Executing on Sun's Throughput Computing strategy, the dual-thread UltraSPARC IV processor marks the first milestone in Sun's Chip Multithreading (CMT) roadmap. Sun's UltraSPARC IV processor provides the unique combination of real world application performance and exceptional product quality for mission-critical enterprise, High Performance Technical Computing (HPTC), and compute-intensive applications. It protects customers' investments through 100 percent application binary compatibility, and can provide an upgrade path for current UltraSPARC III processor-based systems. Further, the UltraSPARC IV processor and the Solaris Operating System platform supports a wide range of applications, and boasts enterprise-class reliability.