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Sun's New Server Computer Targets Corporations
 04/10/2002 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Large network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. launched on Tuesday a server computer to fill out the top of its midrange server line and compete with IBM. The San Francisco, California-based company said the Sun Fire 12k server would compete against IBM's Regatta server, which was launched about six months ago. It targets companies that want high-end computers for less money, Sun said. Sun is fighting International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. for market share in sales of large computer servers that run on the popular Unix operating system. Tuesday's launch follows IBM's announcement on Monday of its p670 midrange server line. Competition for new sales has heated up as companies hurt by the economic downturn have frozen or cut technology spending. Sun's 12k product, code named "Starkitty", priced between $599,000 and $1 million, is available immediately. Servers that cost more than $1 million are generally termed as high-end systems while those costing between $100,000 and $1 million are often known as midrange servers. "In the midrange market we had a weakness because there was too big a gap between our midrange and high-end offerings," said Sun's Chief Competitive Officer Shahin Khan. The 12k server will run on 52 processors but can be upgraded to the same level as the company's top-of-the-line 15k server which has 106 central processing units, Sun said. News Archive | |
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