Publications
Publications
- December 1999
- HBS Case Collection
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A2): Network Visions: Mike Clary on the Product that Hid in HR
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Abstract
Chief scientist Bill Joy of Sun Microsystems, Inc. had a vision for a new product called "Jini": a network computing piece of infrastructure that would reinforce Sun's leadership role in the industry for helping define how the Internet and networking technology happens. The plan was to start by telling the Jini story directly to the popular press, then create the product to fit that story.
Keywords
Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Media; Product Development; Communication; Innovation and Management; Technology Industry; Computer Industry
Citation
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A2): Network Visions: Mike Clary on the Product that Hid in HR." Harvard Business School Case 300-076, December 1999.