皇后蟹和帝王蟹的区别:Sun总裁兼CEO Jonathan Schwartz致所有Sun员工的信[翻译]_Sun_cnBeta.COM

今日Sun/Oracle的声明：

这是我写过的最艰难的一封信。

这一刻也让Sun在工业界中最具有希望的未来。

27年来，Sun代表了勇气、创新、开拓道路和创造未来的自愿精神。不管我们进步抑或失败，我们仍然致力于这些梦想，并且致力于使得我们与众不同的研发工作。我们致力于数十年的追求，从世界上最强大的数据中心操作系统的进化到世界上最先进的多核微电子产品。我们从来都不曾走开，致力于商业模型的大规模改造，技术范畴的定义和新的市场路径。

由于Sun的无比的才能，我们为整个工业界贡献了我们的人才和技术，培养出了众多杰出的公司和市场成功经验。我们的产品和服务驱动了新药品的研发、社会化媒体的转换和对我们周围的世界和市场更好的理解。总之，面对一个变化迅速的市场和全球经济，我们一直在进行持续的变革。我们从不曾走开，致力于迎接挑战——或者是迎接机会。

所以我们今天在旅途中向前走了一步，但是是不同的一步——这个周末我们宣布，董事会和我确认Oracle以每股9.5美金的形式现金收购SunMicrosystems。董事会的所有成员现在正在开会，讨论收购事宜并进行投票，这次交易坚持完全的市场转化——将两个有着很长的共同工作历史的公司合并，产生一个新的统一的未来梦想。

Oracle对Sun的兴趣非常明晰——他们渴望帮助客户简化开发、部署和操作高价值商业系统，从所有的应用到数据中心。通过收购Sun，Oracle将以最佳的位置帮助客户解决最复杂的关于业务运行的技术问题。

对于我而言，这次收购行为将通过创建一个有重大影响、具有最好的专家和创新的公司以重新定义工业界，重新设定竞争环境。Oracle/Sun组合将培育一个世界上最充沛、最有影响的开发者社区，将加速存储、网络和计算的结合，并且将最强大的和最有价值的商业和技术软件带给全世界。

我并不依据想象认为这个声明会是路程的终止。我认为这是通向另外一个道路的第一步。这个道路使得我们和我们的创造被引向一个更广阔的市场，并使得我们在这个世界上所扮演的角色更普世。今天宣布了这项交易，并且通过审查和股东通过需要花费数月时间。在交易完成之前，我们仍然是一个单独的公司，并且独立运作。不管交易需要花多长时间，世界已经从今天开始改变了。

需要指出的是，改变世界的不是收购本身——而是两个公司的成员。通过和Oracle进行了相当时间的交谈，使得我可以向你保证，他们只关注我们不出现在财务决算上的资产——我们的人员。这是他们最高的优先级别——创建一个激发兴趣和创造力的环境，使我们最聪慧的想法仍然能继续创新和开拓未来。

谢谢您这些年所做的一切，谢谢您在未来为商业进展所做的一切。我极其为这个公司和我们一起实现的成就感到骄傲。

整合计划的进程细节会被进一步公布。

Jonathan

Today's Sun/Oracle Announcement

This is one of the toughest emails I've ever had to write.

It's also one of the most hopeful about Sun's future in the industry.

For 27 years, Sun has stood for courage, innovation, a willingness toblaze trails, to envision and engineer the future. No matter our upsand downs, we've remained committed to those ideals, and to the R&Dthat's allowed us to differentiate. We've committed to decade longpursuits, from the evolution of one of the world's most powerfuldatacenter operating systems, to one of the world's most advancedmulti-core microelectronics. We've never walked away from the wholesalereinvention of business models, the redefinition of technologyboundaries or the pursuit of new routes to market.

Because of the unparalleled talent at Sun, we've also fueled entireindustries with our people and technologies, and fostered extraordinarycompanies and market successes. Our products and services have driventhe discovery of new drugs, transformed social media, and created abetter understanding of the world and marketplace around us. All, whilewe've undergone a near constant transformation in the face of a rapidlychanging marketplace and global economy. We've never walked away from achallenge - or an opportunity.

