The big news this week is new releases: the release of Java SE 6 (see article number [17386]) with its enhanced functionality for web services, dynamic language support, diagnostics and desktop applications. Developers can get free support through a new promotion tied to the Java SE 6 announcement [17387].
The other new release is the Solaris 10 11/06 OS release and its new and improved features (see [17371]) such as Trusted Extensions and default settings at installation.
In the Storage section this week, we bring you information on tiered storage and ILM. Read about the benefits [17368] and new licensing structures [17374].
There are new downloads for Sun StorageTek products available online [17369]. Reducing data center complexity is one of Sun's goals; read about how Sun, AMD and VMware are working together to further that goal into a reality [17302].
The Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) release is now available. It features enhanced functionality for web services, dynamic language support, diagnostics and desktop applications. Java SE 6 is the current major release of the Java SE platform. It is fully supported by NetBeans IDE 5.5. The software also provides enhanced support for the upcoming version of Windows Vista.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is now using a Sun Grid Rack system, comprising 400 Sun Fire x64 servers, Sun StorageTek solutions, Sun N1 software, all pre-integrated by Sun Customer Ready Systems to process and analyze vast amounts of complex data in the pursuit of medical discoveries that could lead to new treatments for life-threatening and chronic diseases.
One of Sun's own, Jerry Hunter, has been acknowledged for his leadership skills by Computerworld in its list of the Premier 100 IT Leaders. The people who made the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders list are selected by the editors and by a panel of outside judges. Hunter was selected from nearly 500 nominees.
In November, Sun opened its largest global Sun Solutions Center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The center is 10,000 square feet and provides customers with the opportunity to test their solutions for performance and scalability.
Many ISVs have solutions for Sun/Solaris customers. Many of the subscribers to this newsletter are looking for such solutions. System News Inc. (SNI), the publisher of this newsletter, has a new service to benefit both subscribers and ISVs: the "Give, Get, Buy" promotion.
Chris Melissinos, CTO for Web 2.0 and Sun's Chief Gaming Officer, isn't the only person excited about the potential of Mashups for enhancing the business and communication opportunities on the Internet. Mashups were first discussed in article [17333], and the excitement continues, as you can see at "The Big Mashup."
High Performance Computing (HPC) has moved from the lab to many other businesses. The comprehensive suite of service from Sun makes it easier to adopt HPC solutions through faster deployment, improved performance, reduced risk and lower cost. Sun HPC Quick Start Services offers solutions to Implement and Optimize an HPC infrastructure easily and confidently.
New security features have been added to the latest release of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), 11/06, specifically Solaris Trusted Extensions that separates data, processes, memory, network traffic, windowing elements, device allocation and more.
Version 1.3.2 of Sun N1 System Manager software is now available. Version 1.3 is being transitioned. New hardware support has been added for the M2 class of Sun Fire servers and others.
A download of the Solaris Enterprise System Virtual Machine 1.0 is available on the Sun Download Center. But there are a few exceptions to be aware of.
At a Sun Technology forum held in Lagos, Nigeria in early December 2006, Manfred Gramlich, Storage practice expert for Sun in sub-Saharan Africa, presented a paper on the benefits of tiered storage architecture. An additional resource in this article is a link to a white paper on ILM best practices.
Announcing Sun StorageTek 9900 HiCommand Tiered Storage Manager v5.5 for the Sun StorageTek 9990/9985 systems. New to this version of the software is the ability to separate migration groups and provide mainframe support.
Three new downloads are available from the Sun Download Center (December 2006) for the Sun StorageTek L-Series (and some for the SL-Series) of various Microsoft RSM Drivers.
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 the last 3 issues. The top 10 articles for last week, Vol 106 Issue 1, were
Download Ross Anderson's 'Security Engineering' [17255]
Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual [17311]
Guide to Upgrading and Patching with Solaris Live Upgrade [17353]
Podcast: Solaris ZFS Update, A Conversation with Bill Moore, Senior Staff Engineer [17359]
Performance and Scalability Improvements Made in the J2SE 5.0 Release [17345]
O3Spaces Releases Its Document Collaboration and Management Environment [17327]
Solaris10 OS Security Administration Learning Path Courses [17343]
New Netra Data-Plane Software Suite for Telecom Dataplane Applications [17355]
McNealy Talks Open Standards and Webtone Switch Philosophy with Telcos [17356]
Joomla! Wins 2006 Open Source Content Management System (CMS) Award from Packt [17344]
Sun is now offering unlimited incidents for all three levels of its Sun Developer Service Plans. This new feature is retroactive and is immediately available to all Sun Developer Service Plan contract holders.
Jennifer Ball and Ed Burns write discuss Project Dynamic Faces in their Sun Developer article, explaining that it is an extension of JavaServer Faces that provides a way to add AJAX functionality to a JavaServer Faces technology-based application.
The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5 for CLDC, Beta 2 is now available. Some new demo applications have been added and support for Java Bindings for the OpenGL ES API (JSR 239) added. This release includes Nokia's Scalable Network Application Package (SNAP) Mobile API and the SNAP Mobile Sample Application as part of the toolkit's External API feature.
Java Multiplatform Support Offering is now available in three year support plans for all levels, Standard, Premium and Premium Plus. The Java Multiplatform support offering provides mission-critical support for customers using Sun's binary Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in heterogeneous environments Windows, Linux and Solaris environments.
Two new lessons have been added to the Custom Networking Trail, which shows you how to write Java technology based applications and applets that can be used on the Internet. The new lessons are "Programmatic Access to Network Parameters," and "Working With Cookies." The content in the trail has been updated for Java SE 6.
Send in your photos of Duke on vacation this year by Tuesday, December 19, 2006. Files of him are released under the new BSD license. Examples are online.
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