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22 Apr 2013
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IDC Analyst Optimistic About Effect of T5 and M5 Processors on Oracle's Market Share [30633]
New SPARC Servers Show Promise of Cutting in to IBM and HP's Server/Storage Sales
Oracle's new T5- and M5-processor-based servers have found favor with IDC analyst Jean Bozman, who writes that this technology refresh is based on 16-core SPARC microprocessors that run at 3.6GHz, she continues, with the result that they now run Unix server workloads much faster than before. Still, due to the binary compatibility that has historically been built into every generation of SPARC/Solaris servers, new T5 and M5 models will run older applications without change, she notes. Furthermore, the refreshed server line should enable Oracle to capture a larger share of the server market than it has sold to in Q2 FY13 and Q3 FY13
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22 Apr 2013
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Fujitsu M10 Servers Now Available Worldwide [30519]
Build on SPARC 64X Processor
Fujitsu and Oracle have announced the worldwide availability of Fujitsu M10 servers, based on the 16-core SPARC64 X processor. Fujitsu M10 servers deliver mainframe class reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) and scale dynamically from 1 to 64 processors in a modular architecture with core-level CPU Activation that allows customers to easily add resources in Building Blocks to meet changing workload requirements without downtime for existing applications. Featuring breakthrough technology, including Software on Chip and Liquid Loop Cooling, Fujitsu M10 servers provide highly flexible system configurations with physical partitioning and built-in, no-cost virtualization technologies via Oracle VM Server for SPARC and Oracle Solaris Zones.
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22 Apr 2013
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IBM Misses the Point on Superior Performance of Oracle's SPARC T5-based Servers [30425]
Claims Processor Speed No Longer Matters
IBMs Colin Parris, general manager for Power systems, contends that enterprise users are more interested in availability than processor speed. According to the Wall Street Journal, " ... IBM is trying to shift the terms of the debate ... to come up with some sort of story that might blunt the simple facts that Oracles new T5 servers have not only posted benchmark results several times faster than comparable IBM products, but are much less expensive as well." Oracle John Fowler, quoted in Forbes, put it even more dramatically: Against IBMs best published results ... Oracle delivered 5x, 7x, even 12x better cost performance.
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29 Mar 2013
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Oracle Releases SPARC Servers with the T5, Worlds Fastest Microprocessor [30339]
SPARC T5 Processor Holds 17 World Records
Oracle has just released the new SPARC T5 and M5 servers running Oracle Solaris. The SPARC T5, the worlds fastest microprocessor, has set 17 world records and is the worlds best platform for enterprise computing at any scale. Oracles SPARC M5-32 high end server is up to 10x faster than previous generations and offers superior hardware domaining and RAS capabilities. It delivers a 2.5x cost advantage over a comparable IBM system. The new servers enable near linear scalability from 1 to 32 sockets, with one common core, one operating system, and one common set of systems management and virtualization tools.
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20 Mar 2013
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Oracle Posts GAAP EPS of 52 Cents; Q3 Revenue of $9.0 B [30246]
Q3 Non-GAAP EPS up 5% to 65 Cents
Despite a 1% decline in fiscal 2013 Q3 total revenues, Oracle posted GAAP EPS of $.52 and non-GAAP EPS of $.65. New software licenses and cloud software subscription revenues were down 2% to $2.3 billion while software license updates and product support revenues were up 7% to $4.3 billion. Hardware systems product revenues were $671 million. GAAP operating income was up 1% to $3.3 billion, and GAAP operating margin was 37%. Non-GAAP operating income was down 1% to $4.2 billion, and non-GAAP operating margin was 47%. GAAP net income was unchanged at $2.5 billion, while non-GAAP net income was down 1% to $3.1 billion.
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