"Any Cartridge Any Slot" -- That's the kind of storage we have in this week's issue: Article [17200] talks about the Sun StorageTek's L700e tape library's ability to fetch up to 450 cartridges per hour per frame. The Sun StorageTek L1400 is more than just 2 L700's put together; in [17199] read about how the expandable feature of the tape library extends its life and saves money.

Sun StorageTek Operations Manager v 5.1 software is available for Solaris OS and Windows [17183]. The Sun + Sun promotions pairs Sun storage with servers at a discount [17219].

Leading the news is the new NetBeans release, version 5.5 (see article [17228]). It features more for SOA developers. Also new is version 4 of the Sun Ray software [17170] with more Linux support.

Government contracts made news this week, with Sun Federal winning a supply contract and a DoD contract [17230].

See what people are saying about Firefox 2.0 in comparison to IE7 [17225].

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There has been a lot of talk this past week about Sun making the Java source code available as open source. We have a news story on it [17271] with some references to more details such as why GPL. Gosling weighs in on the news [17261]. A new OpenJDK web site community has been formed also [17282].

HPC is making waves also. Utility grid computing from Sun is being adopted at universities ([17279]) and by ISVs ([17278]). NEC will sell Sun HPC solutions [17281].

Another Sun luminary to make news this week is Andy Bechtolsheim, considered one of the most influential executives of 2006 [17283]. Tune in to the video of Papadopoulos and Schwartz talking about the commoditization of computing [17274].

In server news, the Netra T2000 server is now available in the AC version [17262]. Sun Cluster 3.1 support is available for additional Sun Fire servers [17266].

If like many programmers and sys admins, you are searching for more stuff to do on your computer after waking up from the holiday turkey dinner induced nap, look into the discounted training made especially for the holiday break [17286].

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People in the healthcare industry got a close-up look at Sun technologies such as storage this past week at the RSNA show; the special Healthcare section this week features customer wins from hospitals and more.

Exemplifying Sun's belief in the Participation Age is the concept of a "mashup", covered in News article [17333]. Find out what they are and what Sun is doing. Also as part of powering more communication capabilities, Sun, Ericsson and Nokia have formed the new Telecommunications Platform Initiative (details in [17334]).

The Try & Buy program has been garnering much praise and success to the point that Sun is extending a promotion that was scheduled to end this month; now you have until June 2007 to try a Sun server, post your results online and possibly win the server for free; see [17325].

Confused about how Sun's new M2 servers differ from other types of servers? See the article on the Sun BluePrints guide that explains them [17321].

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The new IT Management web site on the Big Admin site is the perfect example of a clean, well-organized resource; we provide an overview and a link to it in article number [17254]. More sys admin resources featured this week include a tech tip on SAMP setup for Solaris 10 OS [17246] and the ease of using ZFS [17127].

Ubuntu has made the news again with certification on Sun servers, and Ubuntu is now working with GlassFish [17251]. Another company adding support for its platform on UltraSPARC T1 processors is Wind River [17250] for its Linux carrier grade NEP solution.

There's plenty of Java technology related news: from the student-built submersible that runs on Java [17253] to the tech tip on JAX-WS 2.0 [17248} and a new book on JavaServer Faces [17237]. Sun wants to hear from developers who have used the Java EE 5 SDK -- write in your testimonial and be entered to win an iPod Nano [17238].

For startup companies who want to try Sun technologies, Sun created a new sun Startup Essentials program, see [17257].

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Sun gained ground in the server market, according to IDC and Gartner Research (see article [17313]). Sun's Middle East region is also experiencing growth, 38 percent's worth [17303]. And some new customer wins raised Sun's place in the TOP500 supercomputer list [17293].

Two new web sites related to the recent Java open source announcement are open and looking for participants, one for the HotSpot VM [17298] and for the mobile community [17288]. The call for papers for the 2007 JavaOne Conference is open for developers, but it's a short window of opportunity: send yours in by December 15, 2006. See article [17305] for details.

A new blade server, the Sun Blade 8000 P modular system, offers new density; see [17290]. A review of the Sun Fire X4500 server asserts the server's got "impressive processing and storage punch" [17284], a review worth reading.

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