http://sun.systemnews.com Entry Level Servers http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/97/3/entry-servers/16012 InfoWorld's Paul Venezia recently reviewed the Sun FireTM X4200 server, and according to his assessment of this next generation of x64 servers from Sun, the entry-level server is almost near perfect. "Although it’s not a bull’s-eye, it’s not far off the mark....," he deduces. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/97/3/entry-servers/16053 Sun's line of Galaxy servers will be adding an eight-socket version as well as a new blade server, reports Darrell Dunn with InformationWeek, who quotes Sun Executive Vice President John Fowler of the company's Network Systems Group as saying this will address the server consolidation and database server market and re-enter Sun into the blade server market. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/97/3/entry-servers/16080 The annual Supercomputing Online Reader's Choice Award for Product of the Year is Sun's family of x64 (x86, 64-bit) and SPARCR-based Sun FireTM servers. Sun Fire servers received close to 25 percent of the 1,000 total votes among the 12 nominated high-performance computing (HPC) products, including those from HP and IBM. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/97/3/entry-servers/15852 Replacement models for the Sun FireTM V440 servers that are in compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive of the European Union should be generally available March 20, 2006. Features of the Sun Fire V440 systems remain the same as the previous version other than these new systems are fully compliant with required standards of the RoHS. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/96/3/entry-servers/15930 The Sun FireTM X4100 and Sun FireTM X4200 servers have set three new x86 world records on SPECjbb2005 benchmark (bops/JVMTM) with the following operating systems: SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Sun FireTM X2100 servers also helped set a world record on the EXA PowerFLOW benchmark. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/96/3/entry-servers/15680 Sun has released the fastest single core processor offered on the Sun FireTM X2100 server. The AMD Opteron Model 154 (2.8 GHz) XATO processor option joins four other AMD Opteron processor options available for Sun Fire X2100 servers. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/95/3/entry-servers/15735 Sun's new x64-based Galaxy servers have new found support from Virtual Iron, which develops advanced data-center virtualization and management software for Linux. As a new member of Sun's Partner Advantage Program, Virtual Iron aims to provide its resellers and Sun VARs with better tools to support product porting, migration, technical assistance and joint marketing opportunities. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/95/3/entry-servers/15756 Sun plans on releasing new Sun FireTM V210 and Sun FireTM V240 configurations and options on January 30 that will be compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. These new models comply with the European Union's directive and consequently are environmentally preferable to earlier models. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/95/3/entry-servers/15757 Sun has deemed the end of life (EOL) for the Sun FireTM V20z servers in favor of the new Sun FireTM X4100 and Sun FireTM X4200 servers. The last order date is set for April 10, 2006, last ship date is June 30, 2006, and the end of service life is June 30, 2011. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/95/3/entry-servers/15758 Sun FireTM X2100 servers with AMD Opteron Model 152 and 175 standard configurations are being transitioned with Sun announcing the last order date as April 14, 2006, last ship date as June 30, 2006, and end of service life as June 30, 2011.