<s>
Sun	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
was	O
an	O
on-demand	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
service	O
operated	O
by	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sun	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Compute	O
Utility	O
provided	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
substantial	O
computing	O
resource	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
US$1	O
per	O
CPU-hour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
Sun	B-General_Concept
Grid	I-General_Concept
in	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
and	O
supported	O
open	O
source	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
Solaris	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
Sun	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Java	B-Device
platform	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sun	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
delivered	O
enterprise	O
computing	O
power	O
and	O
resources	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
enabling	O
developers	O
,	O
researchers	O
,	O
scientists	O
and	O
businesses	O
to	O
optimize	O
performance	O
,	O
speed	O
time	O
to	O
results	O
,	O
and	O
accelerate	O
innovation	O
without	O
investment	O
in	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2010	O
Oracle	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
was	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
Sun	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Sunday	O
,	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
network.com	B-General_Concept
web	O
site	O
has	O
been	O
inaccessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
submitted	O
to	O
the	O
Sun	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Compute	O
Utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
shell	B-Language
script	I-Language
controlling	O
program	O
execution	O
,	O
required	O
arguments	O
to	O
the	O
shell	B-Language
script	I-Language
,	O
and	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
resources	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
in	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
job	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
job	O
one	O
submits	O
and	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Cloud	O
,	O
the	O
Sun	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
CPU	O
usage	O
is	O
aggregated	O
and	O
then	O
rounded	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
nearest	O
whole	O
hour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Network.com	B-General_Concept
Application	O
Catalog	O
gives	O
users	O
immediate	O
online	O
access	O
to	O
popular	O
ISV	B-Application
and	O
open-source	B-Application
applications	I-Application
through	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
Web	O
portal	O
with	O
no	O
contractual	O
obligation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network.com	B-General_Concept
enables	O
anyone	O
to	O
publish	O
applications	O
to	O
the	O
Application	O
Catalog	O
and	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
powerful	O
Solaris	O
10-based	O
Cloud	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
