Archive | 2005

Most Advanced Operating System on the Planet for Multi-Core Systems

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced its award-winning Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) supports servers based on the new industry-standard Dual-Core AMD Opteron[TM] processor, including the recently unveiled Sun Fire[TM] V40z server powered by AMD64 dual-core technology. Leveraging more than 20 years of Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP) expertise, Sun has been able to tune the Solaris 10 OS and optimize it for the AMD64 platform to deliver near linear scalability.

“Solaris 10 is the operating system that can unleash the power and capability of systems based on AMD’s new dual-core Opteron processors,” said Tom Goguen, vice president of product marketing, Operating Platforms Group at Sun. “Solaris 10 and Opteron have already aced a number of performance benchmarks and are proving to be an exceptionally powerful combination.”

Solaris 10 offers a wide range of functionality specifically designed to take advantage of multi-core AMD64 and SPARC(r) systems, including:

• Multi-Core Platform Support: Customers can be assured that all of the Solaris 10 OS features are fully supported on multi-core systems and that many of the most popular features have been specifically engineered to take advantage of multi-core systems. For example, Solaris Containers can allow for finer-grain resource management at the core level. Additionally, the Predictive Self-Healing functionality in Solaris 10 OS can automatically detect failing cores, and take them offline, without taking the entire CPU offline or affecting application availability.
• Memory Placement Optimization: Originally implemented in 1998 for UltraSPARC(R) servers, Memory Placement Optimization is now supported on AMD64-based systems, improving overall system performance on systems with multiple dual-core CPUs.
• Application Compatibility Guarantee: All software applications that run on Solaris today stand to benefit from the underlying multi-core functionality and enhancements in the Solaris 10 OS – without any modification or recompilation. There are over 185 open source applications such as Apache, TomCat, Samba and MySQL that are pre-compiled, pre-tested and shipped ready to run on Solaris 10 on SPARC, AMD64 and Intel platforms and more than 1,000 applications certified to run on Solaris 10.
• Record Breaking Performance: To date, Solaris 10 has achieved more than 14 record-setting benchmarks on AMD64 and SPARC hardware, four of which were based on multi-core systems. For more information, please reference: http://sun.com/solaris/benchmarks.

“The arrival of multi-core gives Opteron(TM) processor-based systems a path to ever escalating performance gains,” said Gordon Haff, Senior Analyst and IT Advisor, Illuminata, Inc. “Add the innovative new features available in Solaris 10 – such as DTrace and Solaris Containers – and you have a very nicely performing and feature-rich option for enterprise customers.”

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Fire, Solaris and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 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. AMD, Opteron, the AMD logo, the AMD Opteron logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices.

The MB87M3400 Enables Development of Modular, Scalable, WiMAX-Compliant Base Stations and Subscriber Stations

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced its highly integrated WiMAX system-on-chip, the MB87M3400, which complies with the IEEE802.16-2004 standard and will enable development of a new generation of WiMAX-compliant broadband wireless access (BWA) equipment.

The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC sets the stage for both base station and subscriber station implementation, which will bring cost-efficient, high-quality, fixed broadband connectivity to Metro Area Network users, without the need for direct Line of Sight access to base stations from their remotely connected subscriber stations. The MB87M3400 is designed to enable deployment of BWA equipment for both base stations and subscriber stations in licensed or license-exempt bands below 11GHz.

“This new WiMAX-compliant SoC is the industry’s most integrated, modular, scalable, and cost-efficient solution,” said Keith Horn, senior vice president of sales and marketing for FMA. “Our design team has worked very closely with innovative systems developers worldwide to deliver the optimal technology for WiMAX-compliant equipment. Early adopters of our system-on-chip are now set to make 2005 the inaugural year for WiMAX-based customer premise equipment, base stations and low-cost subscriber stations in a broad range of geographic markets.”

