AMD Opteron(TM) Processor One of Sun Microsystems' Core Offerings for Next Generation Telecommunications Platform.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Industry-leading telco platform provider Sun draws on the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. 64 Longevity Program to meet needs of a host of telecom customers At the Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Conference this week, AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMD) is showcasing the latest addition to the Sun Netra(TM) server family, designed to the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA See AdvancedTCA. ) industry specifications for next-generation communication infrastructure. The Sun Netra CP3020 will be available in configurations featuring either a single- or Dual-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processor, with industry-leading x86 performance-per-watt for servers. Sun's Netra line is designed to deliver telecommunications equipment manufacturers (TEMs) and Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) the highly reliable, high-performance, feature-rich blade platform they have demanded. "Sun's new ATCA standards-based blade based on the AMD Opteron processor further demonstrates how Sun and AMD have collaborated to deliver power efficient and reliable solutions to customers without compromising performance," said Marty Seyer, senior vice president of Commercial Business and Performance Computing at AMD. "AMD believes AMD64 technology and the AMD Opteron processor will be the industry's default blade architecture, especially for telecom customers. Sun is moving AMD64 technology beyond their innovative Sun Fire(TM) server and Ultra(TM) workstation lines into the specialized market of next-generation telecom platforms, an industry that has strict reliability, power, and thermal requirements. AMD is pleased to help provide offerings of blade solutions that provide industry-leading x86 performance-per-watt as well as the performance scalability of native multi-core technology, in systems that meet the stringent reliability requirements of the telecom marketplace." "Sun is a long-time leader in the telecom market and our new ATCA standards-based Netra product family will re-energize the industry," said Raju Penumatcha, vice president, Network Systems and Networking Scalable Systems Group at Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. "We recognized that in developing a standards-based platform with remarkable innovation, incorporating the AMD Opteron processor in our product line offers customers more choice, value, and innovation." Sun's Netra family is designed for both density, saving up to 10 inches, or 30% space per rack, and exceptional reliability. The ATCA specification on which the Sun Netra CP3020 is built helps ensure a platform optimized for system modularity and scalability, improved thermal and power management, and support for a number of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. including carrier-grade Solaris 10(TM) and carrier-grade Linux(R). The Sun Netra CP3020 is the first announced Tier One OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and product developed with the AMD64 Longevity Program, providing longer-than-standard processor supply for high-end embedded markets such as telecom, storage, imaging and others. "Because of AMD's leadership in addressing a key concern of the IT manager - scaling performance within a manageable power envelope - AMD is expanding into enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. markets like telco and storage. What's more, AMD listens to the unique business requirements of our customers," said Seyer. "Our AMD64 Longevity Program is one more example of our commitment to the customer and delivering the solutions they need to achieve success." About ATCA AdvancedTCA is a new series of PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. specifications, targeted to requirements for the next generation of carrier grade communications equipment. This series of specifications incorporates the latest trends in high speed interconnect NVIDIA's High Speed Interconnect (often abbreviated to 'HSI') chip was used in their early PCI Express graphics cards, where it acted as a bridge between the PCI Express connection to the computer and the natively AGP GPU. technologies, next generation processors and improved reliability, manageability and serviceability (system) serviceability - The ease with which corrective maintenance or preventative maintenance can be performed on a system (e.g. by a hardware service technician). Higher serviceability improves availability and reduces service cost. Serviceability is one component of RAS. . About the AMD64 Longevity Program The AMD64 Longevity Program is designed to allow customers designing high-end embedded products such as network, storage, blade and telecommunications servers; digital imaging; and military and industrial controls systems, to have processor availability for a minimum of five years. These markets have lengthy design and qualification cycles and longer life spans in the marketplace than typical mainstream computing products. About the AMD Opteron Processor Today, 90 percent of the top 100 of the Forbes Global 2000 companies or their subsidiaries rely on AMD Opteron(TM) processor-based systems. Single- and Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors deliver the highest performance and performance-per-watt in the market because they are built on AMD64 technology with Direct Connect Architecture, innovated to reduce bottlenecks inherent in traditional front-side bus architectures and enable a more efficient approach to computing. About AMD Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, Sun Fire, Sun Ultra and Netra are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. AdvancedTCA is a trademark of the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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