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Andy Bechtolsheim - Bloomberg Billionaires IndexAndreas von Bechtolsheim was born in Bavaria on Sept. 30, 1955. He moved with his family to Rome in 1963, returning to Germany five years later to study ...
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Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family - Arista Networks - ForbesBorn in Germany, Bechtolsheim studied computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and dropped out of a Stanford Ph.D. program in 1982 to cofound Sun ...Missing: biography | Show results with:biography
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[PDF] Oral History of Andreas “Andy” BechtolsheimJul 17, 2015 · And we're here to interview Andreas Bechtolsheim, otherwise known as Andy Bechtolsheim, who has had a long and extensive career in Silicon ...Missing: biography | Show results with:biography
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Andreas Bechtolsheim - OpticaAndy received a M.S. in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1976 and was a doctoral student in Computer Engineering at Stanford University ...
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Andy Bechtolsheim: Hero talks innovation, success and engineeringJul 12, 2012 · As a graduate student at Stanford, Bechtolsheim invented the workstation, an affordable, high-end computer. He later co-founded Sun Microsystems.
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Professor Billionaire: The Stanford Academic Who Wrote Google Its ...Aug 1, 2012 · It was at Stanford that Cheriton first met Andy Bechtolsheim, a brilliant German Ph.D. student who was constantly tinkering with a ...
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In Silicon Valley, You Can Be Worth Billions and It's Not EnoughApr 23, 2024 · Andreas Bechtolsheim, the first investor in Google, has an estimated $16 billion fortune. He recently settled charges that he engaged in insider ...Missing: biography | Show results with:biography
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Get in touch with Andreas von Bechtolsheim | UHNWI directAs of January 2025, he was 68th wealthiest according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes with an estimated net worth of US$28.9 billion.[2] Early life ...
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Management Team - AristaAndy received a M.S. in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1976 and was a doctoral student in Computer Engineering at Stanford University ...
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The Network Is The Computer - De Programmatica IpsumDec 7, 2020 · Andy Bechtolsheim's work in designing the SUN workstation was paid for by DARPA and the university's CS department.
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[PDF] I Andreas Bechtotsheim Forest Baskett Vaughan Pratt March 1982The SUN workstation is based on the Motorola 68000 processor, has a 1024 by 800 pixel bitmap display, and uses Ethernet as its local network. The hardware ...Missing: Andy | Show results with:Andy
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Andreas Bechtolsheim | Stanford University School of EngineeringAndreas “Andy” Bechtolsheim built the path-breaking SUN workstation while working as a doctoral student at Stanford in computer science and electrical ...Missing: life | Show results with:life
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1982 | Timeline of Computer HistoryWhen Xerox PARC loaned the Stanford Engineering Department an entire Alto Ethernet network with laser printer, graduate student Andy Bechtolsheim re-designed it ...
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326 Technical Workstations - Gordon BellBy 1931, about twenty Sun workstations had been under test at Stanford for roughly a year. In February 1982, Vinod Khosla, Andy Bechtolsheim, and Scott McNealy ...
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Sun Microsystems - Kleiner Perkins | Make HistoryIn February 1982, Andy and two other Stanford graduates, Vinod Khosla and Scott McNealy, joined together to launch Sun Microsystems. Vinod was named President, ...
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Sun Founders Panel - CHM - Computer History Museumalumni: Bechtolsheim, Vinod Khosla and Scott McNealy. The trio soon attracted UC Berkeley UNIX guru, Bill Joy, who led software development for the new company.
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SUN display - Stanford InfoLabHis student, Andy Bechtolsheim built his first workstation out of spare parts scrounged from the Department of Computer Science and Silicon Valley supply houses ...Missing: graphical prototype
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Sun Microsystems Announces its First WorkstationFeb 24, 1982 · "The initial design for what became Sun's first Unix workstation, was conceived by Andy Bechtolsheim Offsite Link when he was a graduate ...Missing: prototype | Show results with:prototype
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A Founder of Sun Microsystems Quits to Pursue a New VentureAug 11, 1995 · ... Andreas Bechtolsheim, had resigned as vice president of technology to pursue a new venture in networking technology. Mr. Bechtolsheim's ...Missing: until | Show results with:until
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CSL-TR-82-229 - Stanford UniversityThe Sun workstation is based on a Motorola 6800 processor, has a 1024 by 800 pixel bitmap display, and uses Ethernet as its local network. The hardware ...Missing: prototype | Show results with:prototype
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Company-Histories.comSun began as a computer project designed by Andreas Bechtolsheim while he was a graduate student at Stanford. His computer was a modification of a ...Missing: Andy impact
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Filing by Sun Microsystems - The New York TimesJan 28, 1986 · Sun Microsystems Inc., a fast-growing vendor of computer work stations for engineers, has filed for an initial public stock offering.
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Timeline | SPARC International, Inc.Birth of SPARC International. 1987. Sun-4/260, first SPARC-based workstation. 1986. Sun/Fujitsu implement first SPARC® processor; SPARC Version 7™ published ...
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Milestones:SPARC RISC Architecture, 1987Mar 18, 2024 · Sun Microsystems introduced SPARC RISC in 1987, building on UC Berkeley RISC, providing a popular, cost-effective, and open architecture.