The MB87M3400 uses an OFDM 256 (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) PHY that supports channels from 1.75MHz up to 20MHz, and can operate in TDD or FDD modes, with support for all available channel bandwidths. A programmable frequency selection generates the sample clock for any desired bandwidth. When applying 64QAM modulation in a 20MHz channel and using all 192 sub-carriers, the SoC’s data rate can go up to 75Mbps. Uplink sub-channelization is also supported.

The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC incorporates sophisticated processing power, including a powerful main RISC engine that implements the 802.16 upper-layer MAC, scheduler, drivers, protocol stacks, and user application software. Also on board is a secondary RISC/DSP that functions as a co-processor, which executes lower-layer MAC functions, offloading processing from the upper-layer MAC and enhancing total performance. A multi-channel DMA controller handles high-speed transactions among agents on a high-performance bus.

Incorporates Security, Radio Control, Analog Circuitry



The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC also incorporates radio control and all required analog circuits, along with a comprehensive set of integrated peripheral functions. To ensure security, the MB87M3400 uses DES/AES/CCM encryption/decryption engines for the 802.16 MAC privacy sub-layer. The chip also includes a memory controller, an Ethernet engine for interfacing to the network, and high-performance DAC/ADC for flexible baseband interface.

Pricing and Availability



The MB87M3400 comes in a 436-pin BGA package and is now available. The price begins at $45 each in 1,000-unit volumes. A complete reference design, including all required software and hardware for a cost-effective system solution, is also available. The reference design is scheduled for certification by the WiMAX Forum™.

Fujitsu plans ongoing, comprehensive support for the WiMAX standards, as the WiMAX Forum and its member companies work to deliver IEEE 802.16e to serve mobile wireless broadband applications.

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About Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) leads the industry in innovation. FMA provides high-quality, reliable semiconductor products and services for the networking, communications, automotive, security and other markets throughout North and South America. As a founding and board member of the WiMAX Forumv™, Fujitsu supports the standards development and compliance programs that are essential to successful Broadband Wireless deployment. Fujitsu provides performance-driven WiMAX solutions by leveraging the company’s experience and expertise in the networking and communications markets. Fujitsu offers flexible WiMAX SoC and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems to equipment vendors. For more product information, please visit the company’s web site at http://us.fujitsu.com/micro/WiMAX or please address e-mail to inquiry.bwa@fma.fujitsu.com

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Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced general availability of the Sun Java Enterprise System Release 3, (Java ES) Sun’s flagship enterprise infrastructure software that has transformed the way software is purchased, deployed and managed. Java ES 3 is enriched with new functionality, including Sun Java System Identity Manager, a software product that protects sensitive data, increases efficiency and reduces the costs of identity management.

“Sun Java Enterprise System continues the market transformation we started over a year ago,” said John Loiacono, executive vice president of Sun’s software group. “By tearing down the traditional barriers of software infrastructure cost and complexity, Sun Java Enterprise System is aligning business needs with an integrated set of industry leading, enterprise network services.”

The enhanced Java ES solution also provides critical multi-platform support for major commercial operating environments including Solaris 10 on both SPARC(R) and x86, HP-UX, Linux, and Windows 2000 and XP. The single annual license fee model and unlimited Right-To-Use in the Java Enterprise System helps organizations to realize immediate cost savings and dramatically simplify how they select, buy, and use their infrastructure software assets.

In just one year Sun has completely reinvented the way IT managers can plan for and deploy their systems. The Java ES offering was the first subscription- based enterprise solution and broke new ground in the software industry. Today the Java ES product has nearly 360 customers representing nearly 420,000 seats worldwide. Sun has relentlessly innovated on the Java ES solution, delivering a compelling update for its flagship middleware stack that provides a complete system to help solve the problem of integrating complex infrastructure software. New components not previously part of the Java ES offering include:

• Sun Java System Identity Manager — provides integrated user provisioning and identity synchronization services to ensure enhanced security, lowered costs, and improved productivity. The full suite of solutions eliminates manual creation, maintenance, and deletion of identity data, enabling organizations to increase accessibility while maintaining tight security, while also ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition — extends the advanced operational capabilities of the Sun Java System Application Server Standard Edition adding transparent failover and recovery to provide continuous availability for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications and Web services. It is designed to support the most demanding operational requirements of the telecommunications and financial services markets.
• Sun Java System Portal Server Mobile Access – dynamically renders and delivers personalized and aggregated content to partners, customers, and employees using wireless mobile devices.

