A glimpse of "the Rock" -- the processor, not the actor Dwayne Johnson -- is all we're getting now, but here it is [17951].
In Software, get a detailed look at the Sun Virtual Desktop access kit for VMware: article [17820] gets down into the architecture, and [17910] shows you how to set it up for the first time.
In more software news, Sun contributed storage software code to the OpenSolaris project [17945], providing more choices and ways to create new storage solutions. A current storage solution of Sun's is being offered at 50 percent off savings: the Sun StorageTek SL8500 tape modular tape library offers more than savings on the purchase cost; a recent survey indicates tape drive technology is cheaper on the cooling and power costs of a datacenter than SATA disk technology; see article [17943] for promotion details.
Deals for universities, schools and research institutes include special pricing on storage, desktop products, and servers; see the Education section this week.
The UltraSPARC IV+ 1.95 GHz processors announced last week (in article [17909]) are available in the Sun Fire E2900 server [17918].
The Solaris 10 OS is changing minds of analysts as they evaluate Sun; see [17936]. If you are considering upgrading to the Solaris 10 OS, there is an evaluation service to show you what impact it would have on your systems and what the benefits would be [17919].
Trade in any qualified HP, IBM or Dell server and get a 20 percent trade-up allowance off the list price of an eligible Sun Fire T2000 Server. This offer ends June 29, 2007.
Get 50 percent off the list price of the Sun StorageTek SL8500 modular library system when you trade in your current qualifying tape library. Act soon: Offer ends June 29, 2007.
A new free event from Sun is for web and open-source developers who want to learn more about free and open source projects including, NetBeans Software, OpenSolaris, GlassFish and OpenJDK. The event, CommunityOne, will be held May 7th at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.
Ten years ago, what was news at Sun? The Sun Enterprise 10000 (also known as Starfire) server was selected by Network Magazine as a "Product of the Year." Five years ago, the Sun Fire 12K Server was being introduced. Take a look at where Sun technology was then.
Three Florida Open Solaris User Groups (OSUGs) will meet this month. Scott Dickson (see Scott\'s blog), a Sun Microsystems' OS Ambasssdor, will speak on Monday April 16th in Ft. Lauderdale, Tuesday April 15th in Tampa and Wednesday April 16th in Orlando. There will also be discussions about the groups, how to organize, future topics etc. After the main meeting, networking may continue at a nearby restaurant.
The Florida Open Solaris User groups offer a great ROI for guest speakers with customers in FL and appropriate topics for the OSUGs. Click on the OpenSolaris/Florida graphic for a poster for this month's meeting.
The Sun BluePrints document "Sun Virtual Desktop Access Kit for VMware" (March 2007) by Dirk Grobler of Sun Engineering and Warren Ponder of VMware Desktop Technical Marketing covers virtual desktop access kit architecture, concepts and components. They emphasize that the migration from a distributed, fat client-based solution to thin clients can be done easily and inexpensively with a phased adoption approach that begins with desktop virtualization.
A new guide by Dirk Grobler (March 2007) for installing a demo for the Sun Virtual Desktop Access (VDA) Kit for VMware provides a step-by-step guide to a complex task. Once the demo is set up, it can be transferred for use as customer proof of concept (POC). Steps explained include setting up the ESX server, the Sun Ray server and Sun Secure Global Desktop software and configuring Web access.
Version 7.0 of Sun HPC ClusterTools software is now available. The software is designed for developers who create and tune MPI applications that run on SMPs and clusters of SMPs.
The Register's Ashlee Vance offers a revised opinion of Sun since sales have increased at Sun. The resurgence of Sun is also because of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS).
Sun Fire E2900 servers have been renewed by adding the new 1.95 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ processor to them. This faster processor enables the server to handle increasing workloads and to meet the demands of new services up to 6 percent faster than the 1.8 GHz processor.
Users can now operate their Netra X4200 and Sun Fire V125 servers in the Sun Cluster "Service Level Management" platform, resulting in delivery of higher service levels at lower service level costs and reduced risk. Sun has made Sun Cluster 3.1 and 3.2 support available for this hardware.
Sun StorageTek QFS and Sun StorageTek Storage Archive Manager (SAM) 4.6 are being announced; the 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 versions are being transitioned. Version 4.6 has more management tools, more features related to availability, retention, scalability and performance, and archiving. More Linux versions are supported and storage are supported. There are also file system enhancements.
Sun's Sun StorageTek 9900 HiCommand Protection Manager 5.5 Software enables "disk-to-disk" based rapid backup and recovery operation for Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft NT File System(NTFS), taking advantage of the Sun StorageTek 9985 and 9990 storage system replication technologies.
Version 5.6 of Sun StorageTek 9900 HiCommand Replication Monitor software has some new features for the automated reporting of replication system status, configuration and status reporting, and replication trouble reporting.
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 110 Issue 1, were:
VMware and Sun Microsystems Webinar: The Virtualized Desktop [17819]
New World Records on Sun Fire Servers with Faster UltraSPARC IV+ Processors [17909]
Are you considering upgrading from versions 8 or 9 of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) to Solaris 10 OS? Look into a new service from Sun called the Solaris 10 Evaluation Service. You will get a workshop, lab and demo.
Professional Services Enterprise Disk Hardware and Software Integration services enable customers to achieve faster ROI. These services are offered at a fixed price, based on the number of TB's purchased and other factors.
Sun now offers its once custom Dynamic Infrastructure services as a part-numbered, repeatable service offering to address each phase of the Dynamic Infrastructure process. The Dynamic Infrastructure offering provides a complete set of automated and virtualized technology and services that assist in the creation of an agile and secure web services environment.
A February 2007 IDC Insight opinion paper analyzes the market opportunities for a development project from Sun code-named "FishWorks" ("Fish" refers to "fully integrated software and hardware"), a NAS appliance that uses the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) as its base.
Sun SPOT development kits are now available for sale from the Sun SPOT website. The kit includes two Sun SPOT devices with demo sensor boards, a base station Sun SPOT to connect to your development machine and software development tools and cables.
Through the Education Essentials Program, Global Education and Research
customers can get the Sun Ray 1G Ultra-Thin Client (US and APAC only Non-RoHS) at special education pricing. The promotion ends June 30, 2007.
Since its founding in 2005, SIM University (UniSIM) in Singapore has grown to serve 6,300 students in 40 academic programs. The learning environment is available 24/7 to its students, who are working professionals and adult learners. Sun provided the IT infrastructure for UniSIM.
The Education Essentials program is offering selected configurations of the Sun StorageTek 6140 array at special educational pricing until June 30, 2007.
Sun is offering the education and research communities three promotions, all of which expire on June 30, 2007. All three promotions feature special worldwide Education Market-only pricing. The featured items include the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 servers; the Sun Fire V445 servers for Education Essentials Program; and the Sun Fire V215 and Sun Fire V245 servers in the Extension for Education Essentials.
Two recent surveys provide a barometer on the financial services sector and its IT spending. Grant Thornton’s 14th Annual Survey of Bank Executives indicates that 73 percent of bankers plan on increasing their technology spending in 2007. Gartner has gathered statistics that show the financial services industry accounted for $13.2 billion in server purchases in 2006, up 3.2 percent from the prior year.
Germany's Deutsche Apotheker und Ärztebank or apoBank is the country's largest cooperative bank with more than 300,000 customers and assets of 31 billion EUR (41 billion USD). apoBank serves individuals and organizations involved in social welfare occupations, including pharmacists, physicians, dentists and veterinary surgeons.
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