Sun Microsystems announced more game-changing moves to slash computing cost and complexity for customers recently as part of its third quarterly Network Computing 03 (NC03Q3) product launch.
At the SunNetwork Conference in San Francisco, the company rolled out the balance of 30 new products and services - from desktop to data centre systems - resulting from Sun's $500 million quarterly investment in R&D innovation.
"We're slashing cost and complexity from all levels of the IT lifecycle to help our customers build, run and evolve their network computing infrastructure," said Mark Tolliver, executive vice-president of marketing and strategy and chief strategy officer with Sun.
Building on the announcement of a radical new approach to software with the Sun Java System, Sun announced:
* Three new aggressively priced systems for network computing. Based on the industry-leading SPARC and Solaris OS architecture, the Sun Fire V250 server, Sun Fire V440 server and Sun Blade 1500 workstation deliver superior value at lower cost than their competitors.
* Continued delivery of new N1 technologies that help companies run their data centre more dynamically and efficiently. In addition to serving 60 N1 customers and launching eight full-scale pilots, Sun introduced N1 CenterRun 4.0 for one-touch application deployment.
* New line-up of Sun Ray ultra-thin client technologies that provide one of the most secure, high-performing and cost-effective desktop solutions on the market today. The zero-administration client enables users to work securely from any Sun Ray desktop using a Sun Java Card or smart card, and drives down administration costs by enabling a single system administrator to manage up to thousands of desktops at a time.
* Eight new reference architectures with free "how to" guides providing deep technical detail on sizing, implementing and scaling everything from anti-virus to identity server applications.
* A new Sun Grid Infrastructure Solution combining the services, Reference Architectures Sun Fire V60x Compute Grid, storage and software needed for setting up a grid environment faster, easier and at a lower cost than competitors.
* Temporary capacity on demand (T-COD) allowing customers to quickly turn on additional processor and memory capacity to meet spikes in business needs and turn off the resource when no longer needed.
* SunForum 3D software allowing remote teams to collaborate using 3D (Open GL) applications with Sun Ray thin clients and Sun Blade workstations.
* A range of new services for ease of management such as Sun Managed Services Site Support, Sun Sigma Service Level Agreements, SunIT Talent Management Security Solution and Certified Security Administrator for Solaris.
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