SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS
Vol 73 Issue 4 2004-03-22  Article 12639 from section "Entry Level Servers"

The Release Represents the First x86 Server from AMD Alliance

A recent article that appeared at The Star Online discusses the
Malaysian launch of the Sun Fire[TM] V20z server, which is the first
hardware product to be released since Sun's alliance with Advanced Micro
Devices (AMD). The product features x86 dual processors capable of
running on the Solaris[TM] Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform
Edition) or Linux.

The server is the first of a series of servers based on the AMD Opteron
32/64-bit x86 series chips, and is designed to facilitate the migration
from 32-bit to 64-bit computing. The article cites Sun Microsystems
Malaysia Sdn Bhd managing director Cheam Tat Inn as stating that later
models in this same range would appear later in the year.

Both AMD and Sun are reportedly collaborating to optimize the Solaris OS
for the AMD Opteron processor family. Both companies have also stated
their intent to collaborate with the Linux community to define and
promote a 64-bit UNIX[R]-Linux application binary interface.

Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/73/4/entr...dex.shtml#12639

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