This week, Sun introduced the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System that features double the memory and double the I/O capacity of competing blades and rackmount servers. See article [18190] for details.
Also new is the latest version of Sun Studio software, version 12. It features a new way to specify a 32-bit or 64-bit address model, a new thread analyzer, new x86 and SPARC features and C and C++ compiler options. See [18181].
New versions of the Sun Java System Identity Manager (7.1) [18206] and the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (version 5.1.3) [18158] are available also.
Two of Sun's workstations have garnered positive reviews, one from InfoWorld that evaluates the Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation with the 3Ware 9650SE SATA RAID Controller (see article [18188]); another review tested the performance of the Sun Ultra 20 M2 workstation [18193].
Sun is offering its 19-inch Flat Panel TFT LCD Digital Monitor through June 30, 2007, for $298. The monitor is normally priced at $800. Sun describes its monitor as "perfect for software development, business applications or demanding graphics programs, this flat–screen monitor offers incredible resolution and vivid color."
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.
Sun introduced the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System that features double the memory and double the I/O capacity of competing blades and rackmount servers. The system can deploy processors from Sun, Intel or AMD. It has increased memory capacity and I/O bandwidth.
Sun Studio 12 software offers a new way to specify a 32-bit or 64-bit address model, a new thread analyzer, new x86 and SPARC features and C and C++ compiler options.
The automotive research facility at Clemson University in South Carolina recently added a Sun Microsystems-based high performance computing (HPC) system to its lab. This will enhance simulation of designs for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers, the aerospace industry, motorsports teams, heavy trucks, shipbuilders, aviation and gas turbines companies.
The EU Data Retention Directive requires telecommunications companies to store large volumes of data such as call details and IP traffic. Traditional approaches of data warehousing are complex and costly. Sun introduced a new product called the Sun Secure Data Retrieval Server (SDRS) that helps communications service providers address the EU Data Retention Directive requirements.
New features in the Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.1 include a new hybrid LDAP/RACF Resource Adapter, support for provisioning to Lotus Notes 7, integration with SAP Access Enforcer, and more.
Version 5.1.3 of the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) is available with more advanced features than its predecessors 5.1.2 and 5.1.1, both of which have a last order date (LOD) for subscription and perpetual part numbers set for August 24, 2007.
If you manage Sun Java System Calendar Server 6.x database operations, you may be interested in a BigAdmin feature article that describes how to diagnose corruption in a Sun Java System Calendar Server calendar database, and then repair and recover it.
Version 2.2 of the Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent for the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 is now available for download from the Sun site. The agent allows the Sun Java System Access Manager 7.0 to authenticate and authorize users accessing the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 via a Web browser.
The Sun Multithreaded Dual 10Gigabit or Quad 1Gigabit Ethernet Networking Adapter Card now has a Linux driver reference source available as a free download. Linux platforms currently supported include SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0_u3 and RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0_u4.
Sun is now offering RoHS-6 compliant Sun x4 PCI-E Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapters UTP in Low profile form factor. These are free of lead (Pb), support Cat 5 UTP media and also feature Dynamic Reconfiguration support.
New Sun Ultra[Tm] 25 workstation Configurations with new 160GB hard disk drive (HDD) are now available. The 80GB HDD will be ended. The 160GB HDDs are available in the standard configurations and as an ATO option.
Paul Venezia of InfoWorld reviewed the Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation running with a 3Ware 9650SE-8LPML, a full-on 8-port SATA RAID controller with 256MB RAM and an optional battery-backup unit, and called it a "marriage made in heaven".
Martin Brown, a member of the documentation team at MySQL, has written a review of the Sun Ultra 20 M2 workstation that analyzes the hardware and results of performance tests Brown ran with different operating systems, and he concludes it is a powerful machine for the price.
SPARC technology specialist Nick Kloski presents a new Sun BluePrints document on dynamic reconfiguration and capacity on demand for Sun SPARC Enterprise servers. Kloski also provides an overview of the eXtended System Board (XSB) and how it can be configured.
Find out how you can install Windows 2003 Server from a CD and additional device drivers onto Sun Fire x64 Servers without having to babysit the process. A Sun BluePrints Online document covers a "drivers slipstreaming" technique that is designed to create a fully unattended Windows installation CD.
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 111 Issue 5, were:
Setting Up a Samba Server Installation to Share a Solaris 10 OS File System [18154]
New Podcast Available on Virtual Desktop Solution from Sun [18146]
Academia working with BlueJtool can seamlessly migrate to a full-featured IDE with NetBeans IDE 5.5.1 BlueJ Edition that adds features such as code completion and drag-and-drop GUI building. It's ideal for users whose projects have grown too big to fit comfortably into BlueJ or just want to work with a full-featured, professional IDE.
Sun and CollabNet have created the world's first Virtualized Development Platform (VDP) for distributed software development. The VDP is built on the Sun Blade 6000 modular system and CollabNet CUBiT, a virtualization solution for managing and provisioning distributed development, build and test environments.
A technical article on the GlassFish project website illustrates the WSIT Security Configuration and how configuring security for a WSIT application deployed on GlassFish gets simplified.
Sun technology evangelist and engineer John O'Conner explains a new API called Java Persistence API, and he walks you through the steps with examples and code to create a database of baseball player information.
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