Also new in Java Enterprise System Release 3 are Sun Java Studio Enterprise, a model-driven analysis, design, and development environment that leverages the Unified Modeling Language (UML); Sun N1 Grid Service Provisioning System which enables administrators to deploy, configure and update network services from a Web browser; and Sun Java Studio Creator, a next-generation tool for Java application development that combines simplified visual development techniques with the power of 100% Java technology platform standards.

New Accessibility For Sun Java Enterprise System

Earlier this year Sun announced five new market-driven Sun Java System Suites that allow customers to quickly and easily deploy the optimal set of Java Enterprise System technologies for a low cost of $50 (USD) per employee, per year. These suites offer an easier way for customers to buy and implement for identity management, application platform services, system availability and communications. For more information, please visit: http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/

Pricing and Availability

The Sun Java Enterprise System combines software and services as a single entity, for a single price, per employee, per year – with an infinite right to use. Sun Java Enterprise System Release 3 is available for $140 (USD) per employee, per year. This price includes access to the comprehensive set of software for enterprise deployment, plus licenses to versions of Sun’s industry leading tools, Sun Java Studio Enterprise and Sun Java Studio Creator and Sun Developer Network Standard subscription.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, J2EE, N1, Solaris and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the US and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Aperto Deploys Fujitsu Silicon for Base Stations, Business-grade Subscriber Units

Aperto Networks, a leading WiMAX multiservice systems provider, and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading provider of robust wireline and wireless solutions that boost next-generation communications networks in North America, today announced the results of their collaboration to test and integrate the Fujitsu MB87M3400 System-on-Chip (SoC) into Aperto’s WiMAX systems development. Aperto has selected Fujitsu’s SoC as the standard silicon for its PacketWave® base station systems and high-end series of business-grade customer premises equipment.

“We have tremendous confidence in Fujitsu’s WiMAX silicon technology,” stated Aperto CEO Reza Ahy. “Our team has worked with Fujitsu, its SoC emulation platform and reference design for many months, and with engineering samples since the first quarter of 2005. These have fulfilled all critical performance aspects needed for WiMAX certification of our systems and tight integration with the Aperto Media Access Control and patented ServiceQTM (Quality of Service) and OptimaLink™ (link optimization) features.”

“The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC’s performance, availability and economics address our market requirements, and carriers are extremely pleased with Aperto’s base station systems, which incorporate this technology,” he continued. “The accelerated availability of the SoC is critical for our milestones, and multiple carrier field trials have been planned with our WiMAX systems using the Fujitsu chip.”

Aperto and Fujitsu have moved quickly on pre-certification testing of all system functionalities, and are well on-track for the WiMAX ForumTM July 2005 early-stage Plugfest and tests at the WiMAX Forum certification lab CETECOM in Malaga, Spain.

“The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC architecture is highly synergistic with Aperto Networks’ outstanding systems advantages in Quality of Service, with the ability to deliver multiple service flows simultaneously,” stated Keith Horn, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Fujitsu Microelectronics America. “Our collaboration has validated this performance advantage, as well as the benefits of Fujitsu’s footprint, processing power and power optimization, extended reach in NLOS environments and superior operation in full-duplex mode. These aspects are mission-critical to Aperto’s success in the broadband wireless market, and they will help to preserve and extend Aperto’s leadership in IP-rich systems functionality.”

Aperto Networks will join the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC press conference at Broadband Wireless World Forum on April 21, 2005. The event will take place in the Genoa Room in Caesar’s Palace, from 12:45 to 1:45pm. The two companies will demonstrate the integration of their technologies featuring simultaneous Internet access and video streaming at the Aperto booth (#211) and Fujitsu booth (#204).

