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Canonical Ltd. Commits to Support Sun Fire Servers with UltraSPARC T1 "CoolThreads" Technology with Leading Ubuntu GNU/Linux Distribution	Press Release Sun Microsystems May 30, 2006
Analyst Firm Shows Sun Gaining Market Share in Worldwide Server Market	Press Release Sun Microsystems May 24, 2006
Sun stuns server market in Q1 with sales spike IBM and HP hold, while Dell drops	The Register May 24, 2006
Sun posts big gain in sales of servers	San Jose Mercury News May 24, 2006
Sun Microsystems Received 2006 Environment Prize for the UltraSPARC T1 Processor	Press Release Sun Microsystems Apr 13, 2006
Sun Microsystems Completes Design Tape-Out for Next-Generation, Breakthrough UltraSPARC T2 CoolThreads Processor	Press Release Sun Microsystems Apr 12, 2006
Sun sells second low-end 'Niagara' server	CNET April 12, 2006
Sun Releases Latest T1 Server	eWeek April 12, 2006
Sun tapes out 64-thread T2 processor	TG Daily April 12, 2006
Sun Microsystems Announces Plans to Bring Breakthrough Efficiency of UltraSPARC T1 Processor to Upcoming Netra AdvancedTCA Blades and Carrier-Grade Rack Server Line	Press Release Sun Microsystems Feb. 14, 2006
Sun Microsystems Introduces Breakthrough UltraSPARC T1 Processor with CoolThreads Technology, Setting a New Industry Standard for Performance, Innovation	Press Release Sun Microsystems Nov. 14, 2005
Sun Microsystems Spotlights Growing Momentum with World-Record Setting Performance for New Sun Fire Server Line Running UltraSPARC IV+ Processors	Press Release Sun Microsystems Feb. 8, 2006
Sun releases Sparc specs in Linux love bid	ZDNet By Stephen Shankland Feb 15, 2006
Sun Releases T1 Specs to Open-Source Community	eWeek By Jeffrey Burt Feb 14, 2006
Sun Releases Sparc Specs to Jumpstart Porting of Linux to Sparc: UltraSPARC Architecture 2005 and HyperVisor API Specifications Published	LinuxWorld By LinuxWorld News Desk Feb 14, 2006
Sun Again Trumps IBM: New High–End Sun Fire Servers, World–Record Benchmarks Extend Leadership	Press Release Sun Microsystems Oct 17, 2005
Best Servers of 2004	MDR Online (Subscriber Only) Jan 18, 2005
Sun Sets the Performance Bar In the Oracle High Volume Order Processing Benchmark	Press Release Sun Microsystems Dec 7, 2004
Sun Microsystems Wins Highest Waters Editorial Award	Press Release Sun Microsystems Dec 2, 2004
Sun Sets New Standard in Performance for Technical Compute Servers on SPEC OMPM2001 Benchmark	Press Release Sun Microsystems Nov 8, 2004
Sun Drives Multithreaded Processor Innovation with New UltraSPARC IV+	Press Release Sun Microsystems Oct 5, 2004
Sun's Niagara Pours on the Cores	Kevin Krewell MDR Online Sept 13, 2004
Sun adds UltraSPARC IV to 4-way, 8-way servers	Robert McMillan IDG News Service Sept 13, 2004
Sun Fire Gets an UltraSPARC Refresh	Michael Singer Internetnews.com Sept 10, 2004
Sun looks to chip performance to bring brighter days	John G. Spooner CNET Sept 10, 2004
SUN EXTENDS LEADERSHIP IN HIGH PERFORMANCE AND TECHNICAL COMPUTING MARKET ACCORDING TO LATEST ANALYST REPORT	Press Release Sun Microsystems Sept 7, 2004
SUN OFFERS SPECIAL PROMOTIONS ON ITS RECORD PERFORMING SYSTEMS WITH AMD OPTERON PROCESSORS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS AND CUSTOMERS	Press Release Sun Microsystems Sept 1, 2004
SUN OUTPERFORMS WORLDWIDE SERVER GROWTH IN QUARTERLY REPORT	Press Release Sun Microsystems Aug 25, 2004
FUJITSU AND SUN EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO GROW SOLARIS MARKET & UNLEASH NEW GENERATION OF INNOVATIONS IN THE DATA CENTER	Press Release Sun Microsystems June 1, 2004
SUN ACHIEVES RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE WITH NEW ULTRASPARC(R) IV AND AMD OPTERON(TM)-BASED SYSTEMS	Press Release Sun Microsystems June 1, 2004
CARRIER-GRADE SUN SERVERS POWERED BY ULTRASPARC(R) AND SOLARIS(TM) ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES	Press Release Sun Microsystems June 1, 2004
Mid-Range Throughput Computing Systems From Sun Propel Customer Productivity	Press Release Sun Microsystems April 27, 2004
Throughput networking	Feature Story Sun Microsystems April 13, 2004
Sun Microsystems Aids Customer Adoption of UltraSPARC(R) IV Technology Through Financing Promotions That Help Enable Cost-Effective Migration	Press Release Sun Microsystems March 24, 2004
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS PLANS TO SAMPLE INNOVATIVE 65NM SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2005	Press Release Texas Instuments March 22, 2004
SUN CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATE BENEFITS IN SEAMLESS UPGRADE TO NEW THROUGHPUT COMPUTING SYSTEMS	Press Release Sun Microsystems March 17, 2004
Sun Expands Data Center Product Set with Multi-Technology Offering	Analyst Report The Clipper Group March 4, 2004
Sun tries UltraSPARC IV temptation	Ashlee Vance The Register March 01, 2004
Sun's Throughput Computing Strategy to Create a Quantum Change in Server Performance	Vernon Turner and Christopher G. Willard IDC February 25, 2004
End of Moore's Law? Wrong Question	David Yen CNET News.com February 18, 2004
