Aug 22, 2001 : Verio Launches New Sun Netra Servers

📅 August 22, 2001 - Verio Inc. (verio.com ), upgrading its line of SunMicrosystems Inc.'s dedicated servers, has become an early provider of Sun's(sun.com) new low-cost, high-performance Netra X1 servers and the next generation of the rack-optimized Netra T1 thin server. Verio, a subsidiary of NTT Communications Corp., is a leading global IP services provider and one of the world's largest Web-hosting companies.

Verio's advanced Web hosting division will offer these new price-performancecompetitive servers, aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses, andcurrent Verio Virtual Private Server users who may wish to move to adedicated hosting environment to meet growing online business needs. Theservers allow Verio to maximize data center space and deliver moreapplications for customers at lower costs.
The Sun servers include the Netra X1, an ultra-thin, general-purpose UNIXRISC server with a starting price of $450 per month. This server addressesthe continuing need for greater capacity in a minimum amount of space, idealfor SMBs. It is powered by the Solaris Operating Environment and can supportup to one gigabyte of memory capacity. It has a rack-mountable height of1.75 inches (1 RU) to allow for more servers in existing rack space.
The Netra T1 AC200 server, the latest version of its Netra T1 thin server,allows the most processors to be fit in the smallest amount of space. Thestarting price is $650 per month. The server combines Sun's UltraSPARCprocessor and the Solaris OE, and is considered ideal for anyindustry-standard, Internet protocol-intensive deployment.
"Size and scalability are tremendously important in the server market,especially as our customers needs call for increased bandwidth, moreprocessors and more advanced services," said Barb Goworowski, chiefmarketing officer for Verio. "Sun has created a product that allows us tomaximize our capital spending and resource investment on servers that areeasy to install, deploy, maintain and service. This will enable us todeliver high levels of performance for the price to our customers."

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