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Sun upgrades servers with faster Opteron

April 11, 2006 Begins selling x86 servers with faster 3GHz processors from Advanced Micro Devices. TAGS: AMD Opteron, x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, server

Liquid Computing gets ex-Sun sales chief

August 16, 2006 AMD-based server maker hires Bob DeMartino as it moves its Opteron machines out of development and into sales. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, server

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, Intel x86, trial, server, AMD

Gateway begins AMD server push

November 8, 2006 Gateway becomes the latest computer maker to begin selling x86 servers using Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor. TAGS: AMD Opteron, x86 server, Intel Xeon, Gateway Inc., AMD, computer company, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Intel, Dell, HP

Sun debuts blade, hardware subscription plan

January 9, 2007 Refresh service gives server customers at least three upgrades to the latest hardware in 42 months. TAGS: Sun Blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade, AMD Opteron, upgrade, server

Ubuntu maker to distribute Sun's Java

November 8, 2006 Canonical's Linux software will include Sun's Glassfish for running Java programs on servers. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Ubuntu, Java, AMD Opteron, Sun Java, open source, server, Linux

AMD gooses Opteron to 3 gigahertz

April 21, 2007 High-wattage part of server processor shipping now, but Advanced Micro Devices will formally announce new models Monday. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, quad-core, quantity, AMD, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel, Dell, HP

IBM warms to AMD Opteron servers

April 28, 2006 Opteron advantages, plus HP and Sun successes with the chip, could mean a stronger commitment from IBM. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, x86 server, blade, IBM Corp., multiprocessor, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, server, Intel, dual-core, HP, brand, Dell

Sun expands blade line, includes Intel

June 6, 2007 Aiming for versatility, the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System features three new blade servers plus a smaller blade-server chassis.Video: Sun and Apple sharing filesVideo: Sun says its blades are sharper TAGS: blade, Sun Blade, blade server, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, chassis, server market, Intel Xeon, server, Intel, Apple Computer, video

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: x86 server, Sun Blade, blade, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade server, phase, two-processor, chassis, Sun UltraSPARC, Intel x86, Sun Solaris, server, AMD, leader, family

IBM, AMD to deepen Opteron ties

July 20, 2006 Top execs expected to go public with effort to boost Big Blue's servers with AMD's chips, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., four-processor server, AMD, Intel Xeon, chip company, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel, HP, Dell

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., transformation, Intel x86, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, 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

Sun releases smaller blade chassis

November 14, 2006 New Blade 8000 P is a smaller model than its predecessor and is geared for high-performance technical computing.Photo: Sun's latest blade TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Silicon Graphics Inc., business computing, blade, four-processor server, Sun Blade, AMD Opteron, high-performance, AMD, server, Intel

New virtualization option coming to Sun servers

October 17, 2006 Logical Domains mean multiple independent copies of Solaris will run on the same Niagara server. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Xen, virtualization, AMD Opteron, Sun Server, Sun Solaris 10, container, VMWare ESX, VMWare ESX Server, Sun UltraSPARC, VMware, x86 server, T1, server, IBM Corp.

Sun recoups server market share

August 23, 2006 Long-suffering No. 3 server maker gains at the expense of IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Dell. TAGS: x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, blade server, Unix server, Sun UltraSPARC, shipment, Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., server, blade, Unix, AMD, HP, Dell, Intel

AMD unleashes next-generation Opteron chips

August 15, 2006 Chipmaker's response to Intel's new Xeons speeds memory and paves way to quad-core. Photos: Servers ride on new Opterons TAGS: AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, x86 server, quad-core, AMD, virtualization, Intel, server, power consumption, leader, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., HP

Sun picks right-hand folks for Schwartz

May 15, 2006 Appointments round out lead execs under the new CEO. Now investors will wait to see how it works. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., executive vice president, Sun Sparc, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, AMD Opteron, CEO, server

Sun frowns on HyperTransport expansion

February 27, 2006 A leading AMD proponent rejects technology that could increase the importance of communication tech built into AMD chips. TAGS: HyperTransport, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, x86 server, AMD, PCI, high-performance, PCI Express, motherboard, adapter, server

IBM's x86 server chief departing

February 2, 2007 Susan Whitney, who has overseen IBM's push toward high-end servers with Intel and AMD chips, is retiring. TAGS: x86 server, AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., server, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, Intel, HP
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