Sun Microsystems Delivers Highly Scalable X64 Servers For Next-Generation Virtualization And Datacenter EfficiencyNew Intel Xeon Processor-Based Sun Servers Set New World Records on Industry Benchmarks; Solaris 10 10/08 OS Optimized for Sun Fire Servers Powered by Intel Xeon Processor 7400 Series SANTA CLARA, CA September 15, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today extended its family of Intel Xeon-based servers with two new offerings designed for exceptional scalability, virtualization and consolidation, leveraging the industry's first and only four-socket (24-way) x64 (x86, 64-bit) 2U rackmount server among top-tier vendors, and a four-socket blade server with 50 percent more memory capacity and up to 71 percent more processing cores per rack than the competition. The Sun Fire X4450 server and Sun Blade X6450 server module, powered by Intel Xeon processor 7400 series with up to six processing cores, run a variety of operating systems, including Solaris 10 10/08, the latest update to the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), in addition to Linux, Windows and VMware. To take advantage of special offers and promotions for the Sun Fire X4450 server and Sun Blade X6450 server module, including Sun's Try and Buy program and Sun Startup Essentials program, visit: http://www.sun.com/tryandbuy and http://www.sun.com/startup
"Sun's Intel Xeon-based products are seeing strong customer adoption and stellar product reviews," said Lisa Sieker, vice president, Systems Marketing, Sun Microsystems. "Today we're adding new value for customers with Intel's next-generation six-core Xeon chips in our high-density, highly scalable, energy-efficient systems. We also continue to work with Intel to optimize Solaris for Xeon processors." Sun Fire X4450 and Sun Blade X6450 server customers will have the option of deploying Solaris 10 10/08, the latest update to the Solaris 10 OS. Through the collaboration between Sun and Intel, Solaris 10 10/08 features new capabilities including performance and energy efficiency enhancements, specifically optimized for Intel's new Xeon processor 7400 series. Solaris offers excellent performance and scalability on Xeon processors and is the ideal OS to deploy on hardware powered by the new Intel Xeon processor 7400 series. Solaris 10 10/08 users can also select Solaris ZFS as their root file system and take advantage of a number of key virtualization enhancements enabling them to better consolidate and maximize datacenter efficiency. Solaris 10 10/08 is scheduled to be available in mid-October. For more information on the Solaris 10 OS visit: http://www.sun.com/solaris/10 New Sun Servers Ideal for Virtualization and Consolidation The Sun Blade X6450 server module is an ideal fit for virtualization and server consolidation, HPC, database and enterprise applications, designed for deployment within a wide range of solutions. Supporting the six-core Intel Xeon 7400 series processor, the Sun Blade X6450 server module has 50 percent more memory capacity than competing blade servers, making it an excellent solution for memory-intensive applications. Additional key features include:
The Sun Fire X4450 server is the industry's first and only four-socket (24-way) x64 2U server among top-tier vendors and the most scalable x64 server for datacenter virtualization. Ideal for consolidating workloads, the Sun Fire X4450 server saves customers datacenter space, as well as energy and cooling costs. Other key features include:
Sun Platforms Deliver World-Record Results, Blue-Ribbon Product Reviews Increased processing capacities offered by the new generation of Intel Xeon processor 7400 series allow the Sun Fire X4450 server and the Sun Blade X6450 server module to reach new performance heights on divergent workloads ranging from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to Java technology-implemented encryption and encoding algorithms. Today, Sun is announcing the following record-breaking results:
For additional details on these and other record-setting benchmarks by Sun's Intel Xeon-based platforms, please visit: http://www.sun.com/intel/benchmarks In addition to breakthrough performance and swift customer adoption, Sun Fire servers powered by Intel Xeon processors have been getting rave product reviews from the press, including ZDNet, Computerworld and InformationWeek. Sun Services and Support Slashes Datacenter Operational Costs Customers can maximize performance of both the Sun Blade X6450 and Sun Fire X4450 servers with virtualization, datacenter efficiency, and support services from Sun. These services help ensure the servers are running efficiently and cost-effectively. Sun offers an array of services to reduce costs and maximize efficiency, including heterogeneous support, Eco and Virtualization services and training. For more information, please visit: http://www.sun.com/services Availability and Pricing The Sun Fire X4450 server and Sun Blade X6450 server module powered by Intel Xeon processor 7400 series is scheduled to begin shipping next month, with entry-level pricing starting at $8,545 and $9,455, respectively. For current trade-in offers, please visit: http://www.sun.com/tradeins/offerings/x64intel/. For more information on the Sun Fire X4450 servers and Sun Blade X6450 Server Modules, please visit: http://www.sun.com/intel 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.
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