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Try a Sun x64 System, Powered by AMD Opteron™ Processors, Risk-Free for 60 Days!

With the Sun Try and Buy program, you can experience the power of the full range of Sun x64 servers and workstations -- risk-free and at no cost for 60 days. Combining the power of single-core or Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors and Sun's unique engineering expertise, Sun’s x64 systems have set world-record benchmarks for performance -- all with previously unseen levels of efficiency. Now you can see the results for your self with Sun's Try and Buy Program.

Sun Fire x64 Servers
No matter what your requirements or budget, Sun has an x64 server to suit you. Each model is designed for scalability in today's data centers and addresses energy efficiency, reliability and performance issues head on. Try a Sun Fire X2100 for a cost effective way to boost application development or web, security and network services. A Sun Fire X4100 offers up to twice the performance of competing Xeon-based servers and boasts a slim, ultra-efficient design. The Sun Fire X4200 server is a fast, energy efficient, manageable and reliable addition to your data center.

Sun x64 Workstations
Available in both single-core or Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor-based models, our Sun Ultra workstations support RAID drives and come with plenty of FireWire and USB ports for connecting peripherals. Solaris 10 and a suite of Sun development tools are preloaded, giving you the capability to start programming right out of the box. And because Sun workstations are industry-standard, you also have the option of running Linux® and Microsoft® Windows® for development and testing. What's more the Sun Ultra 40 workstation comes with a free license to Sun N1 Grid Engine and tool-less serviceability, making this an ideal workstation for developers, engineers, designers and more.

Bring one in, test it out, push it to its limit--and if after 60 days you're not totally in love with it, you can send it back. Sun will even pay for the postage.**

There's no time like the present to see how a Sun product performs
in your demanding IT environment. Try Sun Fire X2100, X4100 or X4200 servers or a Sun Ultra 20 or 40 workstation on a 60-day
trial basis now >>>

**Certain limitations and restrictions apply.

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IBM and SSA Global™ Serve up a Small and Medium Business Enterprise Resource Planning Solution on the AMD Opteron™ processor-based IBM BladeCenter®

IBM and SSA Global™ recently launched a turnkey software and hardware solution designed for small and medium businesses seeking a simplified, scalable enterprise resource planning solution with a service-oriented architecture. This solution can improve your organization’s ability to meet market needs, and can help lower your operating costs by encouraging the reuse of IT assets and easing the integration of business systems.

Built on the popular AMD Opteron™ processor-based IBM BladeCenter® Business Express, this package features SSA ERPLN – SSA’s flagship enterprise resource planning solution – SUSE Linux Enterprise Server platform (including SSA Integration for connectivity to SSA ERPLN), IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus and Application Server, and IBM DB2. With this bundled, scalable solution, you can leverage emerging technologies for your business, extend the value of your software investments, and achieve IT flexibility. And remember, the AMD Opteron processor-based BladeCenter Business Express can help reduce your server floor space and power costs.

Learn how IBM, SSA Global™, and AMD can help simplify your IT infrastructure>>>

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Get the Essential Guide to 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server

The 64-bit platform can be extremely beneficial for several different computing workloads. The server applications that probably derive the most benefit from the 64-bit platform are relational database and Business Intelligence (BI) workloads. In many cases, these workloads must process very large data sets and certain functions in these workloads can benefit tremendously from the added memory capacities and improved I/O bandwidth offered by the 64-bit platform.

You can now download an essential guide to learn where some of the specific SQL Server subsystems gain the most benefits by moving to the 64-bit platform. This guide also explains how the
AMD Opteron™ processor with Direct Connect Architecture is engineered to perform with your company’s database computing needs and enable you to exploit the features of Microsoft SQL Server to give you the performance and power efficiency you require to meet your business needs.

Download the “Essential Guide to 64-bit Server” now (PDF)>>>

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FlightAware Upgrades to AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Manages Increased Workload

FlightAware offers free flight tracking for both private and commercial air traffic in the United States. FlightAware's proprietary flight arrival time algorithms combined with a powerful, intuitive and reliable Web-based interface delivers the most capable and useful flight tracking application on the Internet. Launched in May 2005, the company was experiencing massive growth (doubling its registered users monthly) and it realized its existing system would soon hit a performance wall. FlightAware Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Baker, recognized the company needed to upgrade, and he required a system that was powerful, affordable and scalable, while offering significant support for open source software. The company, which successfully migrated to AMD64 in less than two weeks, is running FreeBSD, PostgreSQL and TCL (Tool Command Language), a popular development language for real-time applications, on 2P
AMD Opteron™ Model 250 processor-based platforms.

Since implementing the AMD Opteron processor-based system, FlightAware is more effectively managing 15 Web requests per second per day as well as 10x as much traffic during peak hours. “When the Nike corporate jet’s landing gear was stuck in November 2005, the plane circled for hours in Oregon before successfully landing. With the national media attention during that time, we experienced up to 10x the regular usage, and our AMD64 technology-based system did not skip a beat,” Baker said.

Read the full story and see how FlightAware’s decision to upgrade to AMD Opteron™ processor-based systems helped them easily manage their increased web site traffic>>>

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