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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. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-core, Sun Sparc, dual-core, IBM Corp., family, Intel, server, AMD

Sun begins work on Niagara 3 chip

October 18, 2006 New processor will feature more cores and more threads than current versions, Sun's top server executive says. Photos: Next wave of Niagara TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., circuitry, Sun Sparc, thread, server

Sun, Fujitsu promise Sparc speed surge

October 11, 2006 The two chip designers tout performance improvements set to arrive in their new Sparc models. TAGS: Sparc64, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, throughput, Fujitsu, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, real estate, factor, collaboration, thread, dual-core, task, server

Sparc-on-Intel translator due in weeks

August 17, 2006 Start-up Transitive plans to release software to run Sparc-on-Solaris software on Linux-on-Xeon. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, Linux, Intel, instruction, operating system

Sun at work on Niagara, Rock successors

April 17, 2006 Sun begins engineering Sparc sequels that use a more advanced manufacturing process. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., manufacturing process, Sun Sparc, circuitry, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, manufacturing, server, thread, process, AMD, operating system

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. TAGS: supercomputer, supercomputing, teraflop, AMD Opteron, high-performance computing, x86 processor, Sun Sparc, two-processor, AMD, chip company, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, high-performance, IBM Corp.

Sun's open-source odyssey

July 6, 2006 Sun's incoming executive vice president of software says the company envisions a world dominated by open source. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Sparc, executive vice president, Java, brand, operating system

Sun's server guy peers ahead

June 20, 2006 Sun Microsystems is open to adopting Intel chips and is spreading the word about power consumption, says John Fowler, executive VP of systems. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., portfolio, x86 server, Sun Sparc, executive vice president, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, opportunity, server, HP, Intel

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. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Pat Gelsinger, Paul Otellini, Montecito, Sun Sparc, Intel, server, AMD, HP

Sun scraps low-end 'Serrano' Sparc chip

August 31, 2006 Server maker drops UltraSparc IIIi+ processor to focus on other, higher-priority chips. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC IIIi, Sun Sparc, thread, server, PCI

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. TAGS: x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Xeon, Sun Server, Sun Solaris, Sun NetBeans, AMD Opteron, Paul Otellini, Intel, Sun Sparc, Intel x86, AMD, server, power management, CEO, conference

Sun's Niagara 2 doubles down with twice the threads

August 23, 2006 The Sun Microsystems processor will run 64 simultaneous instruction sequences when it debuts in servers in 2007. TAGS: multiprocessor, Sun Microsystems Inc., cache memory, Sun Solaris, Sun Sparc, multi-threading, thread, manufacturing, server

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, x86 server, Linux, Intel x86, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, R&D, open source, server, IBM Corp., AMD, operating system

New Sun servers to use old Sun chip

August 31, 2006 Sun is upgrading its lower-end UltraSparc-based servers--but the systems will arrive with chips introduced three years ago. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC IIIi, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire, Sun Server, Sun Sparc, server, electronics, PCI

Sun sells second low-end 'Niagara' server

April 12, 2006 Company begins selling lower-end UltraSparc T1-based servers and completes design of T2 successor. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, T1, T2, Sun Fire, Sun Microsystems Inc., multiprocessor, high-performance computing, Sun Sparc, server, high-performance, design, AMD, hard drive, Intel
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