12 Jul 2006
12 Jul 2006
12 Jul 2006
Sun Microsystems, Inc. continues to push the barriers of server system design by introducing three breakthrough x64 (x86, 64-bit) products: the world's first 16-way x64 server in a single 4U chassis; the world's first hybrid data server; and the world's first no-compromise blade platform. The three new x64 servers, powered by AMD Opteron processors with Direct Connect Architecture, reinforce Sun's x64 systems leadership and further extend the company's reach into the $25.3B addressable market opportunity for volume and midrange servers. Designed for handling the complexities of datacenter applications, high-performance computing (HPC), virtualization and web-tier applications, the new Sun Fire X4600 server, Sun Fire X4500 data server and Sun Blade 8000 modular system, in conjunction with the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), are taking 64-bit computing to a place where no company has gone before - offering increased performance, improved energy efficiency, greater manageability and increased datacenter longevity over comparable solutions. No other systems company can provide a total solution of x64 hardware with the Solaris 10 OS, the most advanced operating system on the planet. Similar to the flexibility of Sun's existing x64 servers, these systems also offer customers the option of running standard distributions of Linux and Windows. "The data shows we're growing faster than the competition - the result of Sun's legendary approach to systems innovation," said Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems. "With more than 5 million licenses distributed into the market, Solaris 10 is clearly opening doors to customers who otherwise feel abandoned by their UNIX vendors. With the launch of these groundbreaking new systems, we're pleased to do more than just fill the void – but instead, to redefine choice in the era of industry standards." The announcement builds on Sun's position as the number one UNIX platform server vendor in the world in both revenue and unit shipments, according to the 1QCY2006 Worldwide Servers Quarterly Statistics Database by Gartner Dataquest released on May 23, 2006. The report also showed that Sun was the only top-five server vendor to have positive revenue growth year-to-year, and the only top-three vendor to have positive revenue growth quarter-to-quarter. For more details please contact Paul Coyle at Acardia on 0845 230 1055
