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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, server, IBM Corp., HP

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, Intel Itanium, Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-threading, Sun Solaris, Compaq Computer Corp., software company, Intel, IBM Corp.

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, consulting, IBM Corp., Unix, generation, server, HP, Microsoft Corp., Intel

IBM to launch Linux-only Power servers

September 10, 2004 OpenPower line to make debut Monday as Big Blue looks beyond the chip's high-end niche, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: IBM POWER5, server line, IBM Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, Linux, x86 server, Unix server, Intel x86, Intel Itanium, AMD Opteron, server, Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, operating system, Dell

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., Dell, Intel, HP

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, Sun Solaris, Intel IA-64, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC III, Silicon Graphics Inc., Intel, eye, Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., server, HP, operating system

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 UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Compaq Tru64 UNIX, Silicon Graphics Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., e-commerce, Intel, IBM Corp., 64-bit, semiconductor, Compaq Computer Corp., family, operating system

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

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

IBM Power blades to arrive in March

November 14, 2003 Big Blue plans to announce on Tuesday a slender server called the JS20 that uses its own Power processors, but a delay means the system won't ship until late in the first quarter. TAGS: blade, IBM eServer BladeCenter, IBM Corp., Intel Xeon, chassis, IBM pSeries, IBM xSeries, blade server, Unix server, Sun UltraSPARC, Intel Itanium, IBM AIX, 64-bit, Linux, server, Unix

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Sun, Fujitsu to launch joint Sparc servers

April 17, 2007 Jointly designed servers, with 4 to 64 dual-core "Olympus" processors, were originally part of effort to keep Sparc from fading away. Photos: Sun's new enterprise servers TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sparc64, Sun UltraSPARC, Afara Websystems, enterprise server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fujitsu, Olympus Corp., Sun Solaris, dual-core, server, IBM Corp.

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: Linus Torvalds, multiprocessor, kernel, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, T1, Linux kernel, IBM Corp., file system, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, programming, Red Hat Inc., patch management

Sun ousts top server executives

April 16, 2004 Sun Microsystems is changing the top executives in charge of its core server products, the latest upheaval as Sun seeks to turn around 12 consecutive quarters of revenue declines. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Jonathan Schwartz, top executive, executive vice president, server, leader, IBM Corp., information technology, AMD, Microsoft Corp., Dell

LinuxWorld revs up

August 17, 2006 special coverage The San Francisco conference spotlights trends in open source, from servers to cell phones and Windows media support. TAGS: margin, LinuxWorld, open source, XenSource Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, Linux, open-source software, Java, IBM Corp., blog, San Francisco, Windows Media, server, operating system

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, AMD, IBM Corp.

HP brings new chips to servers

February 9, 2004 The computer maker announces new servers that use Intel's Itanium processor and HP's own PA-8800, the second-to-last chip in the company's Precision Architecture lineage. TAGS: Intel Itanium, IBM POWER5, Sun UltraSPARC IV, Unix server, Sun UltraSPARC, two-processor, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, dual-core, Intel x86, HP, 64-bit, Unix, server, memory, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Old Sun management once stalled Project Orion

March 1, 2006 Former execs were risk-averse to Sun's server software pricing. That pricing is now central to company strategy. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc., GAAP, pricing, Sun UltraSPARC, T1, server software, Sun Solaris, grid, server, security, IBM Corp.

New virtualization option coming to Sun servers

October 17, 2006 Logical Domains mean multiple independent copies of Solaris will run on the same Niagara server. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., virtualization, Xen, Sun Server, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris 10, container, VMWare ESX Server, VMWare ESX, x86 server, Sun UltraSPARC, VMware, T1, server, IBM Corp.
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