[SunHELP] v480 is out...

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When will 1.1Ghz CPU available?  SUN is too slow.


On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Robert Banniza wrote:

> Sun unveils new 'Cherrystone' server
>  
> By Ashlee Vance, IDG News Service
> JUNE 18, 2002
>  
> Sun Microsystems Inc. rounded out its entry-level server line today
> with the release of a new four-processor system code-named Cherrystone
> and the addition of faster processors to its eight-processor V880
> system. 
> After many months of speculation, Sun announced that the new V480
> server -- known internally as "Cherrystone" -- is available as a two- or
> four-processor server running on 900-MHz UltraSPARC III processors. The
> rack-mount system is 5U (8.75 in.) high and starts at just less than
> $23,000 for a basic configuration. 
>  
> Sun has also made the 900-MHz chips available on the eight-processor
> V880 server that was previously sold with 750-MHz chips, said Warren
> Mootrey, director of marketing for Sun's volume systems products group.
> 
>  
> "The V480 plays well in application server environments running Sun
> ONE, BEA [Systems Inc.] and SAP [AG] applications," Mootrey said. "It's
> also aggressively priced against the competition." 
>  
> Sun has long battled IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. with entry-level and
> midrange servers running versions of the Unix operating system. In
> addition, IBM, HP and Dell Computer Corp. have strengthened their
> two-processor and four-processor servers that use Intel Corp. chips and
> run either Microsoft Corp.'s Windows or the Linux operating system. Sun
> is confident it can match rivals on price with the V480 and build on the
> success of the V880 systems, which have been on sale for some time. 
>  
> Pricing on the V480 server starts at $22,995 for a system with two
> 900-MHz UltraSPARC IIIs, 4GB of memory and two 36GB disks, Mootrey said.
> A larger system with four processors, 16GB of memory and two 36GB disks
> will be priced at $46,995. Sun ships the systems with its JumpStart
> technology that lets users install either the Solaris 8 or Solaris 9
> operating system. 
>  
> Sun claims the prices for the new V480 server will cost $1,000 less
> than competing systems from IBM and Dell. This comparison is for IBM and
> Dell systems without an operating system, Mootrey said. IBM and Dell
> were not immediately available for comment. 
>  
> Later this month, Sun is expected to announce some clustering software
> packages that will be available on the V480, Mootrey said. 
> 
>  
> Robert Banniza
> Senior UNIX Administrator
> Ascension Health ISD
> 
> 
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