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While the holidays can be fun with time off from work, good food, and reconnecting with people, some of the worst things are trying to find a parking space to go shopping then having to wait in line. Sun doesn't have the parking solution (yet), but they have lent Java CAPS technology to retailers such as Harrods of London and Karstadt department stores to help improve customer service [17422].
Some Sun promotions are set to end soon: December 31, 2006, is the last day to get a Sun Blade 8000 system with free Enterprise Installation Services [17398], and the last day to save 50 percent on training for Sun Fire x64 servers [17399].
The Storage section presents information on new versions of storage software: Sun StorageTek 9900 HiCommand Tuning Manager 5.1 [17375] and Sun StorageTek Business Analytics 5.1 [17370].
A tech tips explains how to use the notification plug-in with the Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 [17397], and article [17396] explains how to set limits in the messaging server to prevent denial of service attacks.
Have a happy and safe holiday.
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Java CAPS Deployed by Top Retailers to Improve Store and Back End Systems
Harrods of London and Karstadt Department Stores Gain SOA Benefits
Some retailers who have adopted the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) include Harrods of London and the European department store chain, Karstadt. The benefits include creating a "single view" of each customer so as to target cross-promotion to the appropriate audience.
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XO's Concentric Web Hosting Platform Powered by Sun Fire T2000 Servers
Supporting Dynamic Content on Web Sites
The Web hosting and telecommunications services company XO Communications has deployed Suns new Sun Fire T2000 servers with the UltraSPARC T1 processor and CoolThreads technology. The servers will be used in XO's business-grade web hosting service, Concentric, to lower power costs and increase processing performance for their customers.
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Sun Java System
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Preventing Denial of Service Attacks in Sun Java System Messaging Server
Setting Limits on Long Lists of Recipients and Other Tips
Prevent denial of service (DoS) attacks with tips from the Big Admin site. The Sun Java System Messaging Server can be configured to prevent attacks to the SMTP server and prevent abuse from internal users and to protect from "email bombers."
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Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 Now Available
Based on the NetBeans 5 Platform
The latest release of the Sun Java Studio Enterprise is 8.1, available now. It is based on the NetBeans 5 platform. Included with the Sun Java Studio Enterprise is a copy of the Sun Java Enterprise System for development and testing.
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Notification Plug-in Now Available in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2006Q4
Pop Up Informs User of New Mail
A feature by Steven Kahn (October 2006) on the Big Admin portal describes how the Sun Java System Message Queue notification plug-in works and how to use it. The notification plug-in is a new feature in the Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2006Q4 release.
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Servers
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Benefits of Consolidating Multiple Database Servers on Sun Fire X4600 Server using Solaris Containers
Increase Server Utilization and Reduce Complexity
A Sun BluePrints white paper "Application and Database Server Consolidation on the Sun Fire X4600 Server using Solaris Containers" (October 2006) by Kevin Kelly explores the combined capabilities of the Sun Fire X4600 server and Solaris Containers technology as a consolidation platform for multiple database servers and for Java EE application servers.
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More Servers Added to System Packs Offering
Simplifying IT Acquisition and Getting the Most Value from IT Assets
Sun has added 15 more systems to its Sun System Performance Packs, including the x64 (x86, 64-bit) Sun Fire x4500 and Sun Fire X4600 servers and Sun Blade 8000 and 8000 P modular systems, which run the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS), Windows and Linux. A Plus plan is also being introduced, with higher level services.
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Storage
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Sun StorageTek Business Analytics V5.1: Improved Reporting Tool
Manages Multi-vendor, Multi-storage Environments Remotely
The newly released version of Sun StorageTek Business Analytics V5.1, a tool for comprehensive business analytical reporting, enables customers to visualize and manage multi-vendor, multi-site storage environments from a central location, providing such data as storage assets, storage utilization, lost capacity and the adequacy of data protection.
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Sun Replaces Sun StorageTek SATA Array
New RoHS-Compliant Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Is Successor
Sun is removing the Sun StorageTek 3511 SATA array from its product list and replacing it with the RoHS-compliant Sun StorageTek 6140 array. The last order date for this transition is March 9, 2007; the last ship date, June 8, 2007 and the end-of-service life June 8, 2012. No contract renewals will be allowed that extend past the EOSL date.
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Brocade SW7500 FC Switch for SAN Extension Available
Enables Resource Utilization and Long-distance Extension Without Physical Merger
The Brocade SilkWorm 7500 FC Switch allows customers to interconnect their SAN islands for greater resource utilization and long-distance extension and to do so without the risk and complexity of physically merging SAN islands into a single large fabric. The switch supports such strategic business initiatives such as disaster recovery, data migration, and ongoing technology upgrades.
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Sun StorageTek 9900 HiCommand Tuning Manager 5.1 Released
Solution Provides Enhanced Monitoring, Reporting, Forecasting Capabilities
Sun has released the Sun StorageTek 9900 Series HiCommand Tuning Manaager 5.1 software, an intelligent and proactive solution that provides monitoring, reporting and forecasting functions for the Sun Storage 9910, 9960, 9970, 9980, 9985 and 9990 systems. Tuning Manager, which is an integral component of the StorageTek HiCommand Management Framework, is an effective tool when it comes to tracking application performance problems within the SAN to the storage array or other key component of the fabric.
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Top Ten Articles for last Issue
Volume 105 Issues 4 and 5; Volume 106 Issues 1 and 2
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 4 issues. The top 10 articles for last week, Vol 106 Issue 2, were
- Announcing Solaris 10 11/06 Operating System [17371]
- Solaris Enterprise System Virtual Machine 1.0, Solaris 10 OS, AMD x64, Download Available [17364]
- Creating the Right Virtual Infrastructure with Sun, AMD and VMware Technologies [17302]
- Java SE 6 Released: Enhanced Functionality for Web Services [17386]
- Hardware Support Added to Sun N1 System Manager 1.3.2 Release [17377]
- Sun Videos on YouTube: Project Blackbox, Sun Fire X4200 Server, Try & Buy [17347]
- Sun HPC Grid Supports Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Research [17366]
- If Mashups Aren't on Your Menu, They Should Be [17382]
- Send in Your Duke Holiday Photos by December 19, 2006 [17363]
- The Benefits of Tiered Storage and ILM: How to Classify Data and Manage It Cost Effectively [17368]
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Java Technology
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Java 6 SE Gets Numerous Security Enhancements
Sun Increases Solution's Functionality by Wide Margin
There are a number of security enhancements now available in Java 6 SE. These enhancements provide a new level of functionality to a solution already widely adopted by users on the basis of its original merits.
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What IT People are Saying About the New Java SE 6
Tech Tips on Compilers, APIs
Java SE 6 is making an impression on engineers and programmers, both inside and out of Sun. See some tech tips from insiders involved with JSRs.
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Java Application Platform SDK Update 2 Now Available
New Portlet Container 1.0 Beta
The Java Application Platform SDK Update 2 supports the newly released Java SE 6 and introduces a new runtime component, Portlet Container 1.0 Beta, to develop and test Java portlets.
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"Java and XML", Third Edition, from O'Reilly
Covers All Major Java XML Processing Libraries
The third edition of the book "Java and XML" covers all the major Java XML processing libraries, including full coverage of the SAX, DOM, StAX, Java Document Object Model (JDOM), and dom4j APIs as well as the latest version of the Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) and Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB).
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