Sun Returns to Black After Years in Red

January 23rd, 2007

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. returned to solid profitability Tuesday after years of red ink, easily exceeding Wall Street's tepid expectations thanks to the growing popularity of its corporate computers and its newest operating system for servers.



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