Sun Microsystems has brought its extensive experience in the 64-bit computing environment to the volume server and workstation arena with an enhanced family of AMD Opteron processor-based systems. The range enables businesses to get high performance on the operating system of their choice, be it Linux, Microsoft Windows or Solaris.
Dumisani Mtoba, senior systems engineer at Sun Microsystems SA, says companies around the world are welcoming the increased flexibility of the OS-independent Opteron machines, such as the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers and Sun Java Workstation W2100z.
"With the demand created by these new offerings, Sun's partner ecosystem is also experiencing considerable growth," he says.
With nearly 240 partners, Sun's independent software vendor (ISV) ecosystem is gaining momentum through the iForce developer and channel partner communities with its expanded x86 product line and Sun's early access program. Sun Opteron-systems have been delivered to iForce development partners to help accelerate the availability and testing of industry-leading software solutions.
Mtoba explains that Sun's Sun Java Workstations are designed to maximise end-user productivity.
"They are offered with Sun's Java Desktop System, a Linux desktop solution with an easy-to-learn selection of productivity tools including the StarOffice productivity suite, a Web browser, e-mail/calendar, instant messaging, project management, drawing and video conferencing. Thus the machine is supplied at a highly attractive price with a full software load," he says.
Sun's Java Desktop System is rapidly gaining acceptance worldwide with landmark agreements with governments and large institutions such as the People's Republic of China - with the goal to install at least 200 million copies around the country. "In addition, the Allied Irish Bank, one of Ireland's largest banking and financial services organisations, is migrating 7 500 desktop users across its entire branch network to the Sun Java Desktop System," says Mtoba.
Sun has also announced availability of its Studio 9 integrated development environment (IDE) for the Linux operating system.
"The evolution of Linux has opened up tremendous new market opportunities for Sun, and extended our existing ones. This stands in stark contrast to others who are abandoning core platforms that their customers depend on," says Mtoba.
Sun offers one of the most comprehensive Linux product portfolios available. Sun systems offerings include high-performance server products such as the Sun Fire V20z, V40z servers and Sun W1100z and W2100z workstations, and software such as the Sun Java Enterprise System, the Java Desktop System, Java technology and developer tools, as well as Sun's services and enterprise expertise.
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