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Sun bumps back Opteron servers

February 17, 2005 Delay in delivery of Galaxy family casts light on Sun's x86 ambitions and on the unending tug-of-war between AMD and Intel. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Intel x86, x86 processor, AMD, dual-core, server, family, Linux, Intel, operating system

Sun to offer free trials of Galaxy servers

April 20, 2006 Sixty-day trials will begin Friday for AMD Opteron-based servers as Sun seeks x86 attention. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, promotion, x86 server, trial, Intel x86, server, AMD

Sun's x86 strategist steers straight ahead

January 25, 2006 Sun's John Fowler navigates a tricky transition as he guns for growth in x86 servers this year. TAGS: x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, AMD Opteron, Sun UltraSPARC, Jonathan Schwartz, small and medium business, server, AMD, president, Linux

AMD to move Opteron into storage

May 23, 2005 Servers came first; storage systems are next to house Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip. TAGS: AMD Opteron, storage system, SAN, AMD, NAS, Intel x86, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel

Sun: Four years to go in x86 transformation

April 17, 2006 Sun is earnest about x86 servers, but has years of work before they're fully integrated into its business. TAGS: x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, transformation, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, AMD, server, Intel

Galaxy remakes Sun's server strategy

September 12, 2005 Company unveils first in Galaxy server family, a key piece of its push to restore its reputation, business health. Photos: Sun's new star servers TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, AMD Opteron, server market, x86 server, Sun UltraSPARC, reputation, server, Unix, AMD

Bechtolsheim's machine dreams

September 12, 2005 How do you make your server stand out from the masses? That's the challenge for Sun's Andy Bechtolsheim. TAGS: Kealia, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, x86 server, Sun Sparc, Cisco Systems Inc., workstation, opportunity, Intel x86, server, career, AMD, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, Intel x86, IBM AIX, x86 processor, open source, AMD Opteron, free, Linux, pricing, software company, bug fix, support

Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance

March 10, 2005 Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running Linux. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., alliance, Intel x86, x86 server, EMC Corp., Dell, AMD Opteron, Unix, Sun Solaris, server, Linux, AMD, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Sun misses revenue, profit targets

April 14, 2005 Revitalization efforts so far haven't triggered a consistent recovery of either the company's stock or revenue growth. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, Intel x86, server, CEO, AMD

Big Blue's big-iron x86 backer

January 23, 2006 IBM's xSeries chief, Susan Whitney, talks with CNET News.com about her big-iron strategy, IBM's coolness toward AMD and more. TAGS: x86 server, Intel x86, Intel Xeon, business computing, IBM eServer BladeCenter, IBM Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, IBM xSeries, AMD Opteron, blade server, SAP AG, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade, Microsoft SQL Server, AMD

Sun's 'Galaxy' servers making September debut

September 2, 2005 Opteron-based line, developed by hardware guru Andy Bechtolsheim, is a central part of the company's recovery plan. Photo: Bechtolsheim's 'Galaxy'--a star? TAGS: AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, Intel x86, server, AMD, Intel, hard drive

Sun begins high-end phase of x86 servers

July 11, 2006 Company launching high-end server, its second attempt at blades and the resurrected "Thumper" packed with 48 disk drives. Photos: Sun's Opteron servers TAGS: Sun Blade, x86 server, blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, blade server, phase, Sun UltraSPARC, two-processor, Intel x86, Sun Solaris, server, family, leader, AMD, IBM Corp.

Sun's Solaris now an option for IBM blades

October 31, 2005 Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers. TAGS: IBM eServer BladeCenter, Sun Solaris, blade, blade server, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Jonathan Schwartz, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris 10, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, Intel x86, alliance, Unix, server

Lighting a fire under Solaris

April 24, 2006 Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, OpenSolaris, Intel x86, x86 server, Linux, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, open source, server, operating system, IBM Corp., AMD

Sun servers heading back to Intel chips

January 22, 2007 CEOs from Sun Microsystems and Intel are expected to announce partnership to build Xeon-based servers this year. TAGS: x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Xeon, Sun Server, Sun NetBeans, Sun Solaris, AMD Opteron, Paul Otellini, Sun Sparc, Intel, Intel x86, AMD, server, power management, conference, San Francisco

Fabric7 banks on high-end x86 servers

November 1, 2005 A Silicon Valley start-up bets that AMD's Opteron processor and built-in networking will help its high-end x86 servers succeed where others fail. TAGS: AMD Opteron, x86 server, networking, server, AMD, Intel Xeon, Silicon Valley, Intel x86, start-up, bank, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Intel, Linux, database, HP

IBM to launch Linux-only Power servers

September 10, 2004 OpenPower line to make debut Monday as Big Blue looks beyond the chip's high-end niche, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: IBM POWER5, server line, Sun UltraSPARC, IBM Corp., Linux, Unix server, Intel x86, x86 server, Intel Itanium, AMD Opteron, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, Intel, operating system, Dell

HP brings new chips to servers

February 9, 2004 The computer maker announces new servers that use Intel's Itanium processor and HP's own PA-8800, the second-to-last chip in the company's Precision Architecture lineage. TAGS: Intel Itanium, IBM POWER5, Sun UltraSPARC IV, Sun UltraSPARC, two-processor, Unix server, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, dual-core, 64-bit, HP, Intel x86, server, Unix, 32-bit, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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