August.15.2006 - Last month, Sun introduced three groundbreaking Sun Fire x64 enterprise servers that use innovative technology to help customers better align their IT infrastructure with their business strategy. Today, we're announcing new servers and a workstation that leverage the latest UltraSPARC IV+ and Next-Generation Opteron processors to deliver better performance, efficiency, and investment protection. Together, these products further establish Sun's position as a leading systems provider for customers seeking to increase capacity and lower costs in the data center. New UltraSPARC IV+ Systems
Today we're introducing a system-wide enhancement across the entire midrange and high-end server line, from the Sun Fire V490 to the Sun Fire E25K server. We've added 1.8 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ processors, doubled the memory capacity, and increased the I/O performance by as much as 40 percent to continue delivering world record performance and industry leading investment protection. In addition, customers can take advantage of these tremendous improvements with a simple board exchange--virtually no costly box swap or downtime is necessary. These servers are designed for:
The new 1.8 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ processor continues to offer world record performance with 2 cores/thread, improved level 2 cache and new level 3 cache for faster data retrieval, and full binary and system compatibility. Recent benchmarks indicate that Sun Fire servers outperform comparable models from IBM:
Today's announcement demonstrates Sun's ongoing commitment to UltraSPARC technology and assures customers that they can continue to leverage their existing UltraSPARC infrastructure through the end of the decade. New x64 Enterprise Systems
We're also adding two new servers and a workstation to our x64 systems portfolio. All products include the Next-Generation AMD Opteron processor and run Solaris OS, Linux, and Windows.
The space and price/performance efficiencies customers gain from these products make them ideal for:
Sun plans to adopt the Next-Generation AMD Opteron processor across its entire x64 product line. Enhanced Sun Fire X4100, X4200, X4600 servers and Sun Blade 8000 Modular Systems are expected to be available later this year. In addition, we are now offering a new Sun Refresh Service to help customers gain an ongoing competitive advantage by keeping their compute infrastructure up-to-date with the newest, fastest, and most efficient technology--enabling them to save up to 40 percent in infrastructure, software, and operating costs. Click on the Web event to get more information about all the new products we launched today and on July 11, 2006, including product overview audiocasts and videos, 3-D animated tools, customer testimonials, and special promotions. Better Systems by Design
Customers tell us they need more computing power to keep up with the demand for Internet services, but the associated cost, space, and power requirements are difficult to manage. Sun Fire systems and Sun Ultra workstations are designed to help increase data center utilization and be more eco-responsible through better: Performance: Sun systems power a range of data center applications from high performance computing to Web infrastructure. Value: Starting at under $1,000 USD, Sun systems offer exceptional price/performance and investment protection. Resource Efficiency: Sun systems are designed to be energy and space efficient to help customers save on power, cooling, and real estate costs and reduce the negative impact on the environment. Manageability: Sun engineers design the systems to be simple to manage, saving you from making any changes to your current management practices. Ewaste Management: Sun products deliver real customer and environmental value through carbon-neutral design and aggressive remanufacturing and recycling programs. More than 80 percent of our products are remanufactured (the European WEEE Directive sets the target at 65 percent of IT equipment must be recycled,) all metal and plastics are recovered, and less than 5 percent of our technology enters the waste stream. In addition, Sun systems are fully RoHS compliant. The chart below provides technical and competitive details on the products we announced today. See Sun's last Web event for a similar chart on the x64 enterprise systems we launched on July 11, 2006.
Why Sun?
Sun is the number one UNIX platform server vendor in the world, in both revenue and unit shipments. Our UltraSPARC severs are the most scalable in the world, proven by over 70 real world benchmarks. Sun also offers the broadest x64 product portfolio in the industry. Almost all of our x64 systems run Solaris OS, Linux, and Windows. With Solaris 10 OS, we allow source code compatibility between UltraSPARC and x64 processors, enabling applications to run across platforms with a simple recompile. Regardless of what system or operating system customers choose, Sun provides them with one support contact that can help solve any issue they face after their purchase. Click on the sun.com Web event to get more information about all the new products we launched today and on July 11, 2006, including product overview audiocasts and videos, 3-D animated tools, customer testimonials, and special promotions.
1. Sun Fire E25K US-IV+ @1.8GHz (72-way, 72 chips, 144 cores), 1,644 SPECint_rate2000; Sun Fire E25K US-IV+ @1.5GHz (72-way, 72 chips, 144 cores), 1,456 SPECint_rate2000; IBM eServer p5 595 POWER5+ 2.3GHz (64-way, 64 cores, 32 chips, SMT on), 1,513 SPECint_rate2000; Sun Fire E25K US-IV @1.2GHz (72-way, 72 chips, 144 cores), 852 SPECint_rate2000. SPEC, SPECint reg of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results from www.spec.org as of <<__/__/06>>. US-IV+ @1.8 GHz submitted for review. < 2. NotesBenchR6i Notes Sun Fire V890 (8x1800 MHz UltraSPARC IV+, 64GB), 4 partitions, Solaris 10, Lotus Domino 7, 40,000 users, $7.19 per user, 33,862 NotesMark tpm, 324 ms avg response time; IBM p5 550Q POWER5 (8x1500 MHz POWER5+), 4 partitions, AIX 5L V5.3, Lotus[R] Domino 7, 24,000 users, $5.97 per user, 20108 NotesMark tpm, 932 ms avg response time; IBM eServer iSeries 570-0926, (16@1.65 GHz POWER5), 10 partitions, OS/400 V5R3, Lotus[R] Domino 6.5, 28500 users, N/A $/user, 24145 NotesMark tpm, 269 ms avg response time. More info www.notesbench.org |
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