Sun streicht Intel aus dem Sortiment

Nach einem Bericht der Seite Hartware.net will Sun Microsystems in Zukunft vollständig auf Intel Prozessoren verzichten, welche zuletzt in den V60x und V65x Produktlinien verbaut wurden. In Zukunft wird Sun demnach nur noch Workstations und Server auf Basis der hauseigenen SPARC sowie AMDs Opteron Prozessoren anbieten. Grund für die Entscheidung seien geringe Absätze bei den Low End Xeon Servern gewesen.

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Reflects Customer Plans to Increase 32/64-bit Spending In 2005 for Sun Systems with AMD Opteron Processors

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - February 10, 2005 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced availability of its Sun SOLAR Edge Elite program, a new program that helps drive sales of AMD Opteron processor-based systems into Sun's largest customers, delivered by Sun's expert Solaris Operating System (OS) partners.

"Customers have made it clear that they are investing in AMD Opteron processor-based systems to enable critical business processes," said Greg Stroud ...

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Independent Study Commissioned by Sun Microsystems Reveals IT Budget Plans for Year Ahead

SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 15, 2004 - According to new survey results released today, 81 percent of U.S. enterprises intend to invest next year in servers based on the new 32/64-bit hybrid processors for industry standard computing such as the AMD Opteron™ and Intel Xeon EM64T processors. Respondents ranked server performance as the top criteria for the shift from traditional x86 to the hybrid servers. Corporations also said that network security and business growth will be key priorities in 2005, with 82 percent citing security and 79 percent citing business growth as top drivers of their technology spending. ...

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