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Gigabit Ethernet - WIREDMar 1, 1997 · Bechtolsheim established a Palo Alto headquarters, pumped some $5 million of his own money into Granite, and began working on a Gigabit Ethernet ...
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Cisco buys Granite Systems - CNETSep 3, 1996 · Cisco Systems adds multilayer Gigabit Ethernet switching technologies in a $220 million deal for the privately held Granite Systems.
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Cisco Systems to Acquire Granite Systems - Cisco NewsroomGranite Systems' approximately 50 employees, headed by former CEO Andy Bechtolsheim, will become part of Cisco Systems' Workgroup Business Unit. Granite Systems ...
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Sun Rehires Co-founder By Acquiring His Company - CRNFeb 10, 2004 · He joined Cisco in 1996 when it acquired Granite Systems for $220 million. Bechtolsheim had founded Granite after leaving Sun in 1995.Missing: 1997 | Show results with:1997<|separator|>
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COMPANY NEWS; SUN MICROSYSTEMS FOUNDER TO RETURN ...Feb 11, 2004 · Sun Microsystems is buying privately held technology firm Kealia in deal that will bring back Sun founder Andy Bechtolsheim, ...
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Return of the prodigal Sun - CNETHe'll rejoin Sun through its planned acquisition of Kealia, a start-up that builds Opteron servers. Although Bechtolsheim co-founded Kealia in 2001, he didn ...
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Sun buys server company, rehires cofounder - InfoWorldFeb 11, 2004 · Andy Bechtolsheim returns as chief architect to help design Sun's high-volume servers. Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to acquire Kealia Inc ...Missing: founding FASt
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Sun Preps Sub-$1,000 Server | CRNKealia was started up by one of Sun&s co-founders, Andy Bechtolsheim, now senior vice president of Sun&s Network Systems Group. The AMD Opteron-based Galaxy ...
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Arista's Andy Bechtolsheim carves deep-impact tech careerNov 28, 2018 · Career path: Co-founder and vice president, technology, Sun Microsystems; founder and president, Granite Systems; vice president and general ...
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About Arista NetworksArista was founded by industry luminaries Andy Bechtolsheim, Ken Duda and David Cheriton, launched in 2008 and is led by CEO Jayshree Ullal. Its seasoned ...
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Andreas Bechtolsheim - Arista Networks BlogAs Chief Development Officer, Andy Bechtolsheim is responsible for the overall product development and technical direction of Arista Networks.
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Arista Networks IPO priced at $43 per share - WSJ - Yahoo FinanceJun 5, 2014 · Arista's IPO raised about $226 million, after its offering of 5.25 million shares was priced well above its expected price range of $36-$40. The ...
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Arista Networks Revenue 2012-2025 | ANET - MacrotrendsArista Networks revenue for the twelve months ending September 30, 2025 was $8.448B, a 27.75% increase year-over-year. Arista Networks annual revenue for 2024 ...
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Silicon Valley Legend Andreas von Bechtolsheim Joins AI.SUMMIT ...Sun Microsystems co-founder & Google's first investor Andreas von Bechtolsheim headlines AI Summit 2025! Join the tech legend's keynote October 21 in Hamburg or ...Missing: Andy | Show results with:Andy
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Nick Lippis' Post - LinkedInSep 8, 2025 · Andy Bechtolsheim's work has shaped so much of modern networking. ... Can't wait to hear his insights on AI and photonics at the summit this ...
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$$100,000 in Google of 1998 Equals a Billionaire Professor TodaySep 6, 2012 · In all he's spent more than $50 million out of his own pocket, investing in 17 different firms, which range from VMware to his latest, Arista ...
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Mythic Closes $40M Series B Round to Deliver a New Compute ...Mar 20, 2018 · ... investors DFJ, Lux Capital, Data Collective, and AME Cloud Ventures, and new investors Lockheed Martin Ventures and Andy Bechtolsheim. Rene ...Missing: firms | Show results with:firms
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Andreas Bechtolsheim - ACM AwardsUSA - 2005 ... For showing us how to overcome extraordinary financial success to remain one of the world's best computer engineers, and for sharing his time, ...
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Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO, and Andy Bechtolsheim ...Nov 15, 2015 · Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO, and Andy Bechtolsheim, Founder of Arista Networks, named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 National Overall ...Missing: Herbert Medal
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Andreas von Bechtolsheim, The World's Richest People - Forbes.comSix years later that investment is worth $400 million, launching him into The Forbes 400. Has been a high-tech hotshot in Silicon Valley for 2 decades. Born in ...
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SEC Charges Former Arista Networks Chairman Andy Bechtolsheim ...Mar 26, 2024 · According to the SEC's complaint, Bechtolsheim misappropriated material nonpublic information regarding the impending acquisition of Acacia ...Missing: Velio | Show results with:Velio<|separator|>
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[PDF] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ... - SEC.govMar 26, 2024 · This action concerns insider trading by Defendant Andreas “Andy” Bechtolsheim. (“Defendant” or “Bechtolsheim”) in the securities of Acacia ...Missing: reputation | Show results with:reputation
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Andreas Bechtolsheim - SEC.govSEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former Arista Networks Chairman Andy Bechtolsheim for Insider Trading. On May 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the ...