Sun Caches in With Processor Plans	Stephen Shankland CNET February 12, 2004
Sun Adds Rock to its UltraSPARC Road Map	James Niccolai ComputerWorld February 12, 2004
Sun caches in with processor plans	Stephen Shankland CNET News.com February 11, 2004
Sun Revamps its Enterprise	Peter Galli eWeek February 10, 2004
Sun Unveils UltraSPARC4, Opteron Servers At Its Quarterly Launch	Joseph Kovar CRN February 10, 2004
Sun bets future on US IV and Opteron boxes	Ashlee Vance The Register February 10, 2004
Sun Unveils Industry's First Throughput Computing Systems and Complete Refresh of Industry's Leading UNIX Systems Lineup	Press Release Sun Microsystems February 10, 2004
Executing on Our Throughput Computing Strategy	Dr. Marc Tremblay Sun Microsystems Inner Circle January 15, 2004
Throughput Computing Emerges as a Key Data Center Strategy	Feature Story Sun Microsystems January 6, 2004
Sun Follows Through on Throughput Computing	David Yen Sun Microsystems Executive Boardroom December 15, 2003
UltraSPARC IV Mirrors Predecessor	Kevin Krewell Microprocessor Report November 10, 2003
Beat the clock: Sun is delivering on its Throughput Computing strategy with a new breed of UltraSPARC processors.	Feature Story Sun Microsystems November 12, 2003
Multi-Core Microprocessor Forum Roundup	Brian Neal Ace's Hardware October 21, 2003
Sun, TI lay 90-nm processor plans	Anthony Cataldo EE Times October 20, 2003
Sun CTO sees systems, networks on chips	Robert McMillan Computerworld October 15, 2003
Sun to Set on Microprocessor	Jessica Davis Electronic News October 14, 2003
Sun's UltraSparc IV approacheth	Ashlee Vance The Register October 13, 2003
TI Says 90-nm Process Optimizes Strained Silicon for Planar Transistors and hits target of 50% performance gain	Top of Monday's News The Semiconductor Reporter SUBSCRIPTION ONLY ACCESS October 13, 2003
Sun Reveals UltraSPARC IV	Michael Singer Internet.com October 13, 2003
Microprocessors Are Dead	Stephen Shankland CNET news.com October 14, 2003
TI Tweaks 90nm Process for Sun, Yields 37nm Gate Length	Peter Clarke Silicon Strategies October 13, 2003
Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments Celebrate 15-Year Anniversary	Press Release Sun Microsystems October 13, 2003
Sun Delivers on its Throughput Computing Strategy with Introduction of UltraSPARC IV	Press Release Sun Microsystems October 13, 2003
Charting Sun's new chip strategy	Steven Shankland CNET News.com October 9, 2003
Sun Pushes Design Reuse to the Limit	Ron Wilson EE Times August 18, 2003
Sun to Blast off Gemini in 2004	Ashlee Vance The Register August 18, 2003
Sun Readies New Gemini Blade Server	Robert McMillan InfoWorld/IDG August 18, 2003
Faster Doesn't Always Mean Better: How a breakthrough in chip design will spark an innovation in computing	Andy Tucker Sun Microsystems Inner Circle August, 2003
Sun: Better Computing Through Threads	Gordon Haff Illuminata July 9, 2003
Innovation, Lego-Style	Peter Burrows Business Week June 23, 2003
Bottom-Line Chip Design	David Yen Sun Microsystems Executive Boardroom May, 2003
The Lowdown on Throughput	David Yen Sun's Executive Boardroom May, 2003
Thread Designs Divide Chip Makers; Should They Be Skinny or Fat?	Dean Takahashi San Jose Mercury News April 27, 2003
Sun Weaves Multithreaded Future	Kevin Krewell MPRonline.com April 14, 2003
Network Computing 03-Q2 Interview	John Gage, Sun's Chief Researcher Andy Ingram (V.P Marketing, PNP) Sun Microsystems April 8, 2003
Architecting the Future: Dr. Marc Tremblay	Brian Neal Ace's Hardware March 24, 2003
Throughput computing - How multithreaded UltraSPARC® processors will help reduce the cost and complexity of network computing.	Feature Story Sun Microsystems March 11, 2003
Sun Processor Strategy 'SPARCs' More Power	John Taschek eWeek March 10, 2003
Sun Microsystems Names Six to Receive Highest Engineering Honor	Press Release Sun Microsystems March 6, 2003
Sun Balances Acquisition, Innovation	Stephen Shankland New York Times February 26, 2003
Sun Microsystems Says Multitasking Chips Counter Intel Threat	Dan Goodin Bloomberg February 26, 2003
Sun to cut costs via innovation	Dean Takahashi SJ Mercury News February 25, 2003
Sun Innovations to Shape the Future of Network Computing	Press Release Sun Microsystems February 25, 2003
NEW SUN FIRE V1280 SYSTEM DEMONSTRATES NEAR LINEAR SCALABILITY OVER COMPARABLE INTEL-BASED SYSTEMS	Press Release Sun Microsystems February 25, 2003
Sun: Technology Should Keep Faith Alive	By Stephen Shankland CNET News.com February 24, 2003
Intel Winds Up 64-Bit Machine	Scott Tyler Shafer, Ashlee Vance Info World.com February 24, 2003
Sun Employs Startup's Technology in Server Blade Processors	Rick Merritt EE Times February 11, 2003
NEW SUN FIRE V1280 SYSTEM SETS BENCHMARK WORLD RECORD	Press Release Sun Microsystems February 10, 2003
SUN FIRE 15K SYSTEM SETS NEW WORLD RECORD PERFORMANCE ON SAP STANDARD APPLICATION SD BENCHMARK	Press Release Sun Microsystems February 10, 2003
Computers Without Clocks	Ivan E. Sutherland and Jo Ebergen Scientific American August 2002
Throughput Computing Press Kit

