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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Sun to release open-source Sparc designs
March 21, 2006
Move comes as part of Sun's commitment to support the General Public License.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sun gives Niagara official name
November 14, 2005
Company unveils UltraSparc T1 as part of event devoted to computing equipment that consumes less power.
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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.
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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.
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Lighting a fire under Solaris
April 24, 2006
Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival.
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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
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Sun at work on Niagara, Rock successors
April 17, 2006
Sun begins engineering Sparc sequels that use a more advanced manufacturing process.
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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.
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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.
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