Innovative Design Delivers High Performance, Eco-Efficient Servers with Virtualization Built-in - New Systems on Solaris Deliver Higher Performance in a Quarter of the Space at Nearly a Quarter the Cost of Competitive RISC Systems - Enable customers to Meet Peak Web Scale Demand
Together with it’s parent company Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) and the mutual partner Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) Fujitsu Siemens Computers today expanded SPARC Enterprise server line with the introduction of the SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers – the first servers using the new UltraSPARC(R) T2 processor. The new SPARC Enterprise servers run the Solaris(TM) Operating System (OS) and are ideal platforms for customers needing to achieve increased scale, density and performance, particularly in the web and application tiers and for on-line transaction processing (OLTP) and technical workloads. Built-in, no-cost virtualization capabilities in the servers also enable IT staff to easily maximize system utilization, helping to lower the cost of delivering new IT services.
“Our new SPARC Enterprise systems based on the UltraSPARC T2 processor are completely changing the economics of application deployment. Our customers will benefit from lower acquisition and operational costs and will receive a better return on assets when using our new SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers,” said John Fowler, executive vice president, Systems Group, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
“Our SPARC Enterprise Alliance continues to be of great value to customers,” said Jens-Peter Seick, Senior Vice President Enterprise Server Businesss, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. “The innovative SPARC Enterprise Servers T5120 and T5220 and Solaris OS - combined with Fujitsu Siemens Computers Dynamic Data Center strategy - benefit customers by providing a very fast, low-cost and secure solution that can run the thousands of commercial and open source applications that are important to our customers. The 'Eco-friendliness' of the SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 is an extra benefit to our customers in terms of lowering their environmental costs.”
Increased Web Scale Capabilities
SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers double the number of processing threads and increase floating point capabilities 8 times over the previous generation. The first servers to integrate 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology and I/O directly on the chip, ready for the emerging generation of network-intensive services, allow for 12 times higher network peak bandwidth than competitive servers, without additional NIC costs. SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 systems are capable of web serving over 4 times the number of users, all while maintaining over 6 times better performance per watt and while demonstrating industry-leading price/performance, compared to competitive UNIX/RISC-based servers.
Built-in, No-cost Virtualization
By combining 64 processor threads per UltraSPARC T2 processor and open-source, no cost virtualization technology such as Solaris Containers and Logical Domains (LDoms), the SPARC Enterprise 5120 and 5220 servers enable IT staff to achieve high levels of system utilization. IT staff can securely deploy many applications on a single SPARC Enterprise T5120 or T5220 server. Consolidating many applications on individual servers results in better resource utilization which means lower acquisition cost, lower administration cost and improved flexibility in meeting the constantly changing IT requirements. The SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers offer more virtualization flexibility than any other server in its class, with up to 64 isolated domains in a single system, and without the premium charged for proprietary virtualization solutions.
Advanced Reliability and Security Features
The new SPARC Enterprise servers have advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features such as the ability to turn off bad threads, detect multiple memory errors and reallocate bad memory blocks. The implementation of common Integrated Lights Out Management (ILOM) tools enable the SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers to be integrated and managed within industry-standard Enterprise Management Frameworks and Element Managers, resulting in decreased installation time, improved time to market, increased agility and reduced management overhead for on-going maintenance and patching. Integrating key server features such as networking, interconnect and cryptography not only improves performance but reduces server component counts which increase reliability. Native on-chip support for 10 of the most common cryptographic ciphers allows the SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers to deliver, with minimal overhead per processor, over 20 times more cryptographic operations per second than competitive x86 processors and 17 times more operations per second than dedicated cryptographic accelerator cards.
SPARC Enterprise 5120 and 5220 servers raise the bar, outclass the competition
The new SPARC Enterprise 5120 and 5220 servers are outperforming the competition with the following record benchmarks:
• SPECweb2005: best secure web serving performance, outperforming the HP Proliant DL380G5 server by 1.8x and demonstrating 2.3x better performance per watt than the HP DL585G2 server
• SAP SD 2-tier: best single socket ERP performance with nearly 2x scaling over the previous generation of systems and 2.1x better performance per watt than the Power6-based IBM P570 server in 1/4 the physical space
• Lotus R6 iNotes: breakthrough single-socket mail server performance with exceptional price/performance per user, outpacing IBM x3650 by 2x while delivering 2.1x better performance per watt
Additional performance details available at www.sun.com/coolthreads/benchmarks
Availability
SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers are immediately available for purchase, with pricing starting at EURO 11.500.
All Fujitsu branded, Fujitsu Siemens Computers branded and Sun branded SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers will be marketed worldwide. All other features are identical.
For more information, please visit www.fujitsu-siemens.com, www.fujitsu.com, or www.sun.com
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.1 trillion yen (US$43.2 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/
About Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European IT provider with a strategic focus on next-generation Mobility and Dynamic Data Center products, services and solutions. With a platform and services portfolio of exceptional depth, our offering extends from handhelds through desktops to enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions and services offerings. Fujitsu Siemens Computers has a presence in all key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with the services division extending coverage up to 170 countries worldwide. Leveraging the strengths, innovation and global reach of our joint shareholders, Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, we make sure we meet the needs of customers: large corporations, small and medium enterprises and private users. To meet international standards for corporate social responsibility, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a member of the United Nations Global Compact.
For more information on Fujitsu Siemens Computers, please visit: www.fujitsu-siemens.com.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com
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