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1. Sun announces new T2 Sparc enterprise servers

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   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 systems ...

2. TSMC invests $5 billion to keep AMD, Nvidia and Sun happy

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... giant has produced semiconductors 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 ...

3. Sun spills the beans on upcoming Intel/Microsoft announcement

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... 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 educate a new generation of ...

4. Sun open-sources T2 processor

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   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 that ...

5. Intel CPUs expand Sun’s workstation portfolio

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   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 Intel’s ...

6. Sun launches UltraSparc T2 servers

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   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 its ...

7. Sun announces 64-thread processor UltraSparc T2

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   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" that ...

8. Sun to challenge IBM with new “Constellation” supercomputer

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   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.  ...

9. Sun introduces first Intel servers

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   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 ...

10. Sun boots Solaris on 16-core Sparc processor

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    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 successfully ...

11. Sun touts multi-threading capable networks

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    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 parallel ...

12. Sun tapes out 64-thread T2 processor

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    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 able ...

13. Sun open-sources UltraSparc T1 processor design

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    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" ...

14. Oracle updates multi-core pricing policy

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... current dual-core processors it means that 1 license needs to be purchased (2 x 0.5). Two licenses already are required for Sun T1 systems. Oracle applies a factor of 0.25 to the eight cores of the UltraSparc ...

15. Sun intros 8-core processor servers, open-sources T1 chip spec

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    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 T2000 ...

16. Sun unveils UltraSparc T1 chip

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      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 to ...

17. Solaris 10 to launch November 15

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      The suspense is finally over. The suspense is finally over. On November 15, Sun Microsystems will finally launch its much-anticipated Solaris 10 Unix operating system for UltraSparc, Sparc64, ...

18. Sun's UltraSPARC IV+ is go

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

      Sun announced the UltraSPARC IV+ this morning, most probably the last of its line. Sun announced the UltraSPARC IV+ this morning, most probably the last of its line. Sun will be taking a new direction ...

19. Sun Announces New Servers and Software

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      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 information ...

20. Sun boosts Sun Fire V1280 processor

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      Sun Microsystems Inc. Sun Microsystems Inc. is boosting the processor clock speed on its 12-way Sun Fire V1280 server. "The V1280 will ship with 1.2GHz UltraSparc III processors, instead of the ...

21. Sun Says Plenty of Innovation Left To Go

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      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 UltraSPARC-III. ...

22. Sun: New chip can double performance

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      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 ...

23. Sun's AMD Pitch

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      A lot of sites are picking up on this story at Infoworld about Sun adopting AMD Athlon XP-Ms for its x86 server blades. A lot of sites are picking up on this story at Infoworld about Sun adopting ...

24. Ex-Intel, Sun chip guru brewing multichip SPARC

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      Sun Microsystems has a closer connection to Afara Websystems, its most recent acquisition, than we realized last week. Sun Microsystems has a closer connection to Afara Websystems, its most recent ...

25. Sun launches low-end servers

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      Sun yesterday launched the Cherrystone UltraSparc III workgroup servers, one of the few missing pieces in its Serengeti line up of Sun Fire servers. Sun yesterday launched the Cherrystone UltraSparc ...

26. Sun's server fight with Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      During the first three months of calendar 2002, Sun was outsold by HP/Compaq, Dell and IBM, according to market watcher Gartner Dataquest. During the first three months of calendar 2002, Sun was ...

27. Sun to put x86, faster SPARCs in blades

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      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. Sun is looking to make blades based ...

28. Sun Opens Processor Design Ranch

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      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. In my mind, a ranch is a place ...

29. Intel Mobile Pentium III Processor-M Takes the Stage

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      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. Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments ...

30. Sun and TI Push Copper UltraSPARC III Processors For Systems Manufacturing

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      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 are ...

31. Mixed Signals Technologies Integrates TiVo Ipreview

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... scenes, unglamorously holding down the fort while the desktop processors get all the glory. Sun servers are among these stolid workhorses and The Register has the company's roadmap for the upcoming update ...

32. VIA chipset sales boom

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      VIA Technologies Inc. Sun Microsystems has issued a software patch for a design glitch in its new UltraSparc III processor. Initial models of the Sun Blade 1000 workstation based on Sun's new ...

33. Sun UltraSparc III chip glitch found

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      Sun Microsystems has issued a software patch for a design glitch in its new UltraSparc III processor. Citing sources in Japan and Europe, London's Financial Times reported that game developers ...

34. At last, Sun to launch UltraSparc III

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      After nearly a year of anticipation, Sun Microsystems is finally on the verge of presenting its 64-bit UltraSparc III microprocessor. After nearly a year of anticipation, Sun Microsystems is finally ...

35. HP aims Superdome server at Sun

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      Hewlett-Packard 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. Hewlett-Packard is vying for a ...

36. Intel ships Itanium prototypes

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... ship hundreds of systems containing the processors by year's end. The Itanium, Intel's first 64-bit processor, will compete against high-powered processors such as Sun's UltraSparc III. Intel is also working ...

37. Intel completes Merced design

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... chips such as the UltraSparc from Sun Microsystems and the Alpha from Compaq Computer. Intel has achieved the "tape-out" stage of manufacturing, meaning that the chip's design has been completed and sent ...