Sun Microsystems (creators of the now indispensable Java programming language) is in a position to challenge high-tech's most powerful players -- including Microsoft -- over the future of computing. This is due in large part to its practical, ambitious, and forward-looking CEO Scott McNealy. High Noon profiles this successful company, from its birth fifteen years ago in Silicon Valley, through its rise under McNealy's brash and unconventional methods, to its current battle with Microsoft, which will undoubtedly change the landscape of the computer industry. This entertaining and instructive book reveals the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of McNealy and Sun, with candid interviews from the key players and insights into the inner workings of the high-tech industry.