized and continued to be utilizing. We have to do whatever we can. Car pooling to work and for family occasions, walk or ride bike to go to the next drive to meet your classmate, switching off unwanted electrical equipments, planting trees, educating younger generation,reduce using plastics are some I think of.