About Aperto Networks

Aperto Networks is a leader in WiMAX-class multiservice broadband wireless access systems for global markets and a board member of the WiMAX Forum. The company was founded to provide breakthrough solutions to the bottleneck in last-mile broadband access, and is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum as well as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16a/d and the ETSI-BRAN standards. Its PacketWave® system is a family of base stations, subscriber units, radios and antennas in 2.5, 3.3-3.8 and 5 GHz frequencies for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint deployment. PacketWave’s scalability and patented technologies support new wireless builds and complement wireline broadband access networks. Aperto is already deployed in over 60 countries, meeting service provider needs for installation ease, IP-rich network functionality, cost effectiveness, rapid provisioning and interference resilience. For more information on Aperto Networks, go to www.apertonet.com.

About Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) leads the industry in innovation. FMA provides high-quality, reliable semiconductor products and services for the networking, communications, automotive, security and other markets throughout North and South America. As a founding and board member of the WiMAX Forumv™, Fujitsu supports the standards development and compliance programs that are essential to successful Broadband Wireless deployment. Fujitsu provides performance-driven WiMAX solutions by leveraging the company’s experience and expertise in the networking and communications markets. Fujitsu offers flexible WiMAX SoC and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems to equipment vendors. For more product information, please visit the company’s web site at http://us.fujitsu.com/micro/WiMAX or please address e-mail to inquiry.bwa@fma.fujitsu.com

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Delivers Unmatched Performance in Application Tier On Solaris 10 OS and Sun Fire Servers for a Fraction of the Cost

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW)today announced the publication of a SPECjAppServer 2004 benchmark result demonstrating the best price/performance in the application tier for its Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 Standard Edition. The Sun system achieved a score of 1201.44 jAppServer Operations Per Second (JOPS) @ Standard, clearly establishing a world record price /performance advantage for the Sun Java System Application Server especially when running on the Solaris 10 operating system (OS) and the Sun Fire server product line. This result underscores the superior scalability and performance offered by the Sun systems at a fraction of the cost of the competition. It also proves the outstanding performance available from the new Sun Java Application Platform Suite offering.

Performed on the Sun Fire family of servers, the benchmark demonstrated high orders of integration and interoperability of Solaris 10 running on UltraSPARC(R) IV and AMD Opteron-based systems. The benchmark configuration was comprised of 13 Sun Fire V20z servers, each equipped with two AMD Opteron processors Model 248 and running the Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 Standard Edition. In addition, a Sun Fire E2900 server, equipped with 12 UltraSPARC IV 1.35 GHz processors, ran the latest version of the Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition Database.

The benchmark delivered a class leading price / performance of $164/JOPS in the application tier (combined software / hardware and support cost) versus IBM’s best submission of $504/JOPS3 . This translates to 90% of the performance for 33% of the total application tier cost.

The benchmark also demonstrated Java System Application Server’s ability to handle complex workloads under very heavy load. During the benchmark, the Application Server supported over 9400 concurrent clients, and processed over 4.3 million complex transactions per hour.

The SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark reflects the rigors of complex applications and high volume transaction processing that is typical of today’s customer environments. The test spans all major components of the application server, including Web serving, Enterprise Java Beans architecture and messaging and includes hardware, application server software, Java Virtual Machine software, database software and a systems network.

About Sun Java System Application Platform Suite

The Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 is the industry’s first commercially available implementation of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 platform. This popular application server is a core component of the new Java Sytem Application Platform Suite, a fully integrated and flexible set of the tools and services required to design, develop, deploy and manage the delivery of next-generation Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Customers can quickly and easily deploy the Java System Application Platform Suite for a low cost of $50 (USD) per employee, per year. For more information, please visit: http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/compare.xml

About Sun Fire Servers

The broad range of Sun Fire servers are powered by either UltraSPARC or AMD Opteron processors. The Sun Fire V20z featured in the SPECjAppServer2004 results is one of a family of servers that has achieved more than twelve world record benchmarks in less than twelve months, in several cases outperforming competitor’s systems running x86, Power, or Itanium processors. The Sun Fire V20z server maintains the leadership momentum achieved with the previous previous price/performance world records on SPECjAppServer2002 Multiple Node and SPECjAppServer2002 Dual Node Benchmarks(1). Sun has posted multiple world record benchmark results for all of its x64 platforms, in their respective categories, for a total of over thirty new records(2).

