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Sun pushes pervasive computing

March 6, 2006 Company creates kit aimed at academics and hobbyists for building Java-based wireless-sensor applications. Photo: Sun's SPOT kit TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., kit, computing, Java, development tool

Sun aims to sell computing like books, tickets

February 2, 2005 The firm hopes that bioscientists and geologists will buy computing cycles over the Web just like people buy merchandise online. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., grid, Scott McNealy, grid computing, electricity, data center, computing, server, IBM Corp., CPU

Sun to turn computing power into pork bellies?

February 3, 2005 Sun and partner plan electronic exchange where companies could buy or sell processing power as if it were a traditional commodity. TAGS: commodity, Sun Microsystems Inc., utility computing, Sun Solaris, computing, AMD Opteron, bank, IBM Corp.

Sun to unveil data center in a box

October 17, 2006 CEO Jonathan Schwartz to show off "Project Blackbox," data center equipment packaged in stackable containers. Video: Sun's 'portable' data center Photos: Project Blackbox TAGS: data center, container, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, computing, equipment, power, CEO, backup, server, video

Amazon: Utility computing power broker

November 16, 2006 Not content with being a powerful online commerce company, Amazon is intent on reinventing itself around Web services. TAGS: utility computing, Amazon.com Inc., Web service, line of business, Jeff Bezos, computing, e-commerce, developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, IBM Corp., eBay Inc., HP

Stanford, tech execs unveil science center

June 20, 2006 Stanford hopes research will advance earthquake detection, oil exploration and predictions of the effects of global warming. Photos: Earth sciences at Stanford TAGS: Stanford, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., center, prediction, computing, global warming, exec, Sun Solaris, goal, Cisco Systems Inc.

IT titans hope to put data centers on energy diet

February 26, 2007 Green Grid, which aims to boost energy efficiency in computing, announces its first board of directors about 10 months after inception. TAGS: data center, membership, computing, consortium, power consumption, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology

IBM releases Opteron blade servers

June 16, 2005 It's the second server model with the chip in a product line that places more emphasis on rival processors from Intel. TAGS: AMD Opteron, blade server, blade, IBM Corp., computing, Intel Xeon, AMD, dual-core, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, HP

Grid computing luring mainstream backers

February 21, 2002 Grid computing to date has largely been the terrain of academics and start-ups. But established tech companies are now nudging the concept toward the mainstream business world. TAGS: grid computing, grid, business computing, Web service, Sun Microsystems Inc., computing, concept, reality, IBM Corp., server, Compaq Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp.

IBM adds Blue Gene to rental program

March 11, 2005 Blue Gene/L supercomputer is added to a program that rents processing power, Big Blue is expected to announce Friday. TAGS: Blue Gene/L, supercomputing, Blue Gene, IBM Corp., supercomputer, computing, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, Linux, HP, server

Eyeing the next wave in RISC computing

November 16, 2004 Some critics say RISC's time has passed. Sun Microsystems' David Yen has another idea. TAGS: RISC, computing, design, 64-bit, thread, Sun Microsystems Inc., instruction
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