By accessing the web logs, we have determined that the following list of about 900 articles were the most popular with subscribers and web site visitors in 2008.

We have grouped the articles by topic to give you a view of what were the most important news articles for 2008. That a topic had enough popular articles to be included in this of topics is in itself significant.

Part 1 of 3

• Sun Microsystems, Sun/NetApp Litigation, Jonathan Schwartz, Servers, Blade Servers, Intel Servers, AMD Servers, SPARC CMT, SPARC64 Servers, Green, Datacenter, Storage, Tape and VTL, ZFS, Open Storage

Part 2 of 3

• Open Source, HPC, Lustre, Inifniband, Solaris 10, OpenSolaris, OpenSolaris Project, MySQL, Data Warehouse, Solaris Cluster, Netra, DTrace, Security, OpenSSO, Java FX

Part 3 of 3

• Virtualization, Containers, Logical Domains (LDoms), Sun Ray, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Sun xVM, Sun xVM VirtualBox, OpenOffce and StarOffice, JRuby, Sun Studio, VMware, Windows, Linux, GlassFish, NetBeans, Mobile, Identity Management, Sun Java System, Java

PART 3 of 3

Virtualization

• Server Virtualization and Image Mobility Solution
• United States Air Force Accommodates Growth Demands Using Sun Virtualization Solution
• \'Consolidation Through Virtualization with Sun x64 Servers\'
• CIO2CIO Paper: Virtualization Solutions for Data Center and Storage Efficiency
• Storage Virtualization as a Route to Data Management
• Secure Desktop Virtualization Webinar and Demo
• Virtualization Strategies: Sun Microsystems
• Virtualization: Driving Greater Data Center Efficiency
• The Ins and Outs of Desktop Virtualization
• On-Demand Webcasts Focus on Sun Storage and Virtualization
• Virtualization Architecture and Implementation Services
• MLB Advanced Media Scores with Virtualization
• Sun Engineering Webcast Series: Virtualization Technologies
• Sun Assumes a Distinctive Posture in Virtualization Market
• Cincinnati Bell Begins Move to Desktop Virtualization
• Sun Takes Right Approach to Virtualization Say Analysts
• Choosing the Right Virtualization Technology
• Why Enterprises are Turning to Desktop Virtualization
• Virtualization for the Next-Generation Data Center
• Using Virtualization to Improve Scalability and System Performance
• \'Virtualization For Dummies\' Special Edition
• Examining the Benefits of Hardware Virtualization
• Virtualization\'s Breakeven Point
• Five Significant Advantages Virtualization Brings to Enterprises

Containers

• Coolthreads And Containers Come to Comverse Technology, Inc.
• Running Solaris 8 and 9 Applications on Solaris 10 with Solaris Containers
• Blastwave on Solaris 8 Containers
• Solaris Containers: An Alternative to Type-1 Hypervisors
• BigAdmin XPerts: Solaris 8 and 9 Containers
• Solaris 8 and 9 Containers Software
• Solaris 9 Containers Software Now Available for Download
• Migrating Solaris 8 and 9 Systems to Solaris 10 OS Containers
• Deploying GlassFish in Solaris Containers
• LDOMs or Containers, That is the Question
• Questions Answered About Virtualization on Solaris Containers and Zones
• Organizing and Managing Data Volumes in Solaris Zones
• A How-to on Upgrading Solaris 10 OS with Non-global Zones
• Cloning Solaris Zones
• Setting Up MySQL Cluster Software Using Solaris Zones Partitioning Technology
• Configuring and Installing Zones in OpenSolaris 2008.05

Logical Domains (LDoms)

• LDOMS I/O Best Practices
• How to Upgrade From LDoms 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 to LDoms 1.0.3
• Examining LDoms Virtual Disks
• LDoms Community Cookbook
• Download API Specifications for LDoms and UltraSPARC Hypervisor
• Free Download of Logical Domains (LDoms)
• LDOMS I/O Best Practices - Network Availability With Logical Domains
• Deploying Sugar CRM Software on Logical Domains for Increased Scalablity
• Questions About Virtualization? How About Logical Domains?
• Download Available for Logical Domains 1.0.2
• Logical Domains 1.0.3 Download