About Solaris 10 OS

Solaris 10 Operating System delivers indisputable performance advantages for database, Web and Java technology services, and High Performance Technical Computing. With new technology advances such as the fastest network stack, advanced tracing, special optimizations for data access and signal handling, and optimizations for multithreaded processors, memory allocator, and compilers, Solaris 10 is powering enterprise applications at record speeds. For Solaris 10 record breaking performance benchmarks, please reference: http://sun.com/solaris/benchmarks

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, J2EE, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the US and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SPEC(R) and the benchmark name SPECjAppServer(R) are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Competitive benchmark results stated above reflect results published on www.spec.org as of April 14, 2005. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing submission from IBM. For the latest SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2004/.

About Adobe Acrobat & PDF Conference 2005

The Adobe Acrobat & PDF Conference 2005 is your first opportunity to get an in-depth view of all that Adobe Acrobat 7 has to offer. Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the new Adobe LiveCycle tools for PDF, including the PDF and XML based forms design tool – Adobe LiveCycle Designer and the tools for unlocking powerful tools within the free Adobe Reader. The Adobe Acrobat and PDF conference is presented by AGI Training.
For more information, please see: http://www.pdf2005.com/index.html

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.
For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com

About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and marketing activities in San Jose, CA and sales operations throughout the United States. Fujitsu Computer Products of America currently offers products and services including scanners and scanner maintenance, hard disk drives, and Magneto-Optical drives. Fujitsu Computer Products of America is located at 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, 95134. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or 408-432-6333.
For more information, please see: http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com

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Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4500 MSSP, NETSMART® 1500 EMS and Ai Metrix NeuralStar Management Platform are key components of U.S. Federal Networks

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading North American supplier of telecommunications and networking solutions, today announced interoperability of the NeuralStar® network management platform from Ai Metrix with the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4500 Multiservice Provisioning and Switching Platform (MSPP/MSSP) and NETSMART® 1500 Element Management System (EMS). NeuralStar provides dynamic management for complex, converged networks that incorporate data, voice, video, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and other technologies.

The carrier-class FLASHWAVE 4500 platform supports the creation of next-generation optical transport networks that offer a quantum leap in network efficiency and provide a wide variety of innovative services, while delivering capital and expense savings. NeuralStar is the network management solution of choice across critical defense networks, including the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Integrated Network Management System (INMS) and the Joint Task Force (JTF) Joint Network Management System (JNMS). The NETSMART 1500 EMS supports north-bound interfaces to NeuralStar for complete end-to-end management of SONET networks of all sizes.

“This interoperability certification couples the complete maintenance and provisioning capability of the NETSMART 1500 EMS with the dynamic visibility and control capability of NeuralStar,” said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. “The U.S. government depends on our FLASHWAVE optical networking solutions and, through successful interoperability with NeuralStar, network professionals can quickly deploy FLASHWAVE 4500 systems and easily manage converged U.S. federal networks.”

Fujitsu has deployed over 300,000 network elements in North America and was recently named the market share leader by independent telecom research and advisory service firm RHK in both SONET platforms and Re-configurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs), the two most critical components of today’s optical network. Fujitsu FLASHWAVE and NETSMART products are available through GSA contract number GS-35F-0414K on the 70IT (Information Technology) schedule. NeuralStar is available through GSA contract number GS-35F-0309N.

