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Sun adds Grid to N1 name
News Sun Microsystems is considering a new payment system for its utility-computing software, charging customers according to how many devices they have. In addition, the server maker has changed the name of its utility-computing software from N1 to N1...
[February 13, 2004, 11:25]
Belkin N1 review
Reviews We used the matching N1 wireless PC Card in our tests, but a desktop PCI adapter and a USB version are both due for release shortly. There will also be a version of the router with a built-in ADSL modem, especially for the UK market.
[November 20, 2006, 9:44]
Sun's N1 gets storage management
News Sun Microsystems is getting ready to unveil on Tuesday the storage management component of its N1 plan to gather servers and storage systems into a single pool of computing power. N1 is a set of products from Sun that are designed to lower the cost...
[April 8, 2003, 9:50]
Sun wants to open up N1
News Sun Microsystems is working on a mechanism to connect its N1 utility computing software to existing systems management setups, in an early attempt to manage data centre gear from other providers. The company is working on a software development kit...
[December 23, 2003, 11:10]
Sun looks to N1 for storage solution
News Sun Microsystems on Thursday will unveil a plan code-named "N1" to make it easier for customers to administer their profusion of computing products. N1 will involve "virtualising" hardware and software to shield administrators from the pains of...
[February 7, 2002, 12:35]
McNealy touts N1, warns against Microsoft
News Sun Microsystems will need to seek a little help from its friends to make its ambitious N1 plan succeed, chief executive Scott McNealy said on Monday. The company's N1 plan is designed so administrators can get more use out of existing hardware by...
[November 19, 2002, 7:43]
N1 and Mac
Talkback I have a Mac and was able connect using N no problem at all, but found difficulties connecting win2003 server at full bandwidth (40Mhz) speed, the server will connect fine on 20Mhz though, this is even with a Belkin adapter in the server too :(
[October 20, 2007, 19:29]
Sun's blades will virtualise Solaris
News Sun Microsystem's blade servers, due for launch by March 2003, will be bundled with the first release of Sun N1, the company's virtualisation system. N1 is being constructed from software that Sun acquired with two companies, Terraspring and Pirus...
[December 11, 2002, 9:57]
Sun pushes management en masse
News Sun Microsystems began selling new software on Tuesday to control hundreds of servers in one fell swoop, a step in its "N1" strategy to shield administrators from mundane management chores. Sun's Change Manager lets an administrator simultaneously...
[October 23, 2002, 8:15]
Sun details expanded open source plans
News Sun said Wednesday that it will offer free access to its Java server suite and N1 management software and bundle them with its Solaris operating system. The software being offered for no cost are the Java Enterprise
[December 1, 2005, 9:25]
Sun lights the way for virtual servers
News Sun Microsystems plans to detail a timeline Thursday for N1, a sweeping software strategy that will let administrators create virtual mainframes out of their existing computer resources. The Santa Clara, California-based server maker announced its...
[September 18, 2002, 8:07]
Sun uncloaks 'virtualised' computing
News Sun Microsystems uncloaked "N1", a stealth project that the company hopes will ease operations at data centres filled with servers and storage systems, on Thursday. As previously reported, the N1 project is an attempt to "virtualise" computing...
[February 8, 2002, 14:22]
Sun signs up utility partner
News Sun Microsystems has drafted another partner for its utility services push, signing up consulting firm SchlumbergerSema to sell outsourcing services based around its server gear. Under the deal, set to be announced on Wednesday, SchlumbergerSema...
[October 1, 2003, 10:05]
Sun looks to Solaris 9 for salvation
News Sun released Solaris 9 on Wednesday, along with a plan to integrate its application server software into the operating system. But a less obvious part of Solaris 9, a concept called "containers," could be just as important.
[May 23, 2002, 11:19]
Sun to pump up high-end servers
News Sun Microsystems will unveil a series of upgrades to its high-end servers on Monday, including faster 1.2GHz processors and the ability to switch out many components without shutting the computer down, sources familiar with the company's plans said.
[February 5, 2003, 8:09]
Sun releases UK blade prices, defends SPARC
News Sun has issued UK prices for the mixed-processor blade servers it released on Monday, and defended the role of SPARC in a market sector that has gone completely with Intel. The company also cut the prices of its existing servers by up to 30 percent.
[February 11, 2003, 12:56]
Sun christens its power-saving processor
Talkback This was an interesting article. This new technology has the potential to eliminate racks of web & blade servers with a single 1U high unit from SUN (with similar CPU power, vastly reduced power/cooling requirements, and tremendous complexity...
[November 16, 2005, 23:27]
Sun to launch comeback plan
News Sun Microsystems, backed into a corner by competitors and economics, is launching new projects in an effort to revitalise its diminished computer-industry leadership. Sun shook up computing giants in the late 1990s with its success in selling heavy...
[September 16, 2002, 12:22]
Sun seeks to restore its sheen
News These days, any news about Sun Microsystems seems decidedly glum. Last week, the company reported a $1bn (£0.6bn) tax charge and warned of a significant quarterly loss, an announcement that financial analysts seized on as evidence that Sun's core...
[October 8, 2003, 11:20]
Sun touts total package
News Sun Microsystems is preaching the message that customers prefer pre-built packages of hardware and software over piecemeal components -- and the company cites next week's SunNetwork conference as evidence that its own staff is getting its religion.
[September 15, 2003, 12:40]
