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Sun rehires UltraSparc gurus

...maker announced Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of chip designer Afara Websystems. Among the designers to return to Sun is Les Kohn, "one... Read more

24 July, 2002 by Stephen Shankland

Sun to supercharge UltraSparc with Afara acquisition

Sun Microsystems has signed an agreement to acquire chip design start-up Afara Websystems to bolster the UltraSparc processors at the heart of its business... Read more

26 June, 2002 by Stephen Shankland

Sun-Fujitsu effort produces Sparc servers

...UltraSparc models, scrapping the UltraSparc V in favour of designs acquired from Afara Websystems that instead emphasised cramming numerous processing engines called cores onto a... Read more

17 April, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

Java start-up sues Sun over software patents

A dispute over Azul's alleged infringement of Sun's patents has taken a new twist, with the small Java firm claiming it has been threatened Read more

16 March, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

Low-spec Niagara on the way

A senior Sun executive has indicated versions of his firm's latest server chip that aren't fully functional could find their way into commodity servers as a cheap option Read more

22 September, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Sun's Niagara chip moves into testing

...project said. Sun acquired the Niagara design when it bought start-up Afara Websystems in 2002. The processor is part of Sun's UltraSparc family... Read more

12 May, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Sun reveals high-tech Rock

...will combine features of its own designs with technology it acquired from Afara Websystems, sources said. David Yen, executive vice president of Sun's Processor... Read more

11 February, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Sun says new chip doubles speed

The forthcoming UltraSparc IV processor from Sun will outperform its previous model by a factor of 1.6 to 2, the company says Read more

13 October, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Sun chips hit a snag

...very fast. CMT designs, acquired through Sun's purchase of start-up Afara Websystems, will initially be used in lower-end servers that handle Java... Read more

5 June, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Sun's storage faring better than servers

...disclosed the costs of several recent acquisitions. Its July 2002 purchase of Afara Websystems, key to Sun's advanced "chip multithreading" microprocessor plans, cost $28m... Read more

15 May, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Sun lights chip roadmap

...UltraSparc IV and V models and the "throughput computing" technology acquired from Afara Websystems. Sharing product plans -- "road maps" in industry argot -- is a good... Read more

26 February, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Sun woos pundits with fresh technology

...throughput computing", the use of chip technology from Sun's acquisition of Afara Websystems to let a single processor handle the work of 32. Sun... Read more

25 February, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Sun set to redesign UltraSparc

...systems will exploit so-called "multicore" processor technology that Sun acquired from Afara Websystems last year. A multicore-processor design allows a manufacturer to place... Read more

24 February, 2003 by Martin LaMonica

McNealy: Chipper about chips

...throughput computing," the use of chip technology from Sun's acquisition of Afara Websystems to let a single processor handle the work of 32. Sun... Read more

25 February, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

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