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1. UPDATE: Microsoft on course to Moneyville at WARP10

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Friday, 05 December 2008

   ... matter whether or not the code is running on an x86-based machine, an Itanium machine, UltraSPARC, a cell phone, or whatever else might come about in the next 10 years. Microsoft's virtual environment ...

2. Sun announces new T2 Sparc enterprise servers

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Wednesday, 09 April 2008

   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 ...

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

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 18 March 2008

   ... future GPUs from AMD and Nvidia, UltraSparc processors from Sun and of course, components for next-gen consoles - all manufactured in a more advanced manufacturing process.  ...

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

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 17 March 2008

   ... at Sun was quoted saying “Our UltraSparc T2 processor leads the industry with eight cores and eight threads per core, and the Solaris OS has been multithreaded for years. We're excited to see other companies ...

5. Sun open-sources T2 processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 11 December 2007

   ... the GPL 2.0 license and follows the OpenSparc T1 (based on the UltraSparc T1), which was released in March 2006. “Open sourcing the UltraSparc T1 processor design was such a new concept it created ...

6. Intel CPUs expand Sun’s workstation portfolio

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 22 October 2007

   ... on single- and dual socket AMD Opteron-based systems (Ultra 20, Ultra 40 M2) as well as single- and dual-socket UltraSparc IIIi (Ultra 25, Ultra 45) models. The new Ultra 24 is based on Intel’s Core ...

7. Sun launches UltraSparc T2 servers

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 08 October 2007

   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 ...

8. Sun announces 64-thread processor UltraSparc T2

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 06 August 2007

   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 ...

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

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 26 June 2007

   ... supercomputer is actually a group of computer cores distributed through dozens of racks and connected with an insane switch with up to 3456 ports.  Each full-sized rack can contain up to 768 Ultrasparc, ...

10. Sun introduces first Intel servers

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 05 June 2007

    ... Sun’s debut Intel product is the Blade 6000, a blade server that can be ordered either with Sun’s own UltraSparc T1 processor, AMD Opteron Rev F CPUs, or Intel Xeon dual-core or quad-core processors. ...

11. Sun boots Solaris on 16-core Sparc processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 02 May 2007

    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 ...

12. Sun touts multi-threading capable networks

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 20 February 2007

    ... T1-processor-based T1000, T2000 and Netra T2000 servers as well as the UltraSparc IIIi server models V215, V245 as well as V445. According to Sun, operating system support is currently limited to Solaris ...

13. Sun tapes out 64-thread T2 processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 12 April 2006

    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 ...

14. Sun open-sources UltraSparc T1 processor design

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 21 March 2006

    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" ...

15. Oracle updates multi-core pricing policy

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 19 December 2005

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 06 December 2005

    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 ...

17. Sun unveils UltraSparc T1 chip

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 14 November 2005

    ... maker's plan to return to sustainable revenue and profit growth. The UltraSparc T1, code-named Niagara, uses about 70 watts of electricity, close to the amount used by standard household light bulbs and ...

18. Solaris 10 to launch November 15

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 04 November 2004

      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, ...

19. Sun's UltraSPARC IV+ is go

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Tuesday, 05 October 2004

      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 ...

20. Sun Announces New Servers and Software

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 10 February 2004

    ... technology. The V20z server runs both 32-bit and 64-bit software applications on Solaris. Sun also announced new servers running on the next version of its microprocessor, the UltraSparc IV. Read the complete ...

21. Sun boosts Sun Fire V1280 processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 12 December 2003

      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 ...

22. Sun Says Plenty of Innovation Left To Go

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 15 October 2003

      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. ...

23. Sun: New chip can double performance

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 13 October 2003

      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 ...

24. Sun's AMD Pitch

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 24 February 2003

    ... holds up to 16 AMD or Sparc blades, to consume less than 1,000 watts. Each Athlon processor consumes between 30 watts and 40 watts; the UltraSparc IIi running at 650MHz consumes a maximum of 18 watts. ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 02 July 2002

    ... acquisition, than we realized last week. One of Afara's co-founders is Les Kohn, one of the designers of Intel's i860 and i960 RISC chips, NatSemi's 320xx Swordfish and the UltraSPARC-I. The secretive ...

26. Sun launches low-end servers

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 19 June 2002

      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 ...

27. Sun's server fight with Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 17 June 2002

    ... to IBM and HP/Compaq. And now Intel's spinmasters are waxing lyrical about the second coming of Itanium, the chip giant's 64-bit charger that it hopes will give Sun's UltraSparc a good thrashing on its ...

28. Sun to put x86, faster SPARCs in blades

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 10 May 2002

    ... on any specifics of the latter. According to reliable sources familiar with the project, a faster version of the UltraSPARC IIe processor will form the core of the Sun blade. Full story at The Register ...

29. Sun Opens Processor Design Ranch

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 03 December 2001

    ... versions of the UltraSPARC processor by dedicating increasingly massive computing power to the task of designing and verifying complex, multi-Gigahertz, multi-100-million transistor processor designs. ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 31 July 2001

    ... told us yesterday that copper interconnect-based versions of the 900 MHz UltraSPARC III microprocessor have passed all internal qualifications tests and are planned for shipment in Sun Blade 1000 workstations ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 31 July 2001

      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 ...

32. Mixed Signals Technologies Integrates TiVo Ipreview

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 June 2001

    ... to its line of workgroup servers. The four-way SunFire 440R and eight-way 880R will be first to appear. Both boast UltraSPARC III processors starting at 750Mhz, hot swappable PCI, and dynamic reconfiguration. ...

33. VIA chipset sales boom

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 05 April 2001

      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 ...

34. Sun UltraSparc III chip glitch found

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 05 April 2001

      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 ...

35. At last, Sun to launch UltraSparc III

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 12 September 2000

      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 ...

36. HP aims Superdome server at Sun

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 11 September 2000

    ... next year and will use IA-64 processors when they are available. Both HP and IBM are hoping that delays in the release of Sun's UltraSPARC III processor, more than a year late, will give them a chance ...

37. Intel ships Itanium prototypes

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 07 December 1999

    ... 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 ...

38. Intel completes Merced design

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 14 July 1999

    ... 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 ...