About Ai Metrix

Ai Metrix provides dynamic network management solutions architected for complex, next generation networks. NeuralStar, the company’s flagship product, delivers real-time visibility and active control for converged networks that combine voice, data, VoIP, video and other technologies. Proven in the most demanding government and commercial networks, NeuralStar installations include Microsoft Corporation, Broadwing and the U.S. Department of Defense. Ai Metrix, Inc. is a privately held corporation backed by General Atlantic Partners, LLC and Spectrum Equity Investors, with corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
For more information, please see: http://www.aimetrix.com

About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., leveraging Tokyo-based Fujitsu’s unequalled and unique IT and Telecom portfolio, creates and delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that boost next-generation communications networks in North America. Supported by over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries with revenues of $45 billion, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value.
For more information, please see: http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom

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Open Architecture Developed by Sun in Conjunction with WGBH and Artesia Manages More Video Faster for Major Media Companies Worldwide

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today publicly launches a complete update of its already-successful Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture. Recent deployments of Sun’s Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture Version 2.0 by large media organizations, such as Major League Baseball Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), has transformed the way baseball video and audio are managed and delivered to large audiences. The collaboration between Sun and MLBAM fuels a powerful Website (MLB.com) that offers fans faster access to more game highlights than any other sports league worldwide utilizing Sun’s DAM Reference Architecture.

What’s New in 2.0?

A Sun Reference Architecture can be thought of as a blueprint to help companies build end-to-end solutions to meet specific business needs such as reducing risk of deploying new technology while staying competitive. The new Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture Version 2.0 introduced by Sun is designed to save companies even more capital and operational dollars by providing an open, end-to-end digital asset management system. The new Reference Architecture is able to seamlessly manage video and rich media content including HD and SD video, photos, audio, and Flash animation.

“Our job is to put a mark in the sand that says we’re committed to the media and entertainment industry and this Reference Architecture is a great way to do that,” said Glenn Edens, senior vice president media and entertainment for Sun Microsystems. “This blueprint will help set a new standard for digital multimedia streaming, video management and data storage which is a testament to the strength of our storage and systems business.”

Sun’s new enhancements include VITA, an open Java technology application that accommodates a large number of standards-based ingest (digital conversion) tools. Other enhancements include more media file type support such as MXF and DV, as well as contract rights management to track licensing and distribution parameters for program materials. The Reference Architecture expands video server integration with leading broadcast video server vendors including Thompson Grass Valley and Omneon. The Reference Architecture also integrates the latest features of broadcast automation and traffic systems by industry leaders Harris Corporation and Myers Protrack.

MLB.com Hits another Grand Slam with Sun

The MLBAM Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture System customized and powered by Sun, streamed 650 million videos and delivered more than one billion media accesses to more than one billion visitors in 2004 alone. The site recently broke records with 90 million page views in a single day. With the new enhancements from this Reference Architecture, MLB.com expects to feature as many as 15 live games daily and more than 6,000 audio-streamed games during the 2005 season.

“Because it provides the complete content management functionality we need, Sun’s Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture was a key factor in our decision to work with Sun to meet our fans’ expectations,” said Joe Choti, chief technology officer, Major League Baseball Advanced Media. “With the reduced system complexity, high scalability and reliability, and faster time-to-deployment provided through Sun’s technologies, we’ve hit a grand slam in our quest to take the action from the fields to our fans and from the bleachers to their desktops.”

WGBH and Sun, An Alliance Worth Broadcasting

The Reference Architecture was developed in accordance with Sun’s iForce WGBH (Boston), the public broadcasting producer, and Artesia Technologies, an Open Text Corporation. WGBH uses the system to manage the assets of Frontline, one of its leading prime-time productions. A key component of the Reference Architecture is its integrated Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) system, which automatically enables use of various storage architectures. Its built-in scalability allows storage capacity to increase as digital content is added. WGBH plans to apply the Reference Architecture features to more of its public programs when production moves to new facilities in early 2006.

“This improved Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture will transform the way we manage media assets across our enterprise and throughout the PBS system,” said David Liroff, vice president and chief technology officer, WGBH. “By using this solution, we will be able to improve the quality and efficiency of broadcast production, reduce development cycles for new media services and capitalize on the full potential of our significant library of digital assets.”

