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We've got a developer's wish list fulfilled: Grab a special deal before it expires on the Sun Fire T1000 server (See article [16802]). Need support? No problem: The S3P -- Sun Software Service Plans -- are an all-in-one comprehensive package [16779]. Working with Sun Studio 11? Got it covered with another support plan [16774]. Questions about JavaServer Faces? Ask the Experts in [16814]. Want to comment on ODF? Click on [16812].
Sys Admins need to be happy too: BrandZ from the OpenSolaris community extends Solaris Zones to accommodate Branded Zones that can contain non-native operating environments (see [16788]). Get maximum performance on CMT architectures with the tech tip in [16786]. If you need a book on LDAP, we've got two for you in [16803].
Where would we all be without storage? The 1,000th Sun StorageTek SL8500 tape library was just delivered. Everyone's got one, even the people who did production work for the "DaVinci Code" movie [16799]. No mystery about it: if you need it, Sun's got it.
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Sun Federal Appoints New Executives: Vass and Robbins
Meeting Complex Needs for Secure Systems
Bill Vass and Anthony Robbins will change roles at Sun to join Sun Microsystems Federal Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Microsystems Inc. Scott McNealy is the chairman of Sun Federal, as of April 2006. Their goals are to address the unique challenges in government agencies and how the features of Sun products such as the Trusted Solaris OS can provide needed security.
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Tony Blair Visits CA to Discuss Biotechnology Industry
Schwartz and Other CEOs Weigh In
When British prime minister Tony Blair visited California on July 31, he met with biotech executives to discuss research and how important it is to the economic development of his country. Jonathan Schwartz discussed the importance of the role of universities.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Updates
LSI Drivers Available, Better Pricing Instituted
The base-level or "GA release" versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and RHEL 4 are being ended (EOL'd) and replaced with Update 7 for RHEL 3 and Update 3 of RHEL 4. Sun is replacing the GA release versions because they do not contain LSI drivers needed to boot up on newer Opteron-based systems. Prices have also been made more competitive.
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Software and Web Services Plans from Co-CTO Robert Brewin
Software as Service, Uses of REST, and Advantages of Java EE 5
Robert Brewin and Tim Marsland are co-CTO's at Sun. Brewin was recently appointed and talked with Paul Krill of InfoWorld about his role, web services development plans to Sun, making Java open source and more.
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Storage
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Veritas Storage Foundation Enhancements
New Databases, Localized Media Kit Plus Repricing
Sun made two recent announcements concerning offerings that are Veritas Storage Foundation Enterprise, Databases 4.1 for x64 systems Localized (L10N) Media Kit, Transitioning Standard version L10N Media Kit, and Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 English, including factory installation of Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 software, and repricing of some version 4.1 parts.
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Brocade Silkworm 4900 FC Switch Appeals to Enterprise Users
Designed for Port Aggregation, Simplified Domain Management
Both data center managers and storage networking decision makers will be interested in the Brocade SilkWorm 4900, a high-performance 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel switch designed for the needs of enterprise environments that require a high port count footprint for both port aggregation the simplified management environment resulting from reducing the total number of domains to manage.
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Sun Releases RoHS-Compliant Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance
Predecessor Version Is Transitioned
The Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS appliance is now available in an RoHS-compliant version. The earlier, non-RoHS-compliant version of this array is being transitioned, along with the Sun StorEdge 5300 RAID and disk storage and the corresponding service upgrade options.
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1000th Sun StorageTek SL8500 Tape Library Delivered
Adopters Include Financial Services, Telecom, and Film Industry
Sun recently delivered the 1000th Sun StorageTek SL8500 tape library that features mixed-media support, the interfaces necessary to consolidate enterprise and midrange computing infrastructures and allow for dynamic upgrades of capacity and throughput and the capability of storing 10,000 Petabytes of data.
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Top Ten Articles for Last 4 Issues
Vol 101 Issue 1, 2, 3 and 4
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 from the last issue were:
- Adobe Reader Now Available for UNIX and Linux Operating Systems [16758]
- StarOffice 8 Product Update Three (3) Now Available [16753]
- Sun Fourth Quarter Revenues Up 29% [16782]
- Customers Choosing Sun in Financial Services, Telecom Industries [16781]
- Trade Up and Get the New Sun Blade 8000 Server [16772]
- People are Talking About the Sun Fire X4500 Server [16770]
- Solaris Operating System Vulnerabilities and Fixes [16771]
- Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suites 5.1.1 Announced [16748]
- Double Trade-In Value for UltraSPARC II Server Upgrades to Sun Fire Servers [16737]
- Open Source Data Warehouse Appliance from Sun and Greenplum [16784]
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Service
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Announcing ESCON to FICON Data Migration Services for Mainframe Systems
The Route to More Bandwidth, Addresses and Channels
Sun is making available migrations services from Enterprise System Connectivity architecture (ESCON) to Fiber Connectivity (FICON) directed at users with 4 TB or more of data in an ESCON mainframe environment or who need to replicate data, from either tape or disk, beyond ESCON distances of 9 KM. The migration will result in more bandwidth, greater distance, more addresses and channels and greater flexibility.
