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Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Linux, Unix, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Itanium: A cautionary tale

December 7, 2005 The wonderchip that wasn't serves as a lesson about how complex development plans can go awry in a fast-moving industry. TAGS: Intel Itanium, HP PA-RISC, microprocessor, x86 processor, Gartner Inc., Intel x86, Intel, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, IBM Corp., server, HP

Sun bumps back Opteron servers

February 17, 2005 Delay in delivery of Galaxy family casts light on Sun's x86 ambitions and on the unending tug-of-war between AMD and Intel. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Intel x86, AMD, x86 processor, dual-core, server, family, Intel, Linux, operating system

IBM extends lead in server market

February 23, 2005 Big Blue makes sales headway in key market with models using x86 chips and the Unix operating system. TAGS: IBM POWER5, HP PA-RISC, Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., Unix, x86 processor, Gartner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., server, AMD, HP, Dell, operating system

Intel reclaims spot in Sun servers

January 22, 2007 With the move, Sun becomes the last of the four tier-one server sellers to rely jointly on x86 processors from Intel and AMD.Photos: Sun, Intel team up TAGS: Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Paul Otellini, Sun Solaris, Sun Server, Pat Gelsinger, AMD, Intel, x86 server, x86 processor, Jonathan Schwartz, server, Intel x86, quad-core, CEO, operating system

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Java software, Steve Mills, Sun Sparc, Java, IBM Corp., x86 processor, Java server, Intel x86, rival, server software, open source, server, AMD

Schwartz ends first year at Sun with quarterly profit

April 24, 2007 The company reports net income of $67 million, but misses its revenue goal for the quarter because of server sales slowdown. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade server, quarterly profit, Stephen O'Grady, storage system, net income, blade, Sun UltraSPARC, x86 processor, Fujitsu, Sun Solaris, server, CEO, AMD, Intel

Lighting a fire under Solaris

April 24, 2006 Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, OpenSolaris, Intel x86, x86 server, Linux, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, open source, server, operating system, IBM Corp., AMD

Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, IBM AIX, Intel x86, open source, x86 processor, AMD Opteron, free, Linux, support, software company, pricing, bug fix

AMD's server share leaps 10 percent mark

July 25, 2005 A 51 percent jump in market share from the first quarter to the second is first time AMD has crossed into double-digit territory in server chips. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Mercury Research, AMD, RISC, x86 processor, mark, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel, HP

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. TAGS: multi-threading, Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-core, Intel Xeon, successor, x86 processor, dual-core, thread, IBM Corp., AMD, pricing, Intel, server

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., AMD, president, server

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

AMD speeds dual-core Opteron a notch

September 26, 2005 Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce faster new models of its dual-core Opteron processor, an attempt to stay ahead of rival Intel. TAGS: AMD Opteron, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, x86 processor, Intel, pricing, server

Sun modernizing Solaris start-up process

June 15, 2005 Revamped approach will be faster and more useful on a wide variety of computers, company promises. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, x86 processor, Novell Inc., blog, operating system, Linux, server

HP drops eight-processor Xeon servers

March 29, 2005 Top seller of servers using x86 processors follows rival Dell with a decision to retreat from selling models using eight processors. TAGS: Intel Xeon, ServerWorks, x86 server, AMD Opteron, four-processor server, Intel Itanium, x86 processor, chipset, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, decision, Intel, AMD, HP, IBM Corp., Broadcom Corp.

Linux powers unusual multicore machine

August 11, 2006 Start-up uses 16-core MIPS processor originally designed for networking gear to take a crack at Linux server market. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., multi-core, networking gear, Linux server, x86 processor, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., networking, Linux, Intel

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

HP's Itanium blade due in early 2006

November 1, 2005 Move will put HP-UX version of Unix on BladeSystem products--servers available today only with x86 processors. TAGS: Intel Itanium, blade, blade server, HP-UX, Intel Xeon, IBM AIX, x86 processor, Unix, HP Compaq ProLiant, IBM PowerPC, AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., server, HP, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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