Feature Stories

Success Through Synergy - Sun and Texas Instruments: Celebrating 15 Years of Mutual Success View HTML
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October 14, 2003

Innovation and Value.
UltraSPARC� processors rise above commodity products.

Sun Powers Up Performance of Midrange, High-End Systems; Drives Down Data Centre Costs
An article from ITWEB.COM

Throughput computing.
How multithreaded UltraSPARC® processors will help reduce the cost and complexity of network computing.

The Case Against Itanium
Reality Check article by By Shahin Khan, Chief Competitive Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

No Divorce of Hardware and Software Is Planned at Sun
A New York Times article by By JOHN MARKOFF about how Sun Microsystems must win one of Silicon Valley's fiercest technology wars in order to survive.

Fast break.
New 1.015 GHz UltraSPARC III Cu processor debuts across entire Sun Blade 2000 workstation product line.

More for your money.
New server and workstation deliver high performance at entry-level prices.

Flexible Provisioning.
Uniboard technology and mixed-speed CPU support help Sun rewrite the rules of the data center.

Inside Story
The UltraSPARC® III Cu microprocessor is the key to making Sun systems reliable, calable, and really fast.

Reality Check
Why UltraSPARC III is a Safer Bet than IBM's POWER4.

The OS Redefined
The Solaris 9 Operating Environment empowers the networked world with an integrated application server and the foundation for identity management, and UltraSPARC® processors provide the ideal high performance scalable processor to run it on.

Sun Gets Real at the Ranch
Sun Microsystems' new Design Compute Ranch accelerates microprocessor chip design to warp speed.

Crank It Up
Sun Blade 2000 workstation unleashes industry-leading processor performance and 3-D visualization capabilities on the desktop.

Perfect Fit
The new Sun Fire 12K server neatly contains costs and still allows for future growth.

Reality Check
Does MHz Matter?

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