As part of the Upgrade Advantage Program (UAP), Sun is offering its customers new upgrade options designed to protect investments in Sun FireTM server UltraSPARCR III processor-based midrange and high-end servers. The program also offers affordable migration paths to Sun Fire UltraSPARC IV technology.

As part of the promotion, customers can purchase a Sun Fire UltraSPARC midrange and high-end server now, and gain the option of upgrading the server to an UltraSPARC IVR processor at a later date. Eligible servers include those Sun FireTM 4800, 6800, 12K and 15K servers purchased between February 10, 2004, and June 30, 2004.

Trade-in allowances of up to 40 percent towards the purchase of replacement UltraSPARC s400 Uniboards and Sun Fire 4800 or 6800 hardware upgrade kits are available through the promotion. Upgrades must take place between July 1, 2004, and June 30, 2005. By upgrading to UltraSPARC IV technology, customers benefit from added investment protection without any slowdowns or downtime.

This recommended upgrade path lowers the cost of upgrading an UltraSPARC III server to an UltraSPARC IV processor. Under the agreement, the customer will receive the uniboards and required chassis hardware including power supplies and fans when upgrading. The UltraSPARC IV server system controllers, I/O, and expander boards are not upgraded nor included in the hardware upgrade kits.

If a customer chooses to upgrade their UltraSPARC III system after June 3, 2005, then under the Upgrade Advantage Program, the customer has the option of trading-in their Sun system at a later date and receiving trade-in credit toward a replacement Sun system. Trade-in values are based on the age of the system and the residual value at time of trade-in. Hardware upgrade kits are not required to support UltraSPARC s400 1.05GHz Uniboards in existing Sun Fire 12K or 15K servers.

For more information, see (password restricted area):

http://partner.sun.com/US/products-n-solutions/promos/21705.html

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