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Figure 1-1: The Netra 240 server is ideal for a wide range of applications and users.
versions) offer features that make them ideal for use in rack-intensive deployments in less-than-ideal environ- ments. With consistent, small-footprints, Netra servers allow for easy deployment in industry-standard racks.
Wireless Operators
Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are converting their cellular infrastructures from analog to digital in developed areas, and are beginning to build digital cellular infrastructures to reach remote, developing areas. Third-generation wireless services offer enhancements to current applications, including greater data speeds, increased capacity for voice and data and the advent of packet data networks (versus today’s switched networks). Vast markets for data and voice services continue to open in Europe and the United States, while Eastern Europe, Latin America, China, and India offer completely new opportunities. Sun offers CSPs the tools they need to succeed in the competitive wireless marketplace. Sun plays a leading role in open computing and open networks, the basic requirements for entrance into global seamless wireless connectivity.
Wireline Service Providers
CSPs are also expanding their offerings to include long distance, DSL, data services, and e-business and Internet services. Sun and iForce™ partners are pioneering products, technologies, and services that take advantage of the convergence of voice and data to increase functionality, improve efficiency, and lower costs. For example, Enhanced Business Services (EBS) works in conjunction with telephony systems to deliver an extensive set of IP- enhanced business productivity applications via a Web-based graphical user interface (GUI). To help companies retain and attract customers and seize new business opportunities, Sun has developed offerings designed for easy integration into their existing infrastructure.
