December 1999
Case
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

Format:Print
| Pages:6

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.