Sun Microsystems Appoints Jonathan McKay as Vice President and General Manager, Internet Application and Performance Tools.High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2000 Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. today announced that Jonathan McKay has been appointed vice president and general manager of Sun's Internet Application and Performance Tools. McKay will report to Patricia C. Sueltz, President, Sun's Software Products and Platforms division. In his new role, McKay is responsible for Sun's software development and integration tools product strategy. These include the Forte(tm) for Java(tm) integrated development environments, Forte Fusion Application integration software that runs on Unix, Windows NT, VMS and mainframes from Sun. It provides a process engine that interacts with heterogeneous applications via XSL-based rules. (tm) enterprise application integration suite, Java Blend(tm), Java Message Queue A storage space in memory or on disk that holds incoming transmissions until the computer can process them. See messaging middleware. , Visual WorkShop(tm) C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++, Performance WorkShop(tm) Fortran and the Forte 4GL Forte 4GL is a proprietary application server used for developing scalable, highly-available, enterprise applications. History Forte 4GL was created as an application server along with a custom language, TOOL (transactional object oriented language). application environment. "We've been very impressed with Jonathan's vision and insights regarding the changing role of software products within the broader industry," said Patricia C. Sueltz. "Jonathan brings to this group a passionate commitment to make Forte the brand that sets the pace for dot-com development." Prior to joining Sun, McKay was responsible for Forte Software's strategic marketing efforts, including corporate and product positioning. He directed Forte's highly successful diversification into the enterprise application integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) market with Forte Fusion. Previously, McKay was Forte's director of European operations, and was responsible for establishing new channels throughout Europe and the Middle East. A 20-year veteran of the high-tech industry, McKay has held senior sales and operations positions at firms including Sybase, StorageTek and Unisys. For more information on Sun's software development and integration tools, please visit http://www.sun.com/workshop/. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision The Network Is The ComputerTM has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to ".com" their businesses. With $12.4 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. Note to Editors: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, The Network Is the Computer, Java, Java Blend, Visual WorkShop, Performance WorkShop, Forte and Forte Fusion are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. |
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