Solaris OS Expands Reach in Asia with Two New Partnerships

Strategic Insights -

Sun Microsystems, Inc. has announced the addition of two new partners, Dawning and Founder Technology Group, to its Solaris x86 Operating System (OS) OEM program. This move significantly broadens the reach of Solaris x86 platforms in China, one of the fastest-growing sectors for PC and server unit shipments in the Asia Pacific region. The partnerships add new certified systems for the growing list of applications supporting the Solaris x86 OS, providing end customers with greater flexibility and choice in their Solaris x86 deployments at competitive price points.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sun Microsystems, Inc. has partnered with Dawning and Founder Technology Group to expand the reach of Solaris x86 platforms in China, one of the fastest-growing sectors for PC and server unit shipments in the Asia Pacific region.
  • The partnerships add new certified systems for the growing list of applications supporting the Solaris x86 OS, providing end customers with greater flexibility and choice in their Solaris x86 deployments at competitive price points.
  • The OEM program for Solaris x86 OS is a high ROI program, with no cost involved for system builders to participate, allowing them to certify their systems using Sun's free Hardware Certification Test Suite.
  • The partnership demonstrates the worldwide customer demand for the Solaris OS on AMD Opteron processor- and Intel Xeon processor-based systems and underscores Sun's commitment to working with its partners to seek new market opportunities.
  • Sun is sponsoring a Solaris x86 OS Partner Pavilion at the SunNetwork 2004 conference in Shanghai, PRC, June 2-3, where partners are showcasing their Solaris OS solutions and attendees can meet with Sun technical and sales representatives.
  • The Solaris OS has gained rapid industry momentum over the past year, with more than 850,000 registered licenses to date and more than 900 solutions available for Solaris9 x86 through approximately 600 ISVs.

Statistics:

  • Over 21 percent more server units were shipped in China in 2003 than in the previous year (Gartner Server Forecast: Asia/Pacific, March 2004 Update, March 2004, J. Wu et al.).
  • The Solaris OS has gained rapid industry momentum over the past year, with more than 850,000 registered licenses to date.
  • More than 900 solutions are available for Solaris9 x86 through approximately 600 ISVs.
  • The OEM program for Solaris x86 OS has high ROI, with no cost involved for system builders to participate.

Sources:

  • Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • Gartner Server Forecast: Asia/Pacific, March 2004 Update, March 2004, J. Wu et al.
  • Dawning Information Industry (Beijing) Corp. Ltd
  • Founder Technology Group Corporation
  • AMD China