Open Source Solaris 10 Operating System and Sun's Industry Standard Servers
Enable NBC Olympics to Deliver Extensive Coverage of the Games, Offer Unique
Video Intensive Experience
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems,
Inc. has been selected to provide network support and interactive technology
to NBCOlympics.com during NBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics from
Torino, Italy, February 10-26. NBCOlympics.com offers a video intensive
digital media experience never before offered by an American television
network as part of its event coverage. Some key participatory elements such
as SMS and e-mail notification are powered by Sun technology.
"Every day more people use the Internet to enjoy new types of
entertainment, learn new skills, interact with one another, and participate in
more business and economic opportunities," said Jonathan Schwartz, president
and chief operating officer, Sun Microsystems. "We're proud to help NBC
Olympics leverage open source technologies to deliver the excitement of the
Games to US viewers and help fans stay close to the action all winter."
NBCOlympics.com, America's online home of the Torino Games, will contain
complete coverage of the athletes, stories and competitions sure to captivate
the attention of America during the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
NBCOlympics.com will provide results, up-to-the-minute TV listings, breaking
news, and feature stories. NBCOlympics.com also will closely track the
performance of hometown Olympic athletes and cover other stories of local
interest through 213 different local "Olympic Zones," local Torino Olympic
websites produced in partnership with 213 NBC affiliates. In addition to local
Olympic TV listings and programming information, the Olympic Zones will offer
a multimedia experience that will include photo slideshows and video from
reporters on the ground in Torino.
"For each of the past three Olympics, NBCOlympics.com has redefined online
event coverage," said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics. "Through
compelling video, up to-the-minute searchable schedules and listings, live
results, blogs, athlete profiles, games and much more, we'll take fans closer
to the athletes and games than ever before. We are thrilled to have the
technology products, support and services from Sun Microsystems to help make
this all possible."
NBCOlympics.com will be powered by a combination of industry-standard Sun
Fire(TM) v490 UltraSPARC(R) IV+-based systems and Sun Fire x64 (x86, 64-bit)
servers. The servers run the open source Solaris(TM) 10 operating system with
Sun N1 System Manager to ensure maximum uptime, fault recovery and load
management. In the lead-up to and during the Games, Sun Services is providing
installation, engineering expertise and support to NBCOlympics.com. Sun data
management products will store and manage all the scores, video and other
broadcast components on Sun 5310 NAS and Sun 6130 Fibre Channel SAN drives.
New Partnership Builds on Participation Age for Sun
Sun believes the world is entering a new era -- a Participation Age --
where dramatically lowered barriers to entry, plummeting device prices, and
near-universal connectivity are driving a new round of network participation.
From blogs to Java technology, SMS messages to Web services, participants are
forming communities to drive change, create new businesses, new social
services, and new discoveries. This growth in the network economy is fueled by
sharing and collaboration among communities interconnected by technology and
driven by purpose. Sun also believes that sharing and collaboration in the
Participation Age will stimulate innovation to help all participants from
across the world grow and prosper.
History of NBCOlympics.com
NBC began its online coverage of the Olympic Games in 1996 during the
Atlanta Olympics. That Internet presence was dramatically increased in 2000
during NBC's Sydney Games coverage and again in Salt Lake in 2002, where the
NBC web site became one of the web's most trafficked and critically acclaimed
sports Internet sites. In 2004, NBCOlympics.com had more than 13 million
unique visitors and received critical praise for its coverage of the Athens
Games.
About Sun Microsystems
A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer"(TM) -- guides Sun in
the development of technologies that power the world's most important markets.
Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the
forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at sun.com.
Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, Sun
Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Java, Sun Fire, and The Network is The
Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in
the United States and in other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under
license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International,
Inc. in the US and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are
based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Carolyn Rohrer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(415) 294-5084
carolyn.rohrer@sun.com.
Contact: allpress@sun.com
650.786.7737
SOURCE Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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