The new Netra X4200 M2 server is NEBS Level 3 Certified and powered by AMD Opteron processor. This server is based on the Sun Fire X4200 M2 server announced in October 2006 and supports the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), Red Hat and SUSE Linux, and Windows.
Trying to convince an organization to change its behavior and philosophy is like moving a boulder with a toothpick. To overcome the problems and find a new way to start a new line of products, John Fowler turned to humor to get everyone on board with a new product line at Sun. That same humor is still evident today as Fowler waxes poetic about a new product to be announced by Sun in a few months.
David Yen will lead a new group at Sun that will work on cryptography, network and high-performance computing. This Microelectronics group will serve OEMs and existing Systems businesses. The group will work on high-speed networking silicon designs and the next generation of open-sourced chip multi-threading processors.
Sun recently celebrated its 25th birthday and a look back by Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy, Vinod Khosla and Scott McNealy about the early days at Sun, although from a year ago, still provides a valuable and enjoyable interview. Moderated by John Gage, the discussion took place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, as part of the Odysseys in Technology speaker series. See the interview online for full details and more stories.
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