So today we take another step forward in our journey, but along adifferent path - by announcing that this weekend, our board ofdirectors and I approved the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by theOracle Corporation for $9.50/share in cash. All members of the boardpresent at the meeting to review the transaction voted for it withenthusiasm, and the transaction stands to utterly transform themarketplace - bringing together two companies with a long history ofworking together to create a newly unified vision of the future.

Oracle's interest in Sun is very clear - they aspire to help customerssimplify the development, deployment and operation of high valuebusiness systems, from applications all the way to datacenters.  Byacquiring Sun, Oracle will be well positioned to help customers solvethe most complex technology problems related to running a business.

To me, this proposed acquisition totally redefines the industry,resetting the competitive landscape by creating a company with greatreach, expertise and innovation. A combined Oracle/Sun will be capableof cultivating one of the world's most vibrant and far reachingdeveloper communities, accelerating the convergence of storage,networking and computing, and delivering one of the world's mostpowerful and complete portfolios of business and technical software.

I do not consider the announcement to be the end of the road, not byany stretch of the imagination. I believe this is the first step down adifferent path, one that takes us and our innovations to an evenbroader market, one that ensures the ubiquitous role we play in theworld around us. The deal was announced today, and, after regulatoryreview and shareholder approval,  will take some months to close -until that close occurs, however, we are a separate company, operatingindependently. No matter how long it takes, the world changed startingtoday.

But it's important to note it's not the acquisition that's changing theworld - it's the people that fuel both companies. Having spent aconsiderable amount of time talking to Oracle, let me assure you theyare single minded in their focus on the one asset that doesn't appearin our financial statements: our people. That's their highest priority- creating an inviting and compelling environment in which ourbrightest minds can continue to invent and deliver the future.

Thank you for everything you've done over the years, and for everythingyou will do in the future to carry the business forward.  I'mincredibly proud of this company and what we've accomplished together.

Details will be forthcoming as we work together on the integration planning process.

Jonathan

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Sun plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the“SEC”) and mail to its stockholders a proxy statement in connectionwith the proposed merger with Soda Acquisition Corporation, pursuant towhich Sun would be acquired by Oracle Corporation (the “Merger”).  Theproxy statement will contain important information about the proposedMerger and related matters.  INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TOREAD THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of theproxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC by Sun throughthe web site maintained by the SEC at  www.sec.gov.  In addition,investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of theproxy statement from Sun by contacting Investor Relations by telephoneat (800) 801-7869 (within the U.S.) or (408) 404-8427 (outside theU.S.), or by mail at Sun Microsystems, Inc., Investor Relations, MailStop UMPK14-336, 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054,USA.

Sun and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to beparticipants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders ofSun in connection with the proposed Merger.  Information regarding theinterests of these directors and executive officers in the transactiondescribed herein will be included in the proxy statement describedabove.  Additional information regarding these directors and executiveofficers is also included in Sun’s proxy statement for its 2008 AnnualMeeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on September 24,2008. This document is available free of charge at the SEC’s web siteat  www.sec.gov, and from Sun by contacting Investor Relations bytelephone at (800) 801-7869 (within the U.S.) or (408) 404-8427(outside the U.S.), or by mail at Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mail StopUMPK14-336, 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA, orby going to Sun’s Investor Relations page on its corporate web site at www.sun.com.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains certain forward-looking statements withinthe meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including but not limitedto, statements regarding the expected benefits and closing of theproposed Merger.  These forward-looking statements involve certainrisks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differmaterially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements,including, but not limited to, the ability of the parties to consummatethe proposed Merger, satisfaction of closing conditions precedent tothe consummation of the proposed Merger, the ability of OracleCorporation to successfully integrate Sun’s operations and employees,the ability to realize anticipated synergies and cost savings of theproposed Merger, and such other risks as identified in Sun’s AnnualReport on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, and Sun’smost recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, each as filed with the SEC,which contain and identify important factors that could cause theactual results to differ materially from those contained in theforward-looking statements.  Sun assumes no obligation to update anyforward-looking statement contained in this communication.