Q2 FY09 Customer Momentum, New Customers Speak Out

Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo's Human Genome Center (HGC), part of The Institute of Medical Science, which conducts critical genetic diagnostic research for intractable diseases such as cancer, and personalized medicine, decided to replace its existing IT systems with a high-performance computing cluster to boost its research capabilities. Sun, along with a partner, will provide HGC with a solution consisting of Sun Blade server modules, Sun storage technologies, the Lustre file system, and Sun HPC Software, Linux Edition. The new system, scheduled to be deployed by Sun Professional Services in 2009, will provide 75 teraflops of compute power to support the sequence analysis programs and other research tools at HGC. Sun Support Services will play a key role in ensuring the successful completion of the implementation and maintaining the new high-performance computing system.

iWeb

iWeb, an internet hosting infrastructure company, looked to Sun Microsystems' Open Storage technologies to help fulfill its needs for large volume storage. iWeb was drawn to Sun's Open Storage solutions because of the free access to software, which translates into lower costs and better flexibility. Chosen for their performance, reliability, ease of use and modularity the new Sun solution includes the Sun Storage 7410 System and Sun Storage J4400 array. The new systems will replace existing Network Appliance data servers and be used to support iWeb's email system in shared hosting, which will afford iWeb shared hosting customers more capacity and improved continuity of service.

Monash University

Monash University, an international research and education institution based in Victoria, Australia, needed a cost effective, network-unified storage solution that combines open-source software with industry-standard hardware, meeting the growing demand of the University's research and academic community for a high performing, scalable, open standard and interfaced solution. To address these needs, Monash University chose to extend their current storage offerings beyond traditional fibre-channel based enterprise storage to include a Sun Open Storage solution based on the Sun Storage 7410 Unified Storage System and Sun Storage J4400 arrays. As part of the deal, the University also chose to upgrade to a three-year 24x7 Gold Sun Support Services contract. The Sun solution was chosen over competitive offerings based on the University's confidence in Sun's approach to Open Storage and OpenSolaris, roadmap for Solaris ZFS and simplified management features with easy to use graphical tools and analytic features that provide real-time visibility to analyse and optimise storage. The Hybrid Storage Pool architecture combines industry-standard DRAM, SSDs, and HDDs in the same system where the University expects to improve performance and reduce total cost of ownership with its new Sun solution.

Movistar

Movistar, the leading mobile telephone services provider in Argentina, needed to streamline IT operations and reduce costs in its datacenter. Based on previous experience with and confidence in Sun technology, Movistar turned to Sun for a solution based on the Solaris 10 Operating System as well as Sun SPARC Enterprise, Sun Fire and StorageTek technologies. With this new solution in place, Movistar expects to reduce operating expenses and will meet its goal of reducing its datacenter footprint and power consumption.

Rabobank

Rabobank Group, based in Utrecht, Netherlands, wanted to reduce cost and complexity in its multivendor infrastructure. To create a single point of contact and increase oversight of its infrastructure, the bank turned to Sun for a three-year Multivendor Support contract to oversee its existing Sun, HP and IBM systems beginning in January 2009. As a result of the simplified administration, Rabobank expects to reduce costs by at least 10%, streamline management, and improve oversight of its IT environment.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (www.samsung.com)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of approximately US$105 billion. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs.

Samsung believed it could deliver new features and technologies faster to the marketplace by streamlining the development of Java-powered devices. In October 2008 SAMSUNG signed a comprehensive engineering services agreement with Sun Microsystems to embed its Sun Java Wireless Client in its Java-based wireless devices destined for North America's code division multiple access (CDMA) market. The result will be a solution customized for each device model incorporating the most recent developments in Sun Java Platform ME technology.

In middle 2009, the devices will start shipping to SAMSUNG for delivery to a major global wireless carrier. The new products will have several advantages for both SAMSUNG and its customers, including faster time to market and smoother deployment on a consistent platform.

Uralkali

Among Russia's largest chemical companies, Uralkali is one of the world's leading producers of mineral fertilizers, exporting more than 90 percent of its yield across the globe. With a high level of business processes automation and a highly developed ERP system covering all fields of the company's activity, Uralkali wanted to minimize their risks and turned to Sun for Support Services that will enable them to run critical applications uninterrupted and ensure minimal technology downtime.

Wotif.com

Wotif.com, the leading hotel reservation Web site in Australia and New Zealand, needed a predictable cost model to allow for the future growth of its IT infrastructure including its Web operations. It also wanted to ensure that it had the right level of IT support for its growth plans. To address these needs, Wotif.com turned to Sun for a three-year, unlimited-use subscription for MySQL Enterprise and Sun Java Application Platform Suite. Using a per employee pricing model for both offerings will allow Wotif.com to continue growing without additional costs associated with usage. Additionally, Wotif.com expects the new support and functionality will reduce support costs and improve its efficiency.