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Nibble: the last of the SPARC computer OEMs?

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he number of computer manufacturers manufacturing and actively marketing SPARC systems based on their own motherboards has shrunk from more than 30 in 1996 to the handful or so of companies listed in the table below.

In 1996 five manufacturers designed and marketed commercial SPARC processor chips, today that has declined to just two - Sun and Fujitsu.

Although the OpenSPARC inititaive may change that - early indications are that new 3rd party SPARC chips will be low processing power units aimed at embedded applications, and not high horsepower server engines.

Users can still obtain SPARC servers from about 20 or so manufacturers in various form factors by clicking on the links below. Most of these other manufacturers either use motherboards from the companies listed on the left, or have exited the SPARC market but may still have some old stock left.

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SPARC based computer manufacturers who still make their own motherboards

Fujitsu, General Dynamics, Naturetech, NextCom, Sun Microsystems , Themis Computer
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Squeak! - Animal Brands and Metaphors in the Storage Market
Squeak! - Animal Brands and Metaphors in the Storage Market
Animal marketing metaphors are popular in service industries, but you'd be surprised how many companies have used animals in their marketing of data storage products and services.

The storage market was worth over $150 billion in 2005, and as it gets bigger - more companies will turn to animal brands to help differentiate their otherwise bland products and lend them artificial (or deserving) characters and virtues.

The idea behind this type of marketing is to suggest positive connotations so it's unlikely that anyone will choose to associate their products with gremlins. But you may be surprised by the population of the storage ark.

This reference articles lists all known companies who have furry marketing brands, and also includes some which are slimy, scaly and scary too. ...read the article, Mice in storage
Squeak! - the Solid State Disks Buyers Guide
This is the 4th annual edition of this very popular report (published November 2006).

The earlier edition of this article was the most popular storage article viewed by STORAGEsearch.com's readers in the previous year.
the solid state disks buyers guide
The SSD Buyers Guide lists all SSD products commercially available in the market by form factor, interface type and memory technology. It also includes a summary of key milestones in the SSD market in the past year. ...read the article, solid state disks
a Short History of Disk to Disk Backup
STORAGEsearch.com has been reporting on the enterprise D2d market since the concept first began.
This article plots the main events in the market transition from the heady days when tape backup was at its height - through to the situation now where most corporate data is backed up using disk to disk backup. click to read the article - a Short History of  Disk to Disk Backup
In November 2006 - D2d was the #1 subject viewed by Storage Searchers. ...read the article, Hard disk drives, Backup Software
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