Sun Ray

• U.S. Navy Integrated Warfare Systems Laboratory Implements Sun Ray Solution
• Sun Ray Software 4 10/08 Enhances Multimedia Playback Capabilities on the Sun Ray 2
• Sun & Mitel Produce World\'s First Unified Voice / Data Ultra Thin Client Desktop
• A \'USB Drive\' Daemon for Sun Ray Sessions (V2)
• Sun Ray Remote Control Toolkit
• Securing the Sun Ray 270 with VPN
• Sun Ray Software 4
• Sun Ray Thin Clients Help Denver Health Find Efficiencies, Savings
• Continued Growth and Adoption of Sun Ray Thin Clients
• Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager
• Announcing the Sun Ray Unified IP Client from Mitel
• Sun Ray Server Software on OpenSolaris
• Optimizing Sun Java Desktop System 3.0 for Sun Ray Clients with the Solaris OS
• Former Defense Intelligence Agency CTO Shares His Sun Ray Experience
• Sun Ray myths and Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• Building a VDI Demo With Sun Virtual Desktop Connector 1.0
• Sun xVM Hypervisor, LDoms, CoolThreads, Sun VDI and More
• Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software as a Service
• Quick Tips on Setting Up the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 2.0
• Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software as a Service
• Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Sun Ray Clients
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM)
• Getting Started Guide for Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 3.0

Sun xVM

• Sun Partner Ecosystem Provides Partner Support for xVM Virtualization Portfolio
• Sun xVM - a Slice of Virtualization with a Side of Management
• Sun xVM Ops Center Resources
• Open HA Cluster Community Releases HA xVM Agent
• An Introduction to Sun xVM Ops Center
• Virtualize Everything, Manage Anywhere: xVM Webinar
• Sun xVM Ops Center\'s Modules Introduced
• Tour Sun xVM Server
• Configure and Use ZFS-hosted iSCSI Guest Storage within the Sun xVM Hypervisor - Part 2
• Sun xVM Ops Center 1.1 Released
• Tour Sun xVM OpsCenter
• Sun xVM Ops Center Manager and the Sun Virtualization Portfolio
• Patching Solaris Using Sun xVM Ops Center
• Sun xVM Virtualization Portfolio
• Steve Wilson Demos xVM Server for Redmonk Analysts
• Sun xVM Ops Center (video)
• Virtual Strategy Magazine Interviews Sun xVM Chief Architect Mike Wookey
• New UI Expected with Sun xVM Server, xVM Ops Center Releases
• Configure and Use ZFS-hosted iSCSI Guest Storage within the Sun xVM Hypervisor - Part 1
• Sun xVM Server Software and Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0 Target Windows, Linux UNIX Virtualization Markets
• Sun xVM Ops Center Released
• A Comprehensive Overview of Sun xVM
• Overview of the Sun xVM Hypervisor
• Commercial Release of Sun xVM Ops Center 1.0
• Sun CTO on xVM and Virtualization
• Sun VP of xVM Talks About Sun xVM Server and Ops Center
• Download Sun xVM Ops Center Installation Documentation
• Sun BluePrints: Understanding the Sun xVM Hypervisor Architecture
• Install Sun xVM Hypervisor and Use It To Configure Domains
• An Update on xVM Server: Starting Early Access
• Radio HPC Podcast: Force 10 Networks, Sun xVM Ops Center and HPC News
• AMD Operating System Research Center Supports OpenSolaris, Sun xVM
• Managing Solaris Containers With Sun xVM Ops Center

Sun xVM VirtualBox

• VirtualBox Update Brings Improved Performance and 64-bit Support
• Running Indiana Preview 2 Under VirtualBox
• VirtualBox 1.6.0
• Sun Announces Plans to Buy VirtualBox Software Maker innotek
• Installing VirtualBox on