X

Server guru now Sun storage tech chief

Sun Microsystems has named Balint Fleischer, a design expert in the powerful networked computers called servers, to be chief technologist of the company's Network Storage division, Sun announced Wednesday. Fleischer will research future technology for storage systems accessed over networks, a product category where Sun has faltered in the past. Fleischer joined Sun in 1992 and worked on server designs, including the new eight-processor V880 "Daktari" model, the company said. Fleischer also has led development of input-output technology, a key factor in the performance of servers. He's worked with the PCI standard as well as the newer InfiniBand standard.

Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer
Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.
Expertise Processors, semiconductors, web browsers, quantum computing, supercomputers, AI, 3D printing, drones, computer science, physics, programming, materials science, USB, UWB, Android, digital photography, science. Credentials
  • Shankland covered the tech industry for more than 25 years and was a science writer for five years before that. He has deep expertise in microprocessors, digital photography, computer hardware and software, internet standards, web technology, and more.
See full bio
Stephen Shankland
Sun Microsystems has named Balint Fleischer, a design expert in the powerful networked computers called servers, to be chief technologist of the company's Network Storage division, Sun announced Wednesday. Fleischer will research future technology for storage systems accessed over networks, a product category where Sun has faltered in the past.

Fleischer joined Sun in 1992 and worked on server designs, including the new eight-processor V880 "Daktari" model, the company said. Fleischer also has led development of input-output technology, a key factor in the performance of servers. He's worked with the PCI standard as well as the newer InfiniBand standard.