NEW YORK, July 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The $12 billion Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW) is once again enriching its product line by partnering with software giant Red-Hat, to offer Linux-ready servers, Tolliver told www.wallst.net. The collaboration between the two companies is a "two-way deal" with Sun servers offering Red-Hat's Linux, and Sun's own Solaris operating systems on its servers.
This collaboration is part of the 21-year-old company's "assault on the low-cost computing market," helping businesses and other organizations streamline their computing infrastructure by offering low-cost computing solutions, such as more inexpensive servers, and software. Sun recently released new Intel computer servers, which are priced 10 to 20 percent lower than its competitors IBM, and even Dell, which is considered a leader in low-price servers, Tolliver said. "We're taking a very aggressive stance," Tolliver said. "We believe that it benefits our customers and keeps Sun in the forefront of what our customers need."
With a growing need for "hot-spots," for wireless connectivity, Sun has partnered with Bonsai Networks to assist telecommunications companies with back office software applications, Tolliver said. Wi-Fi connectivity is a booming market for telecommunications companies, which provide connectivity services for wireless users. Tolliver called Sun's partnership with Bonsai "an important expansion of our relationship with the telecommunications industry."
For more than 20 years, the UNIX operating system has been the "mission critical platform for most industry segments in the IT world," Tolliver said. "Increasingly as these firms have moved much of their administrative systems into a web based world -- as they have desired to take a lot of cost out of their computing infrastructure, UNIX has become the operating system of choice to do that. Globally it is an incredible IT market segment." As Sun moves forward, Tolliver believes the exploration and expansion of the UNIX platform to be both lucrative and imminent.
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