Sun Microsystems Inc and Intel Corporation have announced a strategic alliance centred on Intel's endorsement of the Solaris Operating System (OS) and Sun's commitment to deliver a family of enterprise and telecommunications servers and workstations based on Intel Xeon processors. The scope of the agreement spans Solaris, Java and NetBeans software and Intel Xeon microprocessors, as well as other Intel and Sun enterprise-class technologies. The alliance also includes joint engineering, design and marketing efforts.
Jonathan Schwartz, president and CEO, Sun Microsystems, said, "We are excited about Intel's long term Xeon road map and the performance we are seeing with Solaris and Sun Java on the Xeon platforms. Intel's endorsement for and agreement to OEM Solaris opens markets for both of us across the world. This is truly a landmark relationship for the industry."
Paul Otellini, president and CEO of Intel, stated, "We are thrilled to be working with Sun to make Solaris on Intel Xeon processors a great solution for our enterprise customers worldwide. Bringing together the best technologies from both Sun and Intel will result in innovative products for years to come."
As part of this alliance, Intel has signed a Solaris OEM agreement enabling Intel to support and distribute the Solaris OS to its customers as market opportunities arise and consistently with Intel's product strategies. Intel and Sun will strongly encourage independent software vendors (ISVs) and system providers to expand their offerings for Solaris on Intel-based systems, and Intel will support Sun in its efforts to optimize applications for Solaris on Intel Xeon processor-based systems.
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