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Sun bumps UltraSparc to 1.8GHz

August 22, 2006 Speed increase improves the overall performance of servers with the chip about 20 percent, Sun Microsystems says. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., server, HP

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, Unix server, Sun UltraSPARC, blade server, shipment, server, IBM Corp., Intel Itanium, blade, Unix, AMD, HP, Dell, Intel

Sun's top-end servers get UltraSparc IV+

October 17, 2005 New UltraSparc IV+ has been released in high-end Unix servers, the 36-processor Sun Fire E20K and 72-processor E25K. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Fire, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Unix, IBM Corp., server

Sun rises with new generation of servers

September 25, 2000 The company will unveil a new generation of Unix servers and UltraSparc processors, amid a cultural transformation that may prove more difficult than other product launches. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Ed Zander, Unix, consulting, IBM Corp., generation, server, HP, Microsoft Corp., Intel

Sun revamps Unix servers with UltraSparc IV+

September 20, 2005 The UltraSparc IV+ processor will double the performance of Sun's Unix servers. The chip, however, soon will face competition. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Unix server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC IV, Unix, Sun Solaris, server, IBM Corp., AMD, HP, operating system

Sun says UltraSparc V two chips in one

August 6, 2001 The company has only just started delivering its UltraSparc III processor, but already it has begun touting the split-personality features of its upcoming UltraSparc V chip. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC V, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun UltraSPARC III, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Itanium, multi-threading, Sun Solaris, Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., Intel, software company

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, x86 processor, Sun Sparc, Unix, IBM Corp., dual-core processor, server, AMD, Intel, HP

New Sun priorities could speed Niagara servers

April 27, 2005 Company will likely switch the order of the arrival of two new server models, a potential boon for Sun. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., Ingram Micro Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Intel Itanium, priority, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, server, IBM Corp., Intel

Sun upgrading high-end Unix servers in November

October 10, 2005 Company will give them its new UltraSpark IV+ processors next month, CNET News.com learns. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Unix server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC IV, Sun UltraSPARC III, Intel Itanium, Montecito, Unix, Sun Sparc, server, IBM Corp., newsletter

Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

March 21, 2006 Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems. TAGS: multiprocessor, Linus Torvalds, kernel, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Oracle Corp., T1, Linux kernel, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., programming, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., patch management, file system

Sun-Fujitsu server project beset by delay

January 25, 2006 Partnership will take longer than planned to plug a coming gap in Sun's Sparc server product line. TAGS: Sparc64, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fujitsu, Olympus Corp., Sun Sparc, server, IBM Corp., design

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, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, design, AMD, server, Intel

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, server, executive vice president, blade, IBM Corp., AMD, New York

Sun, Intel part ways on Solaris plans

July 21, 2000 The companies finally are seeing eye to eye on whether Sun's Solaris operating system should run on Intel's upcoming Itanium chip: Now both companies think it's a lousy idea. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Intel IA-64, Sun Solaris, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC III, Intel, Silicon Graphics Inc., eye, Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., server, HP, operating system

Server shipments surged last quarter

October 30, 2003 Unit sales jumped 21 percent to 1.37 million in the third quarter compared with 2002, with IBM posting the biggest gain. TAGS: Gartner Inc., shipment, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, IBM Corp., Intel, Dell, HP

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 UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, ecosystem, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 processor, software company, AMD Opteron, open source, IBM Corp., president, AMD, server

Sun, Intel square off over Itanium support

March 3, 2000 The two high-tech giants are in a high-stakes game of chicken in a debate about which company needs the other more in the lucrative e-commerce world. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Intel IA-64, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, Intel, Texas Instruments Inc., Silicon Graphics Inc., e-commerce, semiconductor, IBM Corp., 64-bit, Compaq Computer Corp., family, operating system

Sun license gets open-source nod

January 19, 2005 The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OSI, open-source project, open source, approval, GPL, Sun UltraSPARC, BSD, programming, IBM Corp., Linux, server, operating system

IBM rebuilds Unix servers with Power5+ chip

October 4, 2005 Big Blue's processor move increases performance, as well as competitive pressures on Sun, Hewlett-Packard and Intel. TAGS: Unix server, Intel Itanium, Sun UltraSPARC, IBM POWER5, dual-core processor, Montecito, Unix, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., dual-core, Intel, server, AMD, Linux, HP

Oracle lowers price for some multicore chips

December 20, 2005 Database giant updates policy so customers pay lower premium for AMD, Intel and Sun UltraSparc T1 multicore chips. TAGS: multi-core processor, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, T1, database, Sun Microsystems Inc., policy, pricing, AMD, IBM Corp., server, Intel, Microsoft Corp.