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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
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Platforms:
Sun, Rackable Systems Agree To
Offer Solaris On X86 Servers
Sun Microsystems Inc and Rackable Systems, a leading manufacturer of
rack-mount servers for large-scale data center deployments, announced they
signed an agreement whereby Rackable Systems will distribute the Solaris
Operating System for x86 platforms on its industry-first, thermally efficient
servers, which can provide twice the density of standard rack-mount solutions
with only half the form factor depth. Rackable Systems customers can benefit
from the Solaris OS on a variety of platforms, including AMD Opteron and Intel
Xeon processor-based systems. This agreement further extends the reach of the
cost- effective, enterprise-ready and rock solid Solaris OS and helps Sun and
Rackable Systems to expand their offerings of integrated solutions.
"Partnering with Rackable Systems is part of Sun's core strategy to
aggressively work with OEMs and ISVs to increase market penetration, solutions
availability and application support for the Solaris OS. Integration partners
like Rackable Systems are building new business opportunities with Solaris by
leveraging Sun's investment in its x86 offerings," said Ann Wettersten, vice
president of software systems marketing ast Sun Microsystems. "We are seeing a
surge of interest from system builders and integration partners worldwide to
distribute the Solaris OS on their platforms. Additionally, with the upcoming
launch of Solaris 10 OS, Rackable Systems" customers can look forward to
innovative features such as N1 Grid containers and dynamic tracing
capabilities. Customers can also have the confidence of an operating system
that is fully indemnified by Sun."
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"In addition to offering Solaris for x86 systems as an enterprise-class OS
choice to our customers, we will now be able to go one step further and offer
hardware configuration certification," said Tom Barton, president and CEO of
Rackable Systems. "Customers will now benefit from fully-integrated Sun
software and management tools, as well as the solid Solaris product life cycle
that guarantees release-to-release binary compatibility."
With the announcement, Sun is further demonstrating its commitment to
extend
the enterprise-class Solaris OS to a wide choice of Sun and third-party x86
systems. The companies' agreement will help Sun to extend the reach of the
Solaris OS into key vertical markets in which Rackable Systems has a strong
base of customers, including Internet and Web serving, EDA/chip design, life
sciences, government labs, oil and gas exploration, and entertainment.
Sun also recently expanded its Solaris Ready program to the x86 platform,
helping to enable Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) to certify their
products for the Solaris OS. Additionally, the Solaris OS x86 Hardware
Compatibility List (HCL) has doubled in size in the last six months and
currently includes more than 200 third-party systems. The Solaris OS HCL is
aimed at system builders and IHVs looking to leverage the growing market for
Solaris x86. Customers can access a detailed Solaris x86 hardware
compatibility list at www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl and
take
advantage of a
full
range of certified drivers and system configurations, and a growing catalog of
third-party and open-source applications.
About The Solaris Operating System
The No. 1 enterprise-class UNIX, the Solaris Operating System for SPARC,
x86
and AMD Opteron systems redefines the operating system as a services platform
by combining traditional OS functionality with application services and
identity management. The Solaris 9 OS can deliver the security, manageability
and performance that IT professionals need to help increase service levels and
decrease costs and risk. The Solaris OS also serves as the foundation for the
new Sun Java Enterprise System, an integrated, open, standards-based software
system delivered using a new predictable approach for development, testing and
servicing. It can offer a simple business model that provides a single
subscription and price for the software system, maintenance, support,
consulting and education services. For more information, visit:
www.sun.com/solaris.
About Sun Microsystems Inc
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc to its position as a leading
provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the
Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide
Web at sun.com/.
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