Fujitsu to unveil 128-CPU server
News However, the new Primepower 2000 system is arriving months later than a planned April introduction and will go on sale in a shrinking market for servers that has spurred price-cutting and other aggressive competitive tactics.
[July 12, 2001, 12:33]
Sun and Fujitsu merge Sparc lines
News The new products, under the code name Advanced Product Line (APL), will replace Sun's Sun Fire line and Fujitsu's Primepower products, the companies said. Fujitsu already sells Sun's UltraSparc designs, but as part of the new agreement, Sun will...
[June 2, 2004, 8:40]
Fujitsu turbocharges server chip
News In higher-end systems -- the Primepower 900, 1500 and 2500 models -- the new chips can be mixed with the older versions. Fujitsu's Primepower machines can run the same software as Sun's machines, including the Solaris version of Unix.
[June 22, 2004, 9:00]
IBM server takes aim at Intel's patch
News Last week, Fujitsu released two new models, the Primepower two-processor 250 and the four-processor 450. The Primepower 250 has a starting price of $7,500. Fujitsu also upgraded its eight-processor Primepower 650 and 16-processor 850 with faster...
[May 28, 2003, 9:11]
TI to upgrade UltraSparc manufacturing
News The top-end 128-processor Primepower 2000, the 32-processor PrimePower 1000 and the 16-processor PrimePower 800 products are available with 788MHz chips. Texas Instruments has begun making Sun Microsystems' UltraSparc processors on a more advanced...
[July 18, 2002, 8:24]
Solaris boost from Fujitsu
News Five models of the company's new PrimePower machines now are available with 2.08GHz Sparc64 processors, the company said Tuesday. Fujitsu's systems include the behemoth PrimePower 2500 that accommodates as many as 128 processors and has a starting...
[May 19, 2005, 9:35]
Novell Case Study: Siemens
White Papers The configuration consisted of a UNIX-based Primepower 2000 server and 160 Linux-based application servers. Siemens IT Solutions and Services is an internationally leading provider of IT solutions and services.
[July 18, 2008, 1:01]
IBM takes top spot in server-speed race
News The king of the TPC-C mountain is Fujitsu Technology Solutions, with a 128-processor PrimePower 2000, but that system uses unusual database software while HP and IBM, both of which have vastly more Unix server market share, use the common Oracle...
[May 24, 2002, 12:02]
Sun and Fujitsu nurture closer alliance
News In addition, Fujitsu sells Sun's UltraSparc servers as its "S" line in Japan, even though it also has its own Sparc64-based PrimePower line and Sun uses Fujitsu keyboards and hard drives in its systems, said Fujitsu spokesman Mike Beirne.
[October 24, 2003, 12:45]
New CPUs fuel server competition
News At the high end, IBM's line of "Regatta" servers, the pSeries 690, with 32 processors competes head-on against Sun's 64-processor Fire 15K, HP's 64-processor Superdome, and Fujitsu's 128-processor Primepower 2000.
[April 17, 2002, 15:11]
Solaris 9 update speeds up networks
News At the extreme end, it costs $400,000 to upgrade a 128-processor Solaris system such as Fujitsu Technology Solutions' Primepower 2000 or 2500. Sun Microsystems has released the first update of Solaris 9, its new version of the Unix operating system...
[October 11, 2002, 9:27]
Fujitsu makes Itanium mark
News For higher-end tasks, it builds Primepower systems with its own Sparc64 processor that can run Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system. Fujitsu's US computer subsidiary has begun its first major foray into the Itanium server market, with the...
[December 18, 2003, 14:20]
Fujitsu adds Montecito to its Itanium line
News It also has a Primepower line using its own Sparc64 processors and running Sun’s Solaris operating system. Fujitsu is revamping its server line with Intel's dual-core "Montecito" version of the Itanium 2 processor, upgrading two high-end models and...
[July 18, 2006, 16:20]