“Sun Microsystems established the vanguard in proven Digital Asset Management solutions with the Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture 1.0 at NAB in 2003. Through customer successes, core product enhancements and a broader footprint, Sun has set the bar higher with the new version of this Reference Architecture,” said Michael Barros, vice president of Business Development for Artesia Technologies. “We look forward to migrating our systems to Solaris 10 OS to maximize the impact of this architecture.”

Others using the Reference Architecture include TV4, Sweden’s second largest broadcasting channel. This Reference Architecture can also be used by industries including publishing, government, and education. Sun Reference Architectures can be configured and integrated on systems at Sun prior to shipping through the Sun(SM) Customer Ready systems program or by its iForce partners worldwide. Customers can also leverage Sun’s iForce Solution Centers to build a proof-of-concept system to help reduce risk and speed time-to-solution implementation, further accelerating application deployment.

Sun regularly releases Reference Architectures based on organized technical insight, careful documentation and extensive experience with other customer deployments. These Reference Architectures dramatically reduce customer risk when deploying complex and integrated systems.

More information about Authorized iForce Solution Center for Digital Asset Management can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://sun.com/iforce and at http://daminfo.wgbh.org/iforce.html. Additional information about Reference Architecture and CRS is available at http://www.sun.com/products/architectures-platforms/.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Solaris, Java, iForce and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 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.

Premiere Healthcare System to Serve as Toshiba’s National Show Site and Regional Physician Education Partner for Cardiology Modalities

As part of an ongoing strategy to expand its position in the U.S. cardiology market, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. (TAMS) today announced a long-term, strategic partnership with Shands HealthCare of Florida to serve as the company’s national show site, highlighting the latest medical imaging advances and offering regional physician education programs to further the application of medical imaging modalities in cardiology.

Toshiba medical imaging equipment installations at Shands HealthCare include the Aquilion^TM 64 CFX cardiac computed tomography (CT) scanner, the Ultimax^TM all-digital, multi-purpose X-ray system, and the family of Infinix^TM vascular X-ray systems including a pair of VC-i (single-plane) systems, and CB-i (bi-plane), DP-i (dual-plane) and VB-i (bi-plane neurology) systems.

“The Shands HealthCare partnership will serve as a national vehicle to showcase the clinical effectiveness of the Aquilion 64 CFX, the Infinix and the Ultimax X-ray systems, as well as strengthen Toshiba’s position in the U.S. cardiology market,” said John Zimmer, vice president of marketing, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.  “Our new relationship also will result in expanded physician education opportunities designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.”

Shands HealthCare, an affiliate of the University of Florida, is one of the Southeast’s premier health systems.  Shands HealthCare includes nine hospitals, more than 80 affiliated primary and specialty physician practices and a medical staff of 1,500 University of Florida faculty and community physicians.

“As a leading academic medical center, Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida are well-known for bringing the latest medical advances to the patients of Florida, as well as the nation, and our strategic partnership with Toshiba will continue that commitment,” said Melinda Chitty, director of radiology, Shands HealthCare.  “We look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship that will assist both organizations in providing the most advanced diagnostic and medical services to improve the overall practice of cardiovascular medicine.”

For more information about TAMS and its wide range of medical imaging products, please visit www.medical.toshiba.com.

About Toshiba

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States.  Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, an independent group company of Toshiba Corporation, is a global leading provider of diagnostic medical imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and information systems.  Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems.  Toshiba has approximately 161,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $53 billion.

quilion^TM, Infinix^TM, and Ultimax^TM are trademarks of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation.

