Sun Visualization System

<p>Sun Visualization System was a sharable visualization product introduced by <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a> in January 2007.  It used other Sun technologies, including Sun servers, <a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a>, <a href="/facts/Sun_Ray/WqTEeMUp">Sun Ray</a> Ultra-Thin Clients, and <a href="/facts/Sun_Grid_Engine/sHtT9jnX">Sun Grid Engine</a>.  The Sun Visualization System software was based on several <a href="/facts/Open_source/7X9rCdz4">open source</a> technologies:  <a href="/facts/Chromium_(computer_graphics)/cBRaIXPR">Chromium</a> to perform distributed 3D rendering, <a href="/facts/VirtualGL/8tmBSCFz">VirtualGL</a> to re-route 3D rendering jobs to arbitrary graphics devices, and <a href="/facts/VirtualGL/8tmBSCFz">TurboVNC</a> to deliver the rendered 3D images to a client or clients.  Sun sponsored and/or contributed changes back to these projects throughout the life of the Sun Visualization System.
</p><p>In January 2009, The VirtualGL project reported that it was no longer being sponsored by Sun Microsystems, and in April 2009, Sun announced that it was discontinuing the Sun Shared Visualization and Sun Scalable Visualization products.  Customers were able to order the products through July 31, 2009, and service and support was provided until October 2014.
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Sun Visualization System