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Host Based/Block Level Data Migration Services Available from Sun
Enables Migration from Any Array to Any Other Array
Sun Host-Based Data Migration Service (powered by TDMF) solves the challenges of migrating data for mainframe (OS/390, Z/OS) and open systems (Windows, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, and Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS)) regardless of the manufacturer, without disrupting customer applications and with little or no downtime. Data movement is facilitated via host-based technology at the block level (with additional data set level migration capabilities for mainframe only) working locally or globally.
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Free and Open Source S/W
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Recent Apache.org Releases: Apache HTTP Server 2.2.3 Fixes, Tomcat, Tuscany JMeter
Bug Fixes, Security Updates, New Releases
Recent releases from Apache.org (July and June 2006) include bug and security fixes for the Apache HTTp server 2.2.3, enhancements to the Tomcat mod_jk web server connector, Axis2/C version 0.92, and the release of Tuscany/Java M1 and JMeter 2.2.
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The Zen of Free: Simon Phipps' Speech at OSCON 2006
Freedom to Tinker, Participate and Leave
At the 2006 OSCON in July, Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer at Sun, presented a talk called "The Zen of Free", now available online. He called for "definitions for Governance and Standards to help us know our freedoms are being protected as we move forward."
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Plug-in for Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Available
Tech Tip for Fulfilling Static and Dynamic Resource Requests
A plug-in for Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 is available as open source in NetBeans 5.0. This article offers a how-to for installing and using the plug-in. It also presents a tech tip explaining how to fulfill static and dynamic resource requests.
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Sun Software Service Plans for Sun Studio 11
Premium Features Added
Comprehensive Sun Software Service Plans for Sun Studio 11 are now available to provide product updates and unlimited support center calls for issues with product defects and escalations. Product support is available for the Standard Plan (12x5) and Premium Plan (7x24).
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Sun Developer Service Plans for Java Platform, Standard Edition
Three Plans Provide Support, Updates and More
Receive comprehensive developer support with the Sun Software Service Plans (S3P, formerly known as S4), an all in one comprehensive package. Subscription includes software product updates, product support, Per Incident support for programming how to's and educational credits. The Sun Developer Service Plans for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE also called Java SE) offer three levels of Service: Basic, Standard and Premium.
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Sysadmin
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How to Maximize Application Performance on CMT Architectures
Getting the Most Out of CoolThreads Technology
Hugo Rivera's article, "Maximizing Application Performance on Chip Multithreading (CMT) Architectures," written for the Sun Developer Network, provides a set of best practices for developers and system administrators who want to achieve maximum application performance on chip multithreading (CMT) architectures such as Sun servers with CoolThreads technology.
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BrandZ: Enables non-Native Zones in Solaris Zones
Lets Linux Software Run on a Machine with a Solaris Kernel
The OpenSolaris Community has developed BrandZ, a framework extending Solaris Zones, to accommodate Branded Zones that can contain non-native operating environments. Each of these non-native operating environments is provided by a brand that plugs into the BrandZ framework. Brands may be as simple as an environment with the standard Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) utilities replaced by their GNU equivalents or as complex as a complete Linux userspace.
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Two Paperback Titles on Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAP with Solaris OS, and LDAP SysAdmin
Two paperback titles on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) are recently off the press. "LDAP in the Solaris Operating Environment: Deploying Secure Directory Services" is by Michael Haines and Tom Bialaski, both Sun engineers. "LDAP System Administration" is by Gerald Carter.
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Java Technology
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Get Your Questions about JavaServer Faces Technology Answered
"Ask the Experts" Seeks Your Input
"Ask the Experts" is collecting questions to answer in their next session on JavaServer Faces technology. Questions will be answered by Ed Burns and Roger Kitain, staff engineers at Sun. Submit questions between August 14 to the 18, 2006.
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MVM: Multitasking VM Implementation and Gaming
Sun Game Server SDK Available for Free Download
Learn the latest of what was discussed on MVM at this year's JavaOne Conference. The multitasking virtual machine implementation enables MP3 playing, IM and mail clients. End users can switch between applications quickly all on one device. We've also added a few resources about VMs and gaming at Sun.
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Class Available in Advanced Business Component Development with Enterprise JavaBeans Technology
Get EJB Coding Skills and Best Practices
The Advanced Business Component Development with Enterprise JavaBeans Technology course provides students with the knowledge on how to develop robust back-end functionality using Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technology. The course emphasizes providing practical EJB technology coding experience while also covering the designs and best practices used to solve transaction, messaging, security and legacy integration issues.
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