Australian employees of Sun Microsystems will be spared the latest round of job cuts, which will see 1,000 positions slashed worldwide.
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Sun Microsystems' new restructuring plan includes job cuts in the second half of the year, according to a regulatory filing it made on Tuesday in the US.
Sun Microsystems announced on Wednesday in the United States it plans to cut up to 13 percent of its work force, in its first major restructuring effort under new CEO Jonathan Schwartz.
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