InfoWorld,
Mar 30, 2007
Essentially, the Ultra 40 M2 is the most powerful x86_64 workstation you can buy today. The graphics performance is phenomenal, with quick testing of GLXGears showing around 15k frames per second at 1280x1024.
Desktop Engineering,
Jun 01, 2006
This workstation is versatile enough for heavy-duty MCAD/MCAE, simulation, and rendering jobs or it can be a server and Web development system.
InfoWorld,
Mar 12, 2006
After spending a few days with the Ultra 40, I can tell you that it's simply the fastest workstation system I've even laid a hand on.
eWEEK,
Mar 13, 2006
Sun Microsystems' Ultra 40 workstation offers a solid triad of performance, graphics capability and memory capacity, making the Opteron-based workstation ideal for performance-intensive applications, grid computing and software development.
TechWorld,
Jan 30, 2006
Sun Microsystems has announced a new family of Ultra workstations - the Ultra 20, Ultra 40 and Ultra 45 - two of which come bundled with the company's grid software.
eWEEK,
Jan 30, 2006
Sun Microsystems on Jan. 30 is unveiling three new workstations, including two running on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor and all with the Solaris 10 operating system preinstalled.
IT Jungle,
Jan 30, 2006
While the servers made by Sun Microsystems have accounted for most of the noise that the Unix system supplier has made in the past decade, Sun got its start as a Unix workstation maker and it still believes that the workstation market is a key part of its product portfolio.
internetnews.com,
Jan 30, 2006
Ramping up its bread-and-butter workstation line, Sun Microsystems today announced new systems based on AMD's 64-bit Opteron processor.
Daily Tech,
Jan 30, 2006
Today Sun Microsystems announced a new line of workstations that will come pre-installed with Solaris 10 -- the Sun Ultra Workstations.
TG Daily,
Jan 30, 2006
Sun today launched three new workstation models: There are two AMD Opteron models, which, the company hopes, will increase its target market. The third new workstation is based on the Sparc processor and isn't expected to reach many new customers: Instead, Sun believes the Ultra 45 will keep its existing 64-bit crowd happy.
vnunet.com,
Jan 31, 2006
Sun Microsystems yesterday took the wraps off its latest portfolio of Sun Ultra Workstations, including what it claims is the fastest x64 workstation in the industry.
The Register,
Feb 03, 2006
Sun Microsystems has jazzed up its workstation line with a pair of new systems - one for the Opteron set and another for the UltraSPARC hangers-on.
Connectit,
Feb 06, 2006
Sun Microsystems has become the first vendor to bundle Grid Computing (Grid Engine 6 software) in both its AMD and Sparc based workstations.
Sun Microsystems,
Jan 01, 2007
The Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation provides a powerful, innovative, and balanced workstation design that takes advantage of Next-Generation AMD Opteron processors.
Sun Microsystems,
Sep 01, 2005
Get detailed procedures for configuring Sun x64 workstations with AMD Opteron processors to boot more than one operating system from the same physical hard drive.
ClearSpeed,
Sep 26, 2007
The new cluster at the Warwick Digital Lab comprises 24 Sun Microsystems U40M2 workstations, each with two dual core AMD Opteron 2218 (2.6GHz) series processors, giving a theoretical 20.8 CPU-based GFLOPS per workstation. The Sun Fire Ultra 40 M2 workstation is an ideal choice for this project because it allows significant expansion options.
Sun Microsystems,
Nov 14, 2006
From HPC advantage services to Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation, Sun's
stotal systems approach for HPC gives customers increased flexibility
and performance.
Sun Microsystems,
Apr 11, 2006
Sun Fire x64 Servers and Sun Ultra x64 Workstations, Boosted by Solaris 10 and Sun Studio 11, Deliver 16 New World Records.
Sun Microsystems,
Feb 28, 2006
Sun Microsystems announced today that it will deliver more than 27,000 AMD Opteron processor-based Sun Ultra 20 Workstations and five years of Sun services as part of a $400 million contract to help bridge the digital divide in Mexican education.
Sun Microsystems,
Jul 03, 2007
Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation running Windows XP 64bit with AMD 2000
series is now certified with Dessault Systemes PLM Solutions: