Sun refines Niagara, announces Niagara II

GuyverDH writes: Now with twice the execution threads per core, going from 32 to 64 virtual CPUS per physical chip on an 8 core, enough raw encryption power to feed 2 10G connections at wire speed, heavy floating point improvements, increases in integer math, it sure seems as though SUN is serious about the Niagara line.
Background info: http://www.opensparc.net/news/2006-09/real-world-t echnolgies-niagara-ii-the-hydra-returns.html
News release: (click the graphic image to see the pdf, or click the link below this link) http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/103/1/feature/1 6964
PDF Document with more details: http://www.opensparc.net/pubs/preszo/06/HotChips06 _09_ppt_master.pdf