Sun Blade
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Sun's super supercomputer to launch
News Sun looks to challenge IBM in rankings of world's top supercomputers with Constellation, which will get its coming-out party next week.
Tags: Supercomputing
Sun releases first computers based on new chip
News Sun Microsystems today will introduce Sun Fire and Sun Blade, the first computers based on its new UltraSparc III chip, but customers will have to wait several more months before most systems go on sale.
Sun ups high-end workstation line
News As it continues to fight the PC powers on its home turf, the company unveils a new high-end workstation with improved graphics.
Sun launches Shanghai-based servers
News The company has launched an updated line of Sun Fire x64 servers and Sun Blade systems powered by AMD's first 45-nanometer Opteron processor.
Tags: Servers, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Shanghai, Sun Blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire X4440, Sun Fire X6400 M2, Sun Fire X4240, Sun Fire X2200 M2
Sun Microsystems debuts new x64 servers
News Company lifts curtain on new line of x64 servers and workstations, aiming to integrate networking technologies, advanced thermal management and open software.
Tags: Servers, Storage, Intel Xeon, Sun Blade, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Sun Fire, workstation, data center
Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500
News Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.
Tags: Supercomputing, Teraflop, Cray Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sandia National Laboratories, Computer, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Sun debuts blade, hardware subscription plan
News Refresh service gives server customers at least three upgrades to the latest hardware in 42 months.
Tags: Servers
Sun pushes Unix workstation price below $1,000
News The wildfire for super-cheap PCs has been reduced to smoldering embers, but Sun Microsystems has released a Unix workstation that indicates the server giant is still feeling the heat.
Sun expands blade line, includes Intel
News update Aiming for versatility, the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System features three new blade servers plus a smaller blade-server chassis.
Tags: Processors, Servers
Sun finds glitch in new UltraSparc III chip
News The server giant has found a problem with computers using its new UltraSparc III processor and says it's working on a software fix.
Sun finds glitch in new UltraSparc III chip
News Sun Microsystems has found a problem with computers using its new UltraSparc III processor, the company acknowledged Wednesday.
Sun defends big blade server: 'Size matters'
News The Sun Blade 8000 may be nearly a yard tall, but execs believe other server makers will follow suit.
Tags: Blade servers
Mahathir memorabilia in online auction
News The public has a chance to bid on computer equipment "specially selected from the private collection of Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia."
Sun releases low-cost Unix workstation
News The company debuts a new, budget-minded Unix workstation. But as its influence grows in the Unix market, the market itself is dwindling.
Sun begins high-end phase of x86 servers
News Company launching high-end server, its second attempt at blades and the resurrected "Thumper" packed with 48 disk drives.
Tags: Processors, Servers
