Intel Investors - ANOTHER Pro-Intel Press Release from SUN !!
I wouldn't be surprised if SUN releases an ITanium/IA-64 Solaris announcement in the next month or two - seems as they are making an effort to cozy up to Intel.
Maybe their UltraSparc III has been delayed another 2 years !!!
Paul
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Wednesday June 28, 4:26 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Free Solaris(SM) Binary License Program Greatly Exceeding Sun's Expectations
Number of Intel Platform Licenses Through First Half of 2000 Already Seven Times Number For All of 1999. Half Are New Users
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW - news) today announced that registrants who have signed up for the Free Solaris(SM) Binary License Program within its first 90 days of availability have indicated that they plan to install Sun's operating environment on 260,000 systems. In addition, nearly 65% of the planned installations will take advantage of the no-cost licenses for the Intel Platform Edition of the Solaris Operating Environment. Further, over half of the systems are for users new to the Sun's operating system.
The number of commercial licenses for the Intel edition, achieved in the first half of 2000, represents a seven-fold increase over the number generated for all of 1999. This dramatic growth in licensees for the Intel Platform Edition of the Solaris Operating Environment is a result of the robust applications, particularly those from Apache and Oracle, that run on the environment combined with the need for a reliable, scalable operating system.
``Our no-fee licensing model opens the door to end user customers that want to take advantage of the reliability, manageability and scalability of the Solaris Operating Environment and customer response has vastly exceeded our expectations,'' said Andy Ingram, Sun's vice president of marketing for Solaris Software. ``Once the Solaris Operating Environment is in the users' hands, they quickly realize they are working with the finest dot-com operating environment available and can appreciate the value and performance they receive. It's exciting to see users of Intel-based machines adopting the Solaris Operating Environment at their current rate.''
Sun Training Boom in Solaris Operating Environment Courseware
Sun Educational Services today announced that the number of students trained on the Solaris Operating Environment has increased over 40% in the past year. The Web Learning Center has over 30 individual Solaris Operating Environment courses in four bundled offerings.
Sun trains over 120,000 students per year mostly in Solaris Operating Environment and Solaris Operating Environment-related courseware. For more information on Sun Educational Services see: sun.com and click on the country of choice to view Solaris Operating Environment learning options.
HotDispatch Support & Solaris Services
Sun also announced that it has joined forces with HotDispatch (http://www.hotdispatch.com) to provide registered users on-line Solaris Operating Environment technology support. HotDispatch offers a support services marketplace for the Solaris Operating Environment and to Solaris 8 Operating Environment Free Binary License program customers.
Since its introduction in 1999, over 17,000 registered developers have accessed HotDispatch to receive technical support that ranges from answering technical questions to software development support. An alternative to traditional support contracts, HotDispatch allows customers to seek expertise and negotiate with any expert willing to provide a solution to the customer.
Sun also offers developer support for the Solaris Operating Environment source code under a Developers Access Plus support agreement. For more information, please visit: sun.com.
Sun offers the Solaris 8 Operating Environment to end user customers through the Free Solaris Binary License Program. There is no charge for the binary license, though there is a $75 charge for a full media kit. To date, customers have indicated to Sun that they will install the Solaris Operating Environment on 260,000 systems within 60 days of purchase, of which sixty-five percent will be on the Intel platform and fifty-five percent will be on systems that are not currently running the Solaris Operating Environment.
Free Solaris Binary Licenses
Through the Free Solaris Binary License Program, anyone can use the dot-com-grade Solaris 8 Operating Environment without paying license fees. For only the cost of media and shipping, licensees can use the software on an unlimited number of computers with a capacity of 8 or fewer CPUs.
More information about participating in the Free Solaris Binary License Program can be found on the World Wide Web at sun.com.
Pricing and Availability
While the Solaris software license is free, Sun is charging $75 for the full media kit, which includes the Solaris 8 Operating Environment translated in 9 languages, a Solaris Software Companion CD, and co-packaged software.
The Solaris 8 binaries are available immediately. Program details are available at sun.com.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW - news) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses. With $14.2 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and their countries. SPARC is a trademark or registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SOURCE: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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