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Sun Fire[TM] Servers
- Core of Sun's next generation server family, building on the previously announced Sun Fire[TM] 280R server (2 CPUs) and complement to the flagship Sun Enterprise[TM] 10000
- 4 new servers; Sun Fire 3800 - 8 CPUs, 4800 - 12 CPUs 4810 - 12 CPUs, 6800 - 24
CPUs
- Midframe servers deliver unprecedented levels of system availability, real-world application performance, flexibility and investment protection
- Design innovations such as fourth generation Dynamic Systems Domains, full hardware redundancy and "on-the-fly" upgrades/online maintenance - once unheard of in this class of system
- Systems all share common components, core system design and architecture
Benchmarks
- Performance leadership in real-world applications including World-record Oracle Applications and World-record PeopleSoft
- Industry- Leading results SPECjbb (Java Virtual Machine performance)
- iPlanet - Superior functionality to Microsoft.net and IBM Websphere; demonstrated near linear scalability- 7.5x on 8 CPUs
Services
- New services for the Midframe servers to help customers attain the highest levels of system availability and investment protection for the new UltraSPARC III Sun Fire servers
- Education, support and consulting services to help customers architect and maintain an "always on"/24x7 computing environment
Solaris[TM] 8
- #1 rated UNIX operating environment; over 3,000 high quality applications on Solaris 8, which supports the new servers -- underscores the strong commitment from the ISV community for this operating environment and its enhanced manageability, reliability and availability features
UltraSPARC III
- New systems are based on award-winning processor; market analysts confirm throughput, scalability, and reliability advantages - distinguishes it from PC-class processors
Industries
- The momentum that Sun and its industry partners have built together in key markets like financial services, retail and technical computing are further enhanced with the Sun Fire servers which deliver mainframe capabilities at new low price points
- Sun's Internet and enterprise infrastructure partner solutions running on the Sun Midframe server will extend Sun's leading platform position by enabling enterprises to better integrate communication, database, manufacturing and other functional systems
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