Sparc

Sparc is a power hog and will most likely disappear inside Big Blue.

Why Cisco, Not IBM, Should Buy Sun 2009

China's Tianhe-1A system was leapfrogged earlier this year by a system in Japan developed by Fujitsu Ltd., which uses chips based on a design called Sparc that was pioneered by Sun Microsystems Inc. The No. 3 machine, dubbed Jaguar, was built by Cray Inc. for Oak Ridge and uses microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

China Supercomputer Uses Homegrown Chips Don Clark 2011

A large server business based on Sun's own chip technology, called Sparc, has been declining lately; a newer business, targeting the larger market for servers based on chips derived from the PC industry, is growing but faces tough competition from larger rivals.

Oracle Draws on Familiar Playbook With Sun Bid 2009

Another is that it still leans heavily on a proprietary chip line called Sparc at a time when many customers prefer chips from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., known by the designation x86.

Sun Microsystem's String Of Losses Continues 2009

He said that the chips, part of a family called Sparc, were much faster than IBM's fastest chips when it comes to running the Java programming technology that both companies use.

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Outside of the cloud, IBM and Sun both offer corporate hardware that can be built using non-Intel hardware, such as Sparc chips from Sun or Cell and PowerPC chips from IBM.

Why IBM Should Buy Sun: Cloud Services 2009

Outside of the cloud, IBM and Sun both offer corporate hardware that can be built using non-Intel hardware, such as Sparc chips from Sun or Cell and PowerPC chips from IBM.

GigaOM 2009

Outside of the cloud, IBM and Sun both offer corporate hardware that can be built using non-Intel hardware, such as Sparc chips from Sun or Cell and PowerPC chips from IBM.

GigaOM Network 2009

Mr. Ellison disclosed that the offerings will include a new member of the Sparc microprocessor line developed by Sun, a chip called the T4 that he said is up to five times faster than the model it is replacing.

Oracle Displays Resilience Ben Worthen 2011

The Solaris/Sparc combination could bring in the high-end horsepower for the UCS effort announced yesterday.

Why Cisco, Not IBM, Should Buy Sun 2009