Server hardware on steroids.

The latest additions to Sun’s range of64-bit and x86 servers has been announced. The Sun Fire and Sun Blade will be powered by AMD Opteron quad-core processors. And you get a choice of OS: Solaris 10, OpenSolaris, Linux AND Windows. Ok, nothing new on the MS announcement but it’s good to see Sun catering for all. Maybe some other companies should take a leaf out of Sun’s book.

The new x64 systems with quad-core AMD Opteron processors should offer increased performance, scalability and energy efficiency. All this adds up to - more value…theoretically. I haven’t seen the prices yet. That said, there are indications that consumers are already more than happy with Sun’s offerings with statistics showing that Opteron-based Sun Fire servers has been deployed by more than 12,000 customers at over 31,000 locations.

The quad-care Opteron Sun Fire X2200 M2, Sun Fire X4100 M2, Sun Fire X4140, Sun Fire X4200 M2, Sun Fire X4240 and Sun Fire X4440 servers are available now.

The quad-core Opteron Sun Fire X4600 M2 and Sun Blade X8440 servers are expected by the end of the quarter.

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