Sun Micro Looks to Break Through Clouds

Unlike the countless "enterprise network solutions" start-ups that flickered and died at the turn of the century, Sun Microsystems (JAVA Quote) remains among the living.

In its latest incarnation as a provider of "network computing infrastructure solutions," the company is still in search of an identity and market niche that might provide long-term profitability. Sun may just be able to turn a profit at the end of this decade, according to analysts.

The firm is now hanging its fortunes primarily on the less glamorous and more competitive areas of servers and data storage. ...