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Archived Sun Features Articles
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08 Oct 2008
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Proximity Communication's Big Issues: Chip Alignment and Power Delivery [20679]
Sun Team May Have Solved the Problems
Al Riske has written "In Close Proximity: Paradigm Shift Aligns Advanced Technologies," an article on the subject of proximity communication that centers on an interview with Sun Distinguished Engineer Jack Cunningham, leader of the team charged with developing point technologies for an advanced packaging solution for the method.
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06 Oct 2008
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Online Training Company Boosts Virtualized Application Performance by 25% [20658]
Sun Fire X4150 Server, Sun Startup Essentials Provide the Answer for Practice-IT
London-based Practice-IT provides companies with an affordable, on-demand platform called Practice-Labs to help employees learn, explore, and perform through the convenience of a Web browser. Practice-Labs gives trainees dedicated access to their own environment where they can gain real-world, hands-on experience and skills. Practice-IT upgraded its Dell and HP infrastructure with a high-density computing platform based on a Sun Fire X4150 Server, giving the company the capabilities it needs to meet and drive growth.
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29 Sep 2008
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Core Services Corporation [20644]
ASP Doubles Capacity While Reducing Footprint and Costs with Sun M-Series
A leading provider of consulting and outsourcing services for Oracle applications,
Core Services Corporation, found it was possible to double capacity with both a reduced footprint and reduced power and cooling costs by implementing the Sun M-Series Server solution. Further gains noted by Core Services were improved application availability and increased CPU power and speed.
Core Services' upgrade included Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 and M4000 database servers, along with the Sun Fire T2000 server as application servers and migrating from its Linux-based systems on Dell to Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 M2 servers.
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29 Sep 2008
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Energy-Efficient Datacenters: The Role of Modularity in Datacenter Design [20662]
Economy and Adapatibility in a Datacenter from Day One
"Energy Efficient Datacenters: The Role of Modularity in Datacenter Design" is a Sun BluePrints On-line document by several staff members of the Sun Global Lab and Datacenter Design Services that explains the rationale underlying the modular, pod-based approach to datacenter design that Sun has adopted.
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22 Sep 2008
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The McNealy Minute #17 and #18 [20543]
Scott and Chip Heath, Stanford Professor and Co-Author of bestselling book Made to Stick
Scott McNealy and Chip Heath, Stanford Professor and Co-Author of bestselling book Made to Stick, discuss Sun’s Curricki, a new free virtual website, and their attempt to apply open source and sharing models to improve education on a global level. Hear why video games and instant messaging might be better teaching tools than textbooks and tests.
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22 Sep 2008
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Harnessing the Emerging Market Opportunity [20633]
Peter Ryan, executive VP of Global Sales and Services Explains Sun's Approach
In a recent "Inner Circle" feature Peter Ryan, executive VP of Global Sales and Services for Sun, outlined his views on the emerging market opportunity and how it might best be addressed.
Changes in the world marketplace have led Sun to form an Emerging Market Sales region, Ryan explained, that will enable the company to accelerate growth in these markets.
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15 Sep 2008
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The Role of Serious Games in Learning Situations [20547]
Chris Melissinos Interviews Sharon Sloane of WILL Interactive
Chris Melissinos, Sun's chief gaming officer, interviewed Sharon Sloane, president and CEO of WILL Interactive, producer of Virtual Experience Immersive Learning Simulations (VEILS), so-called "serious games" that are designed for training purposes in military applications, among others.
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15 Sep 2008
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Sun x64 Systems - Microsoft Windows Compatibility [20574]
Sun Expands Relationship with Microsoft, Becoming Windows Server OEM
The latest information on "Sun x64 Systems -- Microsoft Windows Compatibility" features four tabular presentations that outline Sun certifications and support for Microsoft® Windows® on Sun x64 systems.
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