Also announcing the price reduction of the 400 MHz CPU module and of related Sun Enterprise 3500 base packages containing 400MHz CPU modules. Appliance Bundles with Sun Enterprise 3500 and 4500 servers have also changed prices. Please note that the listed Sun Ray bundles with Sun Enterprise 3500 servers have decreased in price, while the listed Sun Ray bundles with Sun Enterprise 4500 servers have increased in price. The repriced building blocks and fixed configurations are intended for customers who want the availability features offered by standard configurations, and who are looking for a lower price point compared to configuring a server by individual parts. The reprice of the 400 MHz CPU modules and base packages is intended for customers using random configurations.
Standard configurations have availability features as part of the configuration.
The building blocks for standard configurations follow a set of rules for proper configuration. Upgrades to all Sun Fire servers are available using the standard Sun UAP Plus. Customers will be able to upgrade to new Sun Fire servers andreceive trade in value based upon the age of the system that is being traded in and the platform to which they are trading up. These Building Blocks are available in 2 CPU and 4 CPU configurations. The only exception is with the Sun Enterprise 3500.