Sun brings a complete systems approach to Linux: a value-added web services stack for the entire
system, hardware, OS, tools, and applications backed by Sun's global support infrastructure.
• Delivering Linux--from leading vendors (Red Hat and SUSE Linux)--with front-line support and
training worldwide from Sun on x64 (Xeon and Opteron processors) hardware platforms from Sun
and third parties.
• Selling the simplest and most comprehensive middleware & web services offering with Sun Java
Enterprise System.
• Optimized Java Technology – Java Everywhere – Broaden the reach of Java technology investments
• Sun is focused on maximizing Java technology performance benefits and stretching customers'
application investments by creating a common application engine.
• Linux and Java platform integration - Alliances with Red Hat and SUSE Linux to distribute Sun's
latest Java Virtual Machine (JVM(TM) machine) included as part of the OS distributions. (The
JVM software technology allows the Java 2 Software to host applications on any computer or
operating system without rewrite or recompile).
Pricing/Support
Subscriptions are available with or without media (CDs, manuals). All levels of support provide access
to either Red Hat Network or SUSE’s Linux Portal. During the support period, if any new versions of
SLES or RHEL for AMD64 are made available, users with current support entitlements have access to
those new versions from the maintenance sites of Red Hat and SUSE. Please see the “Services” section
for more details.
Windows OS
The Netra X4200 M2 Servers will support the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Standard
Edition operating systems in May 2007. Sun System Service Plans will be available from Sun
Microsystems at an additional charge. Please see the “Services” section for more details.
Please bookmark and refer to the following Windows on Sun sites for frequently updated information:
External: http://www.sun.com/software/windows
Internal: https://onestop.central.sun.com/windows
Key Messaging
• Flexibility for Sun's Heterogeneous Customers
• To provide customers freedom to choose solutions that best meet their business needs, Sun
supports the Microsoft Windows operating environment on select new Sun x64 systems.
• The ability to run Solaris, Microsoft Windows, or Linux software on Sun x64 servers and
workstations allows customers to use a single vendor to meet a wide range of requirements.
• Sun’s support for multiple operating systems enables customers to deploy their choice of operating
system without having to change hardware platforms when their requirements change. This helps
reduce the cost and complexity required to support and manage multiple vendors, in turn helping
to increase return on investment while reducing risk.
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