Chip multi-threaded (CMT) Sun SPARC Enterprise systems now offer 1.6 GHz processors. When used with the recently released Logical Domains 1.2, users can expect to experience additional virtualization and compute performance, simplified management, a reduction in I/O bottlenecks and accelerated application response time, Sun reports. The company also announced the Sun Open Network Systems Enterprise 2.0 Solution for Oracle that claims enterprise infrastructure deployment at up to 75 percent faster rates than traditional approaches. Additionally, new x64 blades and rackmount servers with the latest six-core AMD Opteron processors are available.
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Open High Availability (HA) Cluster 2009.06 is available for OpenSolaris, making it the first HA solution for Sun's open source OS. Touted as the next generation clustering software, the Open HA Cluster is based on Solaris Cluster technology and provides users of OpenSolaris minimized hardware requirements for simplified configuration. It features IPS-based packaging for ease in delivery and production level support from Sun.
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A Ziff Davis educational eSeminar on Oracle's Siebel CRM 8 running on Solaris 10, Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 systems and Sun Open Storage explains how these solutions can accelerate ROI payback cycles by reducing power and floorspace consumption up to 90%, while also lowering operating costs by as much as $5 million over 5 years. Targeting CXOs and other IT decision-makers, the 46-minute video also explains why upgrading to Siebel 8 can reduce maintenance costs and TCO by up to 50%.
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