Fowler would also hold the dual roles of network systems' acting executive vice president and lead technology officer. The management shakeup followed by about two weeks, Sun's decision to enter a partnership with longtime enemy Microsoft Corp., which agreed to pay Sun nearly $2 billion in settling all litigation between the two companies. On the same day, Sun said it would eliminate 3,300 jobs, or about 9 percent of its work force, because of higher-than-expected losses.