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Sun and Fujitsu upgrade SPARC processor

Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu have introduced an advanced line of quad-core SPARC64 VII processors. The retooled chips - which run at 2.53GHz and 2.88GHz - reportedly deliver up to 25 percent "better performance" than previous processors. Full Article at Tom's Hardware Guide

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  1. There are 216,000 Sparc-based servers [currently] on the market and we have sold 7 million processors this decade ... So, we asked Oracle and Larry Ellison, what are your plans for SPARC? Well, Oracle is committed to SPARC and will spend more money than we have on its development.
    Scott McNealy – Scott McNealy SOURCE: Tom's Hardware Guide 1 month ago
  2. We are not selling off our hardware business. SPARC is fantastic technology and it can be even better with investment by increasing the rate of innovation
    Larry Ellison – Larry Ellison SOURCE: Tom's Hardware Guide 1 month ago
  3. Our SPARC Enterprise servers with the Solaris OS offer a compelling combination of mainframe class performance and reliability as well as virtualization and consolidation capabilities in an open system
    – John Fowler SOURCE: PR-Inside.com 1 month ago
  4. The enhanced SPARC64 VII processors deliver world class performance. By upgrading to these new processors, customers can grow their business performance without sacrificing existing IT infrastructure investments ... With new processors and excellent virtualization features built into SPARC Enterprise se...
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