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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / SEPTEMBER 29, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 39
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Breaking News -
General:
Glenn Edens Leaves HP To Lead Sun
Microsystems Laboratories
Sun Microsystems Inc announced that Glenn Edens has been appointed vice
president and director of Sun Microsystems Laboratories. Glenn joins a
prestigious roster of colleagues who continue to make Sun Labs a leader in
driving innovative breakthroughs for Sun and its customers.
Glenn will report to Greg Papadopoulos, executive vice president and chief
technology officer at Sun Microsystems Inc, and will manage research and
development at all three Sun Labs locations: Mountain View, Calif.;
Burlington, Mass.; and Grenoble, France.
"Glenn has the perfect blend of skills and experience to lead Sun Labs. He
has
worked as an individual researcher, managed research projects, been in charge
of strategy for some big companies, founded a number of startups, and worked
as a consultant," says Papadopoulos. "Glenn's experience in telecommunications
and media gives him an excellent customer perspective. That is, he has been on
both the technology creation and application end. These days, you need a
combination of technical savvy and business acumen to be successful in
research."
Glenn joins Sun from Hewlett-Packard where he served as vice president of
strategic technology. Prior to that he was president of AT&T Strategic
Ventures (1998-2001), also serving as vice president of broadband technology
for AT&T Laboratories. From 1992-1998, Glenn was at Interval Research
Corporation in Palo Alto, managing research and the transfer of research
results into external product companies.
"Sun is the last independent computer company and Sun's complete
independence
was very appealing to me," says Glenn Edens. "While Sun faces some tough
challenges, companies with tough challenges are a heck of a lot more
interesting to be in than companies where everything is going swimmingly. The
issues of what can Sun do to differentiate itself, to keep customer mind
share, to solve complex computing problems -- that's interesting."
Glenn assumes the role from Jim Mitchell, Sun Fellow and Sun vice
president,
who was recently appointed vice president and director of Sun's HPCS Research
and Development Program.
About Sun Microsystems Inc
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc to its position as a leading
provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the
Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide
Web at sun.com/.
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