Monday September 12, 2005
Monday September 12, 2005 
So what, you ask,
does NC05Q3 stand for anyway? "Network Computing (fiscal year) 2005 in
Quarter 3". Because, as we've said for a long, long, (did I say
long?) time - "the Network is the
Computer".[Sidebar: If you want definitive proof that the network is the computer, just count the number of not so genteel words that I whisper under my breath if my home wireless router ever goes on the blink. The ability to connect your system to the network has become a common, fundamental requirement - whether you're a doctor working for Kaiser on evening paperwork or running a worldwide sales organization or a technomarketinggeek at Sun like me. Without connectivity, I'm lugging around a fancy red typewriter.]
So, what exactly is LIVE from New York today?
We launched Galaxy. These systems are 56% more energy efficient, at half the price of the competition, with 1.5 times the performance. That's *%^$# compelling in my book. And here are the benchmarks to backup the claims. Wow. Am I glad that we acquired Andy Bechtolsheim's company back in 2004. Incidentally, I fully agree with Scott's description of Andy earlier today. And I don't pass out compliments like this easily:
"...Andreas von Bechtolsheim, employee #1 at Sun, who I think is the greatest computer designer in the history of industrial computing..." --Scott McNealy
All manner of info about today's NC05Q3 launches - including interviews with Scott and Jonathan - are available online. Check it out! And, of course - MaryMary has some inside scoop on the launch - complete with photos.
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