Sun Microsystems will provide the technology platform for NBCOlympics.com. The NBCOlympics.com site is supported by 160 Sun Fire X4450 and Sun Fire X4150 servers. In the lead-up to and during the games, Sun Services will provide installation, engineering expertise and support to NBCOlympics.com.
“Sun has worked hard to architect a powerful, energy efficient platform for NBCOlympics.com that will rapidly scale for hundreds of millions of sports fans who look to the Internet for the latest events and results, ” said Peter Ryan, executive vice-president, Global Sales and Services, Sun Microsystems. Miller said: “In 2008, NBCOlympics.com is redefining the Olympic experience and Sun Microsystems has been an important partner in that effort. We have recognized the growing online viewership for the Olympics and have worked with Sun to create a powerful and feature-rich Web experience for NBCOlympics.com. ”
Olympic fans will have access to approximately 2,200 total hours of live
streaming Olympic broadband video coverage of 25 different sports on the site.