The Fujitsu Group and Sun Microsystems set the Standard for
Open Systems Computing with fastest, most reliable Solaris/SPARC
Servers
Co-Developed "SPARC Enterprise" Servers To Be
Co-Marketed By Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Sun
Munich, Tokyo and Santa Clara, Calif., April 17, 2007 —Together with its mother company Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702)
and the mutual partner Sun Microsystems, Inc., (Nasdaq: SUNW -
News) Fujitsu Siemens Computers today unveiled a new line-up of
co-developed and co-manufactured servers delivering mainframe-class
reliability with open systems advantages. The new servers, based on
the SPARC architecture and running the Solaris(TM) 10 operating
system (OS), are the fastest SPARC servers ever, and will be
marketed by the companies and affiliates under the "SPARC
Enterprise" product brand. The systems are ideal for customers
requiring highly scaleable, reliable servers, and needing to
achieve increased system utilization and performance through
virtualization. The servers leverage the powerful combination of
Fujitsu's expertise in mission-critical computing technologies
and high-performance processor design, and Sun's expertise in
open, scaleable network computing.
The SPARC Enterprise server line-up is the culmination of
over two years of joint development between Fujitsu and Sun,
building on their 20-year strategic relationship. The new servers
address the growing customer need to maximize system utilization
both in distributed computing environments, as well as for
classical SMP computing by offering an array of highly granular
partitioning and domaining technologies. The SPARC Enterprise
servers are also designed to ensure minimal downtime. They contain
mainframe-class RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability)
features such as hot-swappable components (which includes memory
and processors) redundant hardware, instruction retry, memory
mirroring and extensive diagnostic and healing capabilities.
"With this new generation of SPARC/Solaris servers we
bring more than 30 years experience in mainframe technologies to
the 21st century of server technology", said Jens-Peter Seick,
Senior Vice-President Enterprise Business at Fujitsu Siemens
Computers. "The Enterprise SPARC Servers are future proof due
to binary compatibility with existing applications and the ability
to double the performance in situ. Customers will get a maximum of
investment protection"
To protect customers' existing datacenter investments,
Sun guarantees 100%Solaris binary compatibility. This means Fujitsu
Siemens Computers' PRIMEPOWER or Sun's Sun Fire server
customers can adopt the new SPARC Enterprise platform with ease and
confidence, enabling them to continue to use the broad range of
proven Solaris applications (the No. 1 share in the UNIX market)
from the world's top ISV/IHV providers.
"These new systems help customers tackle the world's
most challenging computing problems, whether in the back office,
the web tier, or in high-performance computing," said John
Fowler, executive vice president of Sun's Systems group.
"And they achieve this performance while delivering mainframe
reliability with unmatched virtualization capabilities that Solaris
customers expect."
"The combination of Fujitsu's mission-critical
computing technology and Sun's Solaris in the new SPARC
Enterprise server line-up, enables us to deliver maximum business
value to our customers," added Chiaki Ito, Corporate Senior
Executive Vice President, Fujitsu Limited. "Not only will they
see outstanding performance, smarter resource management and
reduced administrative intervention, but unparalleled levels of
quality and scalability, that mean increased longevity of use and
improved business growth potential."
The new servers are already demonstrating their performance
leadership. The SPARC Enterprise M8000 (16 processors, 32 cores, 64
threads) with SPARC64 VI 2.4 GHz processor running SAP ERP 2005,
Oracle® Database 10g and Solaris 10 set a new world-record for
the SAP SD 2-tier standard application benchmark for systems with
16 processors as of 04/17/07, achieving 7,300 SD benchmark users.
The SAP SD standard SAP ERP 2005 application benchmark
performed on March 28, 2007 by Fujitsu and Sun Microsystems in
Walldorf, Germany has been certified with the following data:
Number of benchmark users & comp.: 7,300 SD (Sales &
Distribution)
Average dialog response time: 1.98 seconds
Throughput:
Fully Processed Order Line items/hour: 731,330
Dialog steps/hour: 2,194,000
SAPS: 36,570
Average DB request time (dia/upd): 0.018 sec / 0.041 sec
CPU utilization of central server: 99%
Operating System central server: Solaris 10
RDBMS: Oracle 10g
SAP ECC Release: 6.0
Configuration:
Central server: SPARC Enterprise Server Model M8000, 16
processors / 32 cores / 64 threads, SPARC64 VI, 2.4 GHz, 256 KB L1
cache per core, 6 MB L2 cache per processor, 256 GB main memory
The SAP certification number was not available at press time
and can be found at the following web page: www.sap.com/benchmark.
New SPARC Enterprise Servers
The new SPARC Enterprise servers will include six models.
Entry models use the UltraSPARC T1 processor developed by Sun
Microsystems. Mid-range and high-end models use the SPARC64 VI
processor developed by Fujitsu. These systems deliver up to 50
percent more performance than current SPARC-based servers. All the
new servers run the Solaris 10 operating system.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers branded, Fujitsu branded and Sun
branded SPARC Enterprise servers will be marketed worldwide. All
other features are identical. The systems are available today.
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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 about Fujitsu Siemens Computers, please
visit:
www.fujitsu-siemens.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 about 4.8 trillion yen (US$40.6 billion)
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. See
http://www.fujitsu.com for further information.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer"
-- guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the
world's most important markets. Sun's philosophy of sharing
innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next
wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more
than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
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