SPARC-based Sun Fire systems were produced until 2010, while x86-64 based machines were marketed until mid-2012.
In mid-2012, Oracle Corporation ceased to use the Sun Fire brand for new server models.
[1][2] UltraSPARC-based Sun Fire models are licensed to run the Solaris operating system versions 8, 9, and 10.
The first SPARC Enterprise models were the Fujitsu-developed successors to the midrange and high-end Sun Fire E-series.
Later T-series servers have also been badged SPARC Enterprise rather than Sun Fire.