Oracle and Fujitsu promise 15X Unix server performance jump

UNIX SERVERS with 15 times today's processing power by 2015 are promised by Fujitsu and Oracle in a joint development deal.

The two companies have announced a roadmap for getting Sparc Enterprise M-series servers to achieve such dramatically improved processing capabilities.

The first of these M-series servers, which won't be at the level of 15X processing power, will go on sale in 2012. As part of the engineering cooperation, Oracle and Fujitsu are looking to optimise their respective products to run Oracle software in mission critical environments.

"Oracle's partnership with Fujitsu has never been stronger," said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. "We are entering a new phase with Fujitsu, aligning our engineering and worldwide distribution efforts with a focus on high-performance, highly-reliable systems."

The joint investment and roadmap for this magical level of improved Unix server performance goes against the trend in this market, where Unix has not been seen to have a promising future. µ