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Sun’s network of networks

March 21st, 2006 by mhjones

Jonathan Schwartz: Now, since John Gage first uttered the phrase, Sun has been saying "The Network is the Computer." It’s one of those rare vision statements that only becomes more true over time. And next week, we’re going to prove the point by unveiling the world’s first on demand supercomputer. And by on demand, I mean accessible through your browser, with a credit card.

This grid story has been kicking around for years. What’s interesting about Sun’s move is that it will give savvy IT managers an easy way of testing it out by flexing the corporate AMEX.

Oh, and yes, he’s broken the news on his blog. That says something about the future of corporate communications too.

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2 Responses to “Sun’s network of networks”

  1. Simon Sharwood Says:
    March 22nd, 2006 at 5:48 pm

    Poor old Sun. Nail the concept every time, then years before anyone else.
    Then get out-marketed and out-sold.
    That tells you even more about the relationship between reporting leading edge tech and selling it!

  2. Rob Irwin Says:
    March 23rd, 2006 at 3:35 pm

    Well, he didn’t really break the news on his blog. Here’s a report on the grid, with just as much info (if not more) from a few days prior (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30378) which, in itself, was cribbing from even earlier IDG newswire reports.

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