The record attempt, officiated by the Singapore Book of Records, saw 1,000 software developers come together this morning at the Lion City launch of Sun Tech Days, part of one of the world's largest global developer conference series.

Across the globe the Sun Tech Days conferences, now in their eleventh year, have brought together 150,000 developers from six continents.

In November, Sun Microsystems, which employs some 34,000 people across the world, announced restructuring plans, over this year, that could cut 6,000 jobs globally - more than 15 percent of its global workforce - due to the economic downturn. Sun said then that the layoffs will save the company US$700 million to $800 million a year.

The two-day Singapore event is being held at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore.

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