Virtualization remains a hot topic: This week we have a webinar on how Sun and VMware work together to bring you a virtualized desktop (see article number [17819]). There is also a new webpage for the Sun Virtual Desktop Solution with resources and videos [17911].
There is also a new blog dedicated to security issues [17887] with postings by Sun staff and room for comments from readers like you.
If you are considering attending the upcoming JavaOne conference, look into the new Blu-ray and cable television sessions added [17915]. Developers can find more tech tips on subjects such as PostgreSQL, Apache Derby and Java DB [17892], a how-to on using Solaris OS for developing [17893], and courses for developers wanting to learn more about Solaris OS and development [17907].
Look out for a Sun announcement on April 10, 2007: "Learn about Sun's new open source storage initiative to drive community development solutions for data access, data protection, and secure data archiving technology"
Now you can learn how to install and administer Sun Cluster 3.2 and save $200 on the tuition cost if you act before June 30, 2007. This training takes place in a Live Virtual Class.
Sun is offering a Sun Certification Retake Promotion to prospective candidates for its certifications. If you purchase a voucher for most Java technology or Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) certification exams between March 21 and June 23, 2007, the voucher will entitle you to take the exam one additional time at no charge.
New, faster UltraSPARC IV+ 1.95 GHz and 2.1GHz processors are available. New benchmarks have resulted in world records for the Sun Fire E6900 and E2900 server. Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server also has a new test result posted.
Sun has licensed its multithreaded Ethernet technology to Marvell. They will build chips and the two companies will collaborate on future generations of highly threaded Ethernet I/O in silicon, which are expected to include 10GbaseT, 40 Gig E and eventually 100 Gig E technology. Marvell will also build specific products for Sun using this technology.
Sun and Boeing have designed an architecture that enables real-time access to data at speeds of 10 gigabytes per second. The solution is designed for use by government, life science, energy, education, aerospace, and media and entertainment industries.
New sessions have been added to the 2007 JavaOne Conference that focus on digital television software technologies and markets. Blu-ray Disc and Cable Day will provide attendees with details on the current status and future prospects for the OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP) and Blu-ray Disc technologies and more.
In his recent VARBusiness article "The Multicore CPU Race Is On" author Jeffrey Schwartz maintains that more than consolidation and virtualization are behind current server implementations. These other forces include x86 architecture, new-generation RISC-based platforms capable of running multithreaded Unix implementations and open source itself, which allows users to run software on a variety of processor platforms.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols of Linux-Watch.com asserts community-based Linux, as opposed to commercial Linux, "died a quiet death at home on March 27." Vaughan-Nichols traces the "ill health" of community-based Linux and assesses its commercial success today.
On DanT's GridBlog there is a new video he made to deliver "Grid Engine content to the masses. This video is my first," he says, and he's looking for feedback.
Get the most up-to-date views on what's happening in the industry and much more from the Sun identity management team, customers, partners and colleagues.
The BigAdmin page gathered these how-to's: Using perfdump to troubleshoot hangs in Web Server 7.0, how to enable processes to dump core, and how to troubleshoot Memory Leaks and Corruptions in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0.
A new webinar from Sun and VMware shows the virtualized desktop in action. VMware and Sun Microsystems are committed to providing a Virtual Desktop Solution that improves business agility and flexibility, enhances security and reduces management and administration costs.
Sun has a variety of offerings for customers interested in virtualization, and there is a new website dedicated to the Sun Virtual Desktop Solution. Resources on the site include videos, a webinar and white papers. Check it out today.
Sun N1 Software is a comprehensive suite of products, services and tools designed to help you manage your data center as if it were a single system. Products available for download include: N1 System Manager, N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.1, N1 Grid Engine 6, and more.
A recent Sun BluePrints white paper (March 2007) from Sun senior staff engineer Jeff Lu illustrates five reference configurations using Sun Fire X4100 and X4100 M2 servers with a Gigabit Ethernet data fabric and a high-speed InfiniBand fabric. In addition, the guide describes configurations using Sun Fire X4200, X4200 M2, X4600, and X4600 M2 servers with an InfiniBand data fabric.
If you are configuring ZFS for the first time, a technical article by Don Turnbull (March 2007) walks you through the general concepts such as storage pools and creating file systems.
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 109 Issue 4, were:
Sun staff writer Rick Palkovic writes about "Developing Java Applications on the Solaris OS" where, rather than an feature-by-feature comparison with a variety of operating systems, he focuses instead on the ways the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) integrates its native capabilities with the Java virtual machine (JVM) and Java development tools.
The March 28, 2007, edition of the Sun Developer Network Channel features Simon Phipps talking to experts about databases. There are two video segments, one about PostgreSQL and the other on Apache Derby (and Sun's Java DB).
There are five classes in the training path for C++ developers who want to take advantage of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) by porting applications and optimizing data throughput in a networked environment. Course topics include shell programming, Perl, Sun Studio and Solaris 10 OS system internals.
OpenSSH has been updated (released March 9, 2007). The new version is 4.6/4.6p1. Versions for Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS), versions 7 through 10, are currently ready, according to sunfreeware.com. Also OpenSSL packages (version 0.9.8e) have been added.
A new blog focusing on security started on March 27, 2007, to give Sun's security community and chance to "talk with the customer whilst using a single voice", as Alec Muffett phrased it.
As new demands from consumers and innovations in products affect telecommunications infrastructure, it becomes more important to have reliable and cost-effective hardware such as the Netra X4200 M2 server. A new white paper provides a detailed look at the server's architecture.
Vonage, a leading provider of VoIP telephone services with more than two million subscribers, is implementing Sun Fire T1000 and Sun Fire T2000 servers running the Solaris 10 Operation System (Solaris OS) in its datacenters to reduce operating costs and improve profitability.
Vodafone Betavine is a collaborative community site for mobile developers and testers. On the site you can share applications in the project space and solicit feedback from testers and other users. The community also has blogs, forums and a student zone with competitions and internship opportunities.
Sun Fire E25K servers, Sun Fire E6900 servers and the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) will run the billing system for a large telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh called Grameenphone Ltd. Using the servers with the UltraSPARC IV+ Chip Multithreading (CMT) processor provides the company with an efficient billing system while maintaining a reasonable price point. This is the first time these servers are being deployed in Bangladesh.
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