Sun Microsystems launches new x64 servers
Sun Microsystems have announced the launch of their new x64 servers.
The company has launched a series of new Sun Fire x64 blade servers, rack servers, and workstations.
These are powered by the recently launched Intel Xeon processor 5500 series.
These new servers are available at prices starting at $1,488.
John [...]
Indian Space Research Organization aims for the Sun with mission Aditya
Indian Space Research Organization has announced their latest mission.
This new mission has been named Aditya and it would be launched in 2012.
The cost of the mission would be around Rs 500 million.
ISRO is aiming to send a probe to the Sun.
The aim [...]
Plutoids named after ex-planet Pluto
Pluto was stripped of its Planet status 2 years back.
However, fans of the planet Pluto have something to cheer up for now.
The International Astronomical Union has said that they are now going to call Pluto and similar dwarf planet like bodies as Plutoids.
They have defined Plutoid as celestial bodies in [...]
Sun announces Project Caroline internet services
Sun has announced their latest research project codenamed Project Caroline aimed to provide internet services.
The company said that this platform is based on the platform-as-a-service model. It would provide a hosted platform for Internet services.
John McClain, a Sun senior staff engineer working on Project Caroline added in a statement: “In [...]
