Sun and Fujitsu announced two new enterprise servers based on UltraSparc T2 processors. The T5140 and T5240 models are promised to provide up to three times more performance than competitive RISC sys
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 13:03
...rs for all the major players in the industry, including AMD, Intel, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nvidia, Sony, Sun Microsystems and many more. But with the growing complexity of chips, TSMC is feeling the he...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:59
...nt will have something to do with a
multi-core programming initiative in universities, a note sent by Sun
to journalists late Monday confirms: Intel and Microsoft are
approaching universities to ed...
Monday, March 17, 2008 20:14
Sun has opened up the hardware design description of the T2 processor, which theoretically allows anyone to copy and rebuild the CPU. But, of course, Sun doubts this will happen and instead hopes tha
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:58
Following servers with Intel’s Xeon processors, Sun today introduced workstations based on Intel’s Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors. Santa Clara (CA) – Following servers with
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 01:01
Sun is rolling out the first three servers based on its 64-thread UltraSparc T2 processor, previously code-named Niagara 2. Las Vegas (NV) – Sun is rolling out the first three servers based on
Monday, October 08, 2007 23:01
Sun today announced the UltraSparc T2, previously code-named Niagara 2, successor of the UltraSparc T1. Sun claims that the CPU will be the "world's highest performing microprocessor" t
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 00:16
Sun has announced a new supercomputer system that promises to leapfrog mere teraflops. Austin (TX) – Sun has announced a new supercomputer system that promises to leapfrog mere teraflops.&nbs
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 10:21
No, that is not a misprint in the headline. Sun in fact today announced what seemed impossible until a few months ago – a server with a processor from the company it loved to hate. Santa Clara
Tuesday, June 05, 2007 23:00
Sun Microsystems said that it has successfully booted Solaris 10 on an upcoming 16-core UltraSparc processor code-named “Rock”. Santa Clara (CA) – Sun Microsystems said that it has
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 16:12
Following multi-core processors that are able to process multiple application threads simultaneously, Sun today announced its multithreaded 10 Gig E networking technology that can take advantage of p
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:39
Buried in a press release that touts the availability of a new entry-level T1000 server, Sun indicated that it is preparing mass production of the next-generation UltraSparc T2 CPU, which will be abl
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 16:53
Sun today delivered on the promise to open-source the processor design of its multi-core UltraSparc T1 CPU under a free GNU GPL license. The announcement follows an earlier publication of "Hypervisor
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 22:04
Oracle today said that that it is revamped its software license pricing to reflect "advancements in multi-core chip technology." While owners of AMD- or Intel based dual-core systems now only have to
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 02:47
In an effort to regain ground in the global server market, Sun today made several announcements, including two "eco-friendly" servers based on the 8-core UltraSparc T1 processor: The new T1000 and T2
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 18:04
Sun Microsystems announced its latest microprocessor, which is more powerful than its predecessors, uses less electricity and is one of the cornerstones of the computer maker's plan to return t
Monday, November 14, 2005 23:06
The suspense is finally over.
Thursday, November 04, 2004 15:04
Sun announced the UltraSPARC IV+ this morning, most probably the last of its line.
Tuesday, October 05, 2004 15:11
Sun Microsystems rolled out new, faster computer servers starting at about $2,800 and updated software as the network computer makers seeks to tap into modestly improving spending on informatio
Tuesday, February 10, 2004 15:49
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Friday, December 12, 2003 15:53
Sun Microsystems says its new UltraSPARC IV processor will give its typical customers - such as financial institutions - as much as an 80 percent performance improvement over the firm's UltraSP
Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:38
Sun Microsystems will announce Monday that its upcoming UltraSparc IV processor will outperform its predecessor by a factor of 1.6 to 2, providing more competition to Intel, IBM, Advanced Micro
Monday, October 13, 2003 12:36
A lot of sites are picking up on this story at Infoworld about Sun adopting AMD Athlon XP-Ms for its x86 server blades.
Monday, February 24, 2003 19:19
Sun Microsystems has a closer connection to Afara Websystems, its most recent acquisition, than we realized last week.
Tuesday, July 02, 2002 16:32
Sun yesterday launched the Cherrystone UltraSparc III workgroup servers, one of the few missing pieces in its Serengeti line up of Sun Fire servers.
Wednesday, June 19, 2002 13:53
During the first three months of calendar 2002, Sun was outsold by HP/Compaq, Dell and IBM, according to market watcher Gartner Dataquest.
Monday, June 17, 2002 17:18
Sun is looking to make blades based on x86-compatible processors in addition to faster embedded when the servers launch later this year, Andrew Orlowski writes.
Friday, May 10, 2002 09:26
In my mind, a ranch is a place where folks raise furry tasty critters, but it sounds as though Sun Microsystems is raising silicon down on the farm, and lots of it.
Monday, December 03, 2001 05:35
After all of the roadmaps and pre-announcement announcements, it's no wonder that when a new processor comes out, no one really gets too excited about it.
Tuesday, July 31, 2001 06:52
Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments told us yesterday that copper interconnect-based versions of the 900 MHz UltraSPARC III microprocessor have passed all internal qualifications tests and a
Tuesday, July 31, 2001 06:46
Hard drive video recording seems to be the next big thing and probably is one of the main reasons we're starting to see such gigantic hard drives.
Thursday, June 21, 2001 04:24
VIA Technologies Inc.
Thursday, April 05, 2001 06:00
Sun Microsystems has issued a software patch for a design glitch in its new UltraSparc III processor.
Thursday, April 05, 2001 05:58
After nearly a year of anticipation, Sun Microsystems is finally on the verge of presenting its 64-bit UltraSparc III microprocessor.
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 05:39
...ckard is vying for a bigger part of the Unix server market, a booming Web-driven business dominated by Sun Microsystems, with its new 64-bit Superdome. ...
Monday, September 11, 2000 05:34
Intel has started shipping prototype computers with the Itanium processor, allowing hardware and software makers to begin their product design and debugging cycles.
Tuesday, December 07, 1999 05:48
Intel says it has finished design work on its 64-bit Merced chip.
Wednesday, July 14, 1999 05:47