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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'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 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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Chipmakers add up their advances
October 11, 2006
At the Fall Processor Forum, chipmakers talk speed and arithmetic. NEC, meanwhile, readies a digital olive branch.
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Changing times for chipmakers
January 13, 2006
Intel charts a course for Viiv brand and lands in the Mac, as Dell continues to ponder a switch to AMD.
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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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Linux boots on Sun's Niagara chip
February 17, 2006
Programmer reaches early milestone in adapting the open-source operating system to Sun's 32-thread processor.
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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 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 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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AMD gains, Intel fights back on supercomputer list
November 13, 2006
Some joy for both chipmakers in the latest Top500 supercomputer list, which rates high-performance computing systems.
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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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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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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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Ups and downs for chipmakers
October 26, 2005
Fujitsu plans four-core Sparc chip, IBM fires up the fabs for Xbox 360, and Intel goes slow on Itanium.
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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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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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