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Archived Sun Software Articles
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05 May 2008
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An Independent Review of MySQL [19808]
Nothing Proprietary Here, WebChannel Notes
One of the first clarifications Fahmida Y. Rashid provides in the examination written for ChannelWeb of MySQL under the Sun umbrella is that there is nothing proprietary in Sun's acquisition of the database vendor. The decision to differentiate between MySQL Community and MySQL Enterprise, the author writes, came well before the acquisition.
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05 May 2008
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New Sun Kerberos Features in Solaris 10 OS 05/08 [19834]
Much More than Just Bug Fixes
The recent release of the Solaris 10 Operating System 5/08 (Solaris OS), with its enhancements to Kerberos, has prompted bloggers and others [19592] to write on the subject. This blog outlines the most significant new Kerberos features. In addition to these new features, listed below, the 05/08 release includes a number of bug fixes as well.
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05 May 2008
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Clearing the Air About Sun Kerberos [19592]
Sun Blog Addresses Some Questions With Answers
Sun Blogger Wences Michel uses the Q&A format to provide information on Sun Kerberos, which he describes as a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to provide strong authentication for client/server applications.
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05 May 2008
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Series of Tutorials on Lesser Known Solaris Features [19879]
Covers Administration, Storage, Security and More
Joerg Moellenkamp has created an excellent series of tutorials on the "Less Known Features of Solaris." His most recent set of tutorials covers Point-in-time copy with AVS, which he points out "are a rather unusual feature for small installations, but they are absolutely essential for many enterprise customers. And when you really think about it, there are many usecases even for small installations."
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05 May 2008
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VirtualBox 1.6.0 [19890]
Now Offers Solaris OS and Mac OS X Host Support
VirtualBox 1.6.0 now offers users Mac OS X and Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) host platform support, new high performance virtual devices, improved scalability and Web Services. This latest version of the free virtualization framework includes a Web Service API, a SATA hard-disk controller (AHCI) and guest system extensions for Solaris OS.
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21 Apr 2008
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Sun Shared Visualization Software Version 1.1 - Free Download [19745]
Remotely Access and Share 3D-Accelerated Applications
Sun Shared Visualization v1.1 is a unique visualization middleware that "virtualizes" visualization by treating the graphics hardware resources as a resource pool and dynamically assigning them to either sharing or scaling, or both. Users on a variety of platforms can transparently view and interact with 3D-accelerated applications, which can run on a central resource with very large shared memory, lots of CPUs, many high-performance graphics cards and/or high-performance, high-capacity storage.
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21 Apr 2008
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New UI Expected with Sun xVM Server, xVM Ops Center Releases [19783]
Although Still Under Development, Blog Gives a Brief Preview
Steve Wilson gives a brief update on the xVM Server and its user interface (UI) architecture in a recent blog entry. He notes that many think of the xVM Server only as it relates to the Xen hypervisor at OpenSolaris, and points out that it is much more than an open source project.
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21 Apr 2008
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Details on the Solaris 10 5/08 Operating System [19815]
Specifics on New Features and Enhancements
The official download release of the Solaris 10 5/08 Operating System (Solaris OS) was announced in mid-April, and the physical media kit's general availability set for release April 28. Now, more details on the version's new features and enhancements are available.
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16 Apr 2008
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Sun Releases MySQL Workbench [19801]
New Visual Database Design Tool Available in a Free and a Commercial Version
MySQL Workbench is a new visual database design tool integrating data modeling, physical database design, database creation, change management and documentation capabilities. It is available in two versions: MySQL Workbench Community Edition, which is a free download, and MySQL Workbench Standard Edition, which is the commercial extension that adds specialized plug-in modules with advanced features.
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14 Apr 2008
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Download Available for Logical Domains 1.0.2 [19784]
Adds Support for UltraSPARC T2-Based Systems
Logical Domains Manager 1.0.2 was recently released, adding support for the UltraSPARC T2 Plus-based platforms and up to 128 domain support. This server virtualization and partitioning technology also offers up to 64 domain support for UltraSPARC T2 based systems and includes libvirt management interface software.
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