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Sun to sell 'Niagara' servers this year

November 1, 2005 The company hopes the ambitious design will restore the allure of its core Sparc server line, CEO Scott McNealy says. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Jonathan Schwartz, server, CEO, AMD

Sun's next goal: A Linux ecosystem

February 8, 2006 A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species. TAGS: Sun Sparc, BSD, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun UltraSPARC, ecosystem, Linux, x86 processor, Jonathan Schwartz, AMD Opteron, software company, open source, IBM Corp., president, AMD, server

Sun boots server with Niagara II chip

July 17, 2006 Move marks a key milestone in the company's attempt to restore the relevance of its Sparc processor family. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, thread, server, AMD

Sun begins Sparc phase of server overhaul

December 6, 2005 Launch of new "Niagara" is key to effort to restore its ailing server fortunes by catering to its core customers. Photos: Niagara servers unleashed TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire, T1, Sun UltraSPARC, blade server, x86 processor, executive vice president, server, blade, IBM Corp., AMD, New York

Sun has high expectations for Niagara

October 26, 2005 The forthcoming processor embraces both the multicore and multithreading approaches more aggressively than does IBM, Intel and AMD. TAGS: multi-threading, Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-core, Intel Xeon, successor, x86 processor, dual-core, thread, AMD, IBM Corp., Intel, pricing, server

Sun to release open-source Sparc designs

March 21, 2006 Move comes as part of Sun's commitment to support the General Public License. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, GPL, open source, T1, open-source software, AMD, server

Sun makes Niagara an open-source chip

December 7, 2005 Release of the chip's underlying design is intended to increase the relevance of the UltraSparc T1 processor line. TAGS: T1, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., AMD, design, server, Intel

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, Sun Sparc, Paul Otellini, Intel, AMD, server, Intel x86, power management, conference, San Francisco

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 build servers on Rock in 2008

July 19, 2004 Struggling server maker lays out long-term goals for advanced processor in a move to spark renewed confidence. TAGS: Charles King, Sun Sparc, Ingram Micro Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC V, nanometer, Sun UltraSPARC, Fujitsu, multi-threading, Intel Xeon, public relations, Intel x86, Unix, server, IBM Corp., AMD

Sun sells second low-end 'Niagara' server

April 12, 2006 Company begins selling lower-end UltraSparc T1-based servers and completes design of T2 successor. TAGS: T2, Sun UltraSPARC, T1, Sun Fire, Sun Microsystems Inc., high-performance computing, Sun Sparc, server, high-performance, design, AMD, Intel, hard drive

IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact

June 27, 2005 Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Steve Mills, Java software, Java, IBM Corp., Sun Sparc, x86 processor, Java server, Intel x86, rival, server software, open source, server, AMD

Sun gives Niagara official name

November 14, 2005 Company unveils UltraSparc T1 as part of event devoted to computing equipment that consumes less power. TAGS: T1, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, dual-core, event, AMD, server

Intel acknowledges Itanium flubs, predicts strong future

March 24, 2006 Does a top Intel executive feel good or bad about the progress of the company's new chip family? The answer, he says, is yes. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Pat Gelsinger, Paul Otellini, Montecito, Sun Sparc, Intel, server, AMD, HP

Sun puts 16 cores on its 'Rock' chip

December 8, 2006 High-end chip likely will stay a step ahead of competitors in the multicore processor race. Also, the chip design could be done this year. TAGS: multi-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, dual-core, IBM Corp., family, Intel, server, AMD

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, Intel x86, x86 server, OpenSolaris, Linux, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, server, open source, operating system, IBM Corp., AMD

Sun burnishes next-gen Sparc chips

February 3, 2005 Company says its "Rock" processor is designed for more-demanding, higher-end tasks. Also in works: second-generation Niagara. Photo: 'Niagara' falls into prototype TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, thread, AMD, server

Sun at work on Niagara, Rock successors

April 17, 2006 Sun begins engineering Sparc sequels that use a more advanced manufacturing process. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., manufacturing process, Sun Sparc, circuitry, manufacturing, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, thread, server, AMD, process, operating system

Sun upgrades servers with UltraSparc IV+ debut

September 15, 2005 Next week will see the launch of the new top-of-the-line chip in a revamp of Sun's core Unix server line, News.com has learned. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun UltraSPARC IV, Unix server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC III, IBM POWER5, RISC, Unix, Sun Sparc, x86 processor, IBM Corp., dual-core processor, server, AMD, Intel, HP

Fujitsu plans four-core Sparc chip for 2008

October 26, 2005 The Sparc64 VI+ processor will have clock speeds of at least 2.7GHz, the company says. TAGS: Sparc64, Fujitsu, enterprise server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Olympus Corp., Sun Sparc, clock speed, thread, manufacturing, server, AMD
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