Published at LXer:
Sun Microsystems Inc. today boosted the processing capabilities of its most popular Unix server line with the aim of attracting bigger IT workloads, including databases, ERP applications and large server-consolidation projects. The new system, called the Sparc Enterprise T5440, is based on Sun's eight-core UltraSparc T2 Plus processor — a version of the company's T2 chip that was designed to enable two of the devices to share cache and other system resources. The four-socket T5440 expands on the two-socket T5240, which was introduced last spring along with the T2 Plus.
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