Sun Announces Widespread Customer Adoption Of The Sun StorageTek 5800 System, A New Category Of Storage For Fixed DataTen New Customers, Including Stanford University, Max Planck Institute and CareStream Healthcare, Create Scalable, Intelligent Storage Systems Based on the Solaris 10 OS SANTA CLARA, Calif. November 12, 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced 10 new customers that are storing vast amounts of digital content on the Sun StorageTek 5800 storage system, a new category of storage that is optimized for large-scale storage of fixed data. The customers implementing the system, from a range of education, healthcare and science industries, are able to improve data integrity assurances, reliability and efficiency, while lowering their storage costs. The StorageTek 5800 system, based on the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), is the first commercially available fixed content storage system with a commitment to open source its code, which means customers can be assured they will always be able to access their data.
Sun has already shipped more than 400 terabytes (TB) of StorageTek 5800 capacity to partners and early access customers. Customers span a range of industries, including education, healthcare and science: The Alberta Library, CareStream Healthcare, Johns Hopkins University, Max Planck Institute, Oxford University, Purdue University, Southampton University, Stanford University, University of Calgary, and the University of Michigan. "The StorageTek 5800 system is the first in a new line of third-generation object storage systems. It simplifies how objects are stored, retrieved and processed, yet with inherent data protection," said Graham Lovell, senior director, storage servers and appliances, Sun Microsystems. "The StorageTek 5800 has raised the technology innovation bar - allowing enterprises to create petabyte-scale, safeguarded, intelligent digital repositories." A growing number of partners, open source organizations and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are also working with Sun to develop products and applications to be integrated with the StorageTek 5800 system. Companies and organizations include BakBone, EPrints Services, Fedora Commons, General Atomics - Nirvana, StorageSwitch, Tiani Spirit, and VTLS. For quotes and more details on customer and partner support of the StorageTek 5800 system, please visit: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/disk_systems/enterprise/5800/perspectives.xml. For more information on the StorageTek 5800 system, please visit: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/disk_systems/enterprise/5800/index.xml About Sun Microsystems, Inc.Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, StorageTek, Solaris and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Press Release Finder
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