In Sun News this week, a recent Gartner analysis reports Sun's recent changes are good moves toward profitability [16545]; Sun Secure Network Access Platform (SNAP) is to be showcased in London [16541]; and Sun storage solutions and technologies win over Hewitt Associates [16554] and TruePosition [16546].
Learn how Sun Studio 11 compilers can optimize AMD64 performance [16492] in the Software section that also covers process privileges in Solaris 10 OS [16491]; IBM WebSphere Application Server on Solaris 10 OS and Solaris Zones [16523]; and SunSpectrum eLibraries [16500].
Find out the latest on Sun Java Studio Creator tutorials [16472]; manual deployment of Sun Java Studio Creator web applications [16519]; and migrating web applications from Apache Tomcat 5.x to Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 [16526].
Servers covers the Sun Fire T1000 beating the IBM x3650 in a recent benchmark [16544] and CRN's review of this CoolThreads server [16560].
Client Systems hosts a webcast on virtual desktop computing advantages [16574].
Also read about a Java Card Protection Profile update [16524]; Java EE 5 SDK and SOA [16525] and more in the Java section. Plus, get information on Sun Managed Services [16521], [16522] in the Service section.
Sun Customer Ready Systems program can reduce installation and configuration complexity by 80 percent. With a special promotion from Sun now you can get integration services for no charge, but only until June 30, 2006.
Select from many Sun Fire servers and more to take advantage of Sun's Try and Buy program. You get 60 days to test and use the system to see if it suits your needs. Check it out today.
A web-only offering is now available for a Sun Fire T1000 server with Sun Studio 11 software, compilers and tools. With this combination, developers can build new, powerful applications and enhance existing workloads on an energy and space efficient system that can deliver up to three times the performance using as little as 50 percent of the energy and a smaller footprint vs. comparable systems.
Paul McGuckin, an analyst who covers Sun for Gartner, wrote an analysis of the recent announcement from Sun that they will cut up to 5,000 jobs worldwide. The cuts are "overdue" and "a good place to start better aligning Sun's expenses with its revenue." They recommend customers get a clear road map of changes
A new lab in Sun's London offices will showcase the Sun Secure Network Access Platform (SNAP). The laboratory will provide both existing and potential customers with the opportunity to experience the benefits of a multi-level security architecture, according to a Sun UK press release.
Hewitt Associates, the human resource company, selected Sun StorageTek virtual tape technology, Sun Java Enterprise System, and the Sun Java Application Platform Server running on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) on Sun Fire x64 servers to maintain a secure and reliable environment for their critical user-facing Web applications.
When the wireless location technology company, TruePosition, needed to consolidate NAS and SAN-based storage into a single, integrated storage pool, they selected Sun StorageTek Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions.
In their latest appearance, the Tutorial Divas sing the praises of Sun Java Studio Creator in three new compositions: Understanding Internationalization; Creating an Internationalized Application; and Deploying to Sun Java System Web Sever 6.1.
This article is a how-to on "Deploying to Sun Java System Web Server 6.1," which demonstrates how users can perform a manual deployment, given that developers do not always have direct access to the production web server. Once the application is deployed successfully, users need next to export the WAR file using the IDE and then manually add a deployment descriptor file before reassembling the WAR file.
Krishnamohan Meduri and Marina Sum have written a guide entitled "Migrating Web Applications From Apache Tomcat 5.x to Sun Java System Web Server 7.0." The authors demonstrate how to create user accounts in file-based realms, as well as how to configure a Java Naming and Directory Interface (J.N.D.I.) API application with Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Datasource and the set up procedure for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Given the outstanding performance possible with Sun solutions that use the AMD Opteron processor, users will want to optimize their applications so as to maximize performance. Stanislav Mekhanoshin addresses the optimization of the Sun Studio 11 compilers on AMD 64-based processors in his Sun Developer Network Article entitled "Getting The Best AMD64 Performance With Sun Studio Compilers."
Rich Teer begins his Sun Developer Network article "Programming in the Solaris OS With Privileges" with a discussion of the limitations that used to prevail prior to the release of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS). This was that privilege was the traditional UNIX "all or nothing" situation: users had either limited access or superuser access. He then proceeds to a discussion of the privilege API in the latest Solaris release.
Getting started with IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) V6.0.2 and later on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) in both its global and non-global zones has been made simpler for readers of the guide written by Dileep Kumar and Albert Leigh of Sun.
Sun is making available its custom eLibrary on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), which covers the desktop system, file system and shell while also providing coverage of file archives and transfers between remote hosts. Users wishing to utilize this resource can log on to the Sun Learning Center.
Join thought leaders from Sun, featured analyst firm Gartner, and EDS in a new webcast, "The Advantages of Virtual Desktop Computing Your Company Should know About", as they discuss the concept of virtual desktop computing. Hear how virtual desktop computing provides customers with an interoperable desktop computing solution that reduces the maintenance, upgrading, and operational costs associated with most desktop environments while improving overall security, convenience and regulatory compliance.
The Sun Fire T1000 server posted SPECweb2005 benchmark results that place it as second only to the Sun Fire T2000 server. The Sun Fire T1000 server delivered 14 percent greater performance than the IBM System x3650 with the latest Intel 2x Dual Core 3.0 GHz Xeon 5100 processors.
In his review of the Sun Fire T1000, Marc Spiwak of CRN notes both the capabilities and the power consumption of the UltraSPARC T1 processor, as well as the various optional configurations available to purchasers.
Now you can order a DVD drive for your Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 servers that were originally ordered without a DVD-ROM drive. The drive is the same drive that ships from the factory in servers that are ordered with the DVD-ROM.
Each week, we determine which articles have been most frequently referenced by logged-in subscribers to provide you with a list of the most popular articles for each of the last three issues. The Web version of this article lists the top 10 articles for each of the last four issues. The top articles for the four most recent issues were:
Sun will market managed services to its channel partners, beginning in July 2006, Bill Cate, director of U.S. Partner Programs, told Kristen Kenedy of CRN. Two levels of services, basic and managed, will be offered. These stem in part from Sun's acquisition of SevenSpace, which offered managed services in heterogeneous environments.
The changes in Sun's overall business model that the dotcom bust dictated are reviewed by Sunil Kumar at CXOtoday.com. He contends that Sun's continuing focus on R&D, its acquisitions and innovative sales models, plus the appointment of Jonathan Schwartz as CEO have positioned the company well for competitive survival in the current market.
A new version of the Java Card Protection Profile is available, updated for the Java Card 2.2.2 specifications. The protection profile is a modular set of security requirements designed specifically for the Java Card platform so developers can complete security evaluations under the Common Criteria for IT Security Evaluation.
A new guide walks you through how to create an online loan application. The guide presents concepts and language constructs necessary to developing a
SOA composite application in Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5.
The Mobility Center on the Sun Developer Network has updated the Device Matrix, a database tracking the Java characteristics of mobile devices. The new version includes a re-designed user interface. There are several new devices, bringing the total number of devices to over 250.
A recent survey from Evans Data shows a 200 percent increase in the adoption of Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 in the Asia-Pacific region over six months ago. Developers in the region are also using Microsoft .NET, indicating that developers see both platforms as important and interaction between applications will be important.
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