The Pirus Storage Utility Switch: Convergence Toward An Intelligent Infrastructure
White Papers The explosive growth of data is driving organizations to adopt newer, more cost-effective approaches to data storage. This paper talks about a Next-generation Storage Networking Platform. Storage networking solutions, such as Storage Area Networks...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Sun's Blades Will Virtualise Solaris
News N1 is being constructed from software that Sun acquired with two companies, Terraspring and Pirus, last month. Pirus Networks, which handles storage virtualisation, is now the data services platform group in Sun's Networked Storage division.
[December 11, 2002, 9:57]
Sun's N1 Gets Storage Management
News The first version of Sun's N1 Data Platform is a storage array and management console that Sun gained from its acquisition of Pirus Networks in September last year. Sun will also tie the Pirus storage management technology to the server...
[April 8, 2003, 9:50]
Veritas Invests In Utility Computing
News Sun Microsystems enhanced its N1 product line through a series of purchases last year, including acquisitions of Pirus Networks, CentreRun and TerraSpring. Veritas Software plans to build out its utility-computing portfolio with the acquisition of...
[January 7, 2004, 14:30]
Sun's Storage Faring Better Than Servers
News And Sun's September 2002 acquisition of Pirus Networks, which now has become the centerpiece of the storage portion of N1, cost $167m in stock. Sun Microsystems has revealed for the first time the financial performance of its storage division...
[May 15, 2003, 8:16]
With Layoffs, Sun Eyes Profitability
News We'll do experiments in places like Afara and Pirus and if it works out, we'll buy the company. The Santa Clara, California-based server maker reported a first-quarter net loss of $111m (£71m), or 4 cents per share, on revenue of $2.7bn.
[October 18, 2002, 9:06]
Sun Revamps Low-end Storage Systems
News Two weeks ago, the Santa Clara, California-based company announced plans to acquire Pirus Networks to boost its storage offerings. The new 3000 line of storage systems is designed to be paired with Sun's lower-end servers, everything from its eight...
[October 1, 2002, 8:59]
Sun: We'll Hit Revenue Goals
News Sun's operating expenses will increase compared with those in the first quarter as a result of the acquisitions of Pirus Networks and Terraspring, McGowan said. Sun Microsystems said on Tuesday it's on course to hit revenue targets for this quarter...
[November 27, 2002, 11:08]
McNealy Touts N1, Warns Against Microsoft
News Sun recently acquired Terraspring and Pirus Networks to help boost its N1 efforts. 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.
[November 19, 2002, 7:43]
Sun Releases UK Blade Prices, Defends SPARC
News The next part of the N1 strategy will be storage virtualisation, based on software from another acquisition, Pirus Networks. Sun has issued UK prices for the mixed-processor blade servers it released on Monday, and defended the role of SPARC in a...
[February 11, 2003, 12:56]
Will Honeycomb Sweeten Sun's Future?
News In response, the company inked a deal to resell Hitachi Data Systems' high-end storage systems, acquired Pirus Networks for midrange systems and began reselling Dot Hill lower-end systems. Sun, undaunted by past issues in its storage system efforts...
[January 28, 2005, 16:40]
IBM Promises Rewards From Utility Vision
News IBM moved up its schedule by acquiring Think Dynamics; Sun has done similarly through its acquisitions of CentreRun, Pirus Networks and TerraSpring for its N1 utility computing plan. Big Blue has begun showing off the new product, called Tivoli...
[September 2, 2003, 9:10]
Sun's Losses Continue
News In response, Sun has named a new head of North American sales, Rich Napolitano, who came to Sun through its acquisition of Pirus Networks. The server and software maker reported break-even earnings per share for its fiscal third quarter, which...
[April 15, 2005, 9:10]
