Sun Microsystems has announced support for Intel`s new Pentium II Xeon Processor for Servers.
Advances to Intel`s processors help them better support enterprise computing, and by working closely with the chip maker, Sun is furthering its mission to make the Solaris operating environment the leading choice for enterprise computing. Solaris is quickly garnering support from hardware system manufacturers and software vendors.
As further evidence of the commitment by Sun and Intel to work together to help deliver enterprise-class systems on the Intel platform, Intel has joined the Solaris System Partners Business Council to help guide future versions of the Solaris operating environment. Sun and Intel are also cooperating to optimize Sun`s Solaris operating environment for Intel`s future Merced processor.
Building Solaris OEM Momentum
Key indicators show that the market is consolidating around Solaris as the leading enterprise operating environment. According to International Data Corp., the Solaris operating environment lead 1997 UNIX shipments with 29 percent of the market and recorded unit volume growth of 43 percent, compared to 16 percent for the overall UNIX market.
Toshiba Corp. recently joined the impressive list of Solaris for the Intel platform system partners that includes Fujitsu Ltd., NCR Corp., Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems AG, and Amdahl.
In addition, Solaris system partners NCR, Siemens Nixdorf, and Fujitsu have announced that they are launching initiatives aimed at Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and will offer Solaris on Intel Pentium II Xeon-based servers targeted at the ISP marketplace. These solutions will be based on Solaris for ISPs, a new version of the operating environment optimized to help ISPs deliver services better and faster to their customers.
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