Sun's Open Network Systems Media Kit

April 14, 2009 - Leading the market convergence of open computing, networking, software and storage systems, Sun Microsystems, Inc. today launched new products and technologies in its Open Network Systems strategy that deliver huge gains in application performance with massive efficiency and scalability to maximize the economics of computing for datacenters and clouds.

Unveiled at its North American Partner Summit today in Las Vegas, Sun's broad roll-out of new offerings spans the datacenter and includes a new advanced blades architecture, new networking technologies and seven new systems based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series.

Sun's approach evolves "The Network is the Computer" as a guiding technology principle and leverages core advanced Sun technologies, including Solaris, Flash-based solid state disks (SSDs), integrated networking and Open Storage, to create a converged platform providing speed, savings and simplicity.

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Announcements Sun Announces New Open Network Systems Products -- Highlights Convergence of Compute, Networking and Storage with Breakaway Performance and Extreme Efficiency April 14, 2009 New HPC Products and Technologies from Sun Increase Scale, Simplicity and Savings for Customers April 14, 2009 Sun Solaris Platform Advancements Unleash the Power of the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series March 30, 2009 Product Photo Gallery Sun Blade X6270 Sun Blade X6275 Sun Fire X2270 Sun Fire X4170 Sun Fire X4270 Sun Fire X4275 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Sun Product and Solutions Sun x64 Systems Sun Blade Systems Sun Networking Technologies Sun HPC solutions Sun's Open Storage Systems Sun Cooling Door System Solaris and Intel optimization White Papers Guide to Reducing IT Costs Through Virtualization With Blades Overview on How to Approach Integration and Scalability in High Performance Computing Environments Pathways to Open Petascale Computing Podcasts Sandia National Labs and Sun - Rob Leland, Director of Computing and Network Services at Sandia National Laboratories speaks about Sun's Open Network Systems Sun News Radio: Sun Open Network Systems Bloggers Alley Open Network Systems blogs Bios John Fowler Executive Vice President, Systems

Highlights Sun News Feature - Open Network Systems Announcement Solaris for Intel Xeon media kit Sun and SAP - Continued Collaboration Sun/Intel Alliance with John Fowler and Kirk Skaugen Watch the Video Watch Now Sun x64 Open Network Systems for HPC Watch a demonstration of the new x64 Sun Blade servers that are high-density, low-latency, and fast enough to meet even the most challenging high-performance computing demands. Watch the Video Watch Now Sun x64 Open Network Systems for Web Infrastructure See the inside of the new Intel Xeon 5500-based servers and learn about the benefits of these high-performance, Flash-ready, energy-efficient x64 blades and servers. Watch the Video Watch Now Sun x64 Open Network Systems for Virtualization Here you can find out how the new x64 servers that are optimized for enterprise virtualization, can improve your datacenter. Watch the Video Watch Now