PRIMEQUEST High-end Itanium 2 Server Line Expands Reach of Open Industry Standards to Include Mission-Critical Enterprise Operations

Fujitsu Computer Systems, a leader in mission-critical computing, today unveiled the new PRIMEQUEST™ server line based on the Intel^® Itanium^® 2 processor. The PRIMEQUEST server line combines data center class fault immunity and high system scalability for industry standard environments running Linux and Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems. This makes it an ideal choice for organizations wishing to realize the economic benefits and flexibility of industry standard solutions without compromising their business continuity. The new line is being launched globally today through Fujitsu Limited in the Asia/Pacific region as well as Fujitsu Computer Systems in North America and Fujitsu Siemens Computers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

PRIMEQUEST servers are ideal for mission-critical applications which demand high availability, robust performance, enhanced flexibility and optimum resource usage. Typical application areas for PRIMEQUEST servers include large-scale database systems and online transaction processing environments. The PRIMEQUEST server architecture provides a high degree of platform fault immunity with up to 8 highly available, independent and hardware isolated partitions – each one being a fully independent ‘server’ within the system.

“PRIMEQUEST servers allow our customers to obtain mission-critical computing on both Linux and Windows Server,” says Toshio Morohoshi, president and chief executive officer, Fujitsu Computer Systems. “Backed by our mainframe heritage, Fujitsu offers unparalleled reliability on industry-standard operating systems. The PRIMEQUEST server line is poised to deliver the high availability and low total cost of ownership that customers demand.”

The advanced chipset on the PRIMEQUEST server delivers two key technologies that provide the highest possible availability in a single system: System Mirror and Flexible I/O (FIO). System Mirror, enabled by dual synchronous system architecture, allows memory modules and crossbar interconnects to operate in duplex mode and isolate errors without causing a system halt. FIO allows on-demand redirection of I/O resources to specific processing resources. This enables I/O to match real-time performance requirements while avoiding disruption of business operations. FIO also significantly shortens maintenance downtime compared to current industry standards.

PRIMEQUEST servers extend the Fujitsu server portfolio that includes PRIMEPOWER™ servers based on the SPARC64^® V processor running the Solaris™ operating system and PRIMERGY^® industry standard servers. Together they provide a comprehensive server portfolio that satisfies different service level requirements for maximum availability and scalability. The new PRIMEQUEST servers will attract customers who want to extend existing mission-critical infrastructures with truly open industry standards focused on Linux, Windows and Itanium technologies.

Providing mission-critical software is a key strength of the global Fujitsu alliance. Fujitsu has collaborated with Red Hat and contributed to the hardening of the open operating system for business critical usage via the contribution of 500 Fujitsu Linux developers. Under the Global Alliance Partnership, Fujitsu is working closely with Microsoft around the development of mission critical RAS features and the optimization for industry-leading performance benchmarks.

The PRIMEQUEST server line is offered as part of the Fujitsu TRIOLE strategy for optimized IT, which unites servers, storage, networks and middleware to provide a dynamic and flexible customer IT environment. Fujitsu will introduce TRIOLE templates that will include PRIMEQUEST servers, enabling customers to introduce 64-bit mission-critical Linux and Windows technology into the datacenter. The TRIOLE strategy provides the optimized design, development and deployment of highly reliable, business-critical data centers in heterogeneous environments aimed to increase business continuity, agility and efficiency.

About the TRIOLE Strategy
Fujitsu is committed to providing its customers with products, solutions and services that will further optimize their IT infrastructure and improve their business agility. Its TRIOLE strategy is the aggregate of three core principles: virtualization, automation and integration. Fujitsu has applied these principles to design and deliver highly dynamic IT solutions with the highest levels of compatibility and consistency. The result enables customers to increase efficiency, enhance agility and improve continuity now and into the future. For more information on the TRIOLE strategy please visit: http://www.fujitsu.com/triole.

About Fujitsu Computer Systems
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Fujitsu Computer Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) committed to the design, development and delivery of advanced computer systems and managed services for the business enterprise. The company offers a complete line of high-performance mobile computers, scalable and reliable servers, storage, and middleware as well as managed and professional services. Fujitsu Computer Systems emphasizes leading-edge technology, exceptional product quality and user comfort and productivity, as well as outstanding customer service. More information on Fujitsu Computer Systems is available at us.fujitsu.com/computers.

About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/.

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