Sun and Fujitsu release UltraSparc T2 Plus based servers

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The appeal of Sparc processor and Solaris 10 OS based system have been bolstered today with the announcement of servers based on Sun's UltraSparc T2 Plus processors.

Thee T5140 and T5420 servers from Fujitsu, serve as successors to last year's releases. Sun claims that the T5240 beats all x86 systems on enterprise-class applications, including Java, ERP, mail and OLTP databases.

It also claims that the servers provide up to three times more performance than competitive RISC systems in half the space and that the T5420 delivers up to 32 times higher compute density than competitive four-socket x86 systems.

Sun says that the T5420 now holds benchmark records in several enterprise class benchmarks, such as Lotus R6 iNotes, SPECjAppServer2004, SPECjbb2005, SAP Sales and Distribution Standard Application Benchmark, and SPECweb2005.

"The performance and scalability we've designed into these new multi-socket systems with the UltraSparc T2 Plus and Solaris is jaw dropping," said John Fowler, executive vice president of Sun's systems group. "In just two-and-a-half years we've increased CMT (Chip MultiThreading) performance by over 5x without sacrificing space or power efficiency. Customers can now scale more with less whether they're developing web 2.0 services or running classic CRM or ERP."

The servers are available in one or two rack units and are designed to enable customers to consolidate their datacenter infrastructure into more compact, more powerful, energy efficient environments.

"The innovative SparcEnterprise servers and open source Solaris OS - combined with Fujitsu's mission-critical systems business - benefit customers by significantly reducing operational costs with breakthrough compute density and extreme power efficiency," said Tatsuo Tomita, corporate senior vice president, Fujitsu. "The eco-friendliness of the Sparc Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers is an added benefit to our customers in terms of lowering their environmental costs."

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