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Sun Microsysytems, Intelreach deal on servers
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sun Microsystems Inc. will begin building a line of servers that run on chips from Intel Corp. and will receive Intel's endorsement of Sun's Solaris operating system, executives from both companies said Monday.
The deal marks a major design win for Intel. The world's largest chip maker has been fighting to reverse plunging profits and regain market share lost to archrival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD stole more than 5 percent of the overall chip market away from Intel in the past year, according to Mercury Research.
Average gasoline prices fall to 2.16 per gallon
NEW YORK -- The price of gasoline fell by 6 cents last week to an average of about 2.16 a gallon nationwide -- a 14-cent decline over three weeks.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Monday that motorists paid 2.165 a gallon on average for regular-grade gasoline last week versus 2.229 a gallon the prior week.
Retail gasoline prices have fallen 17 cents from this time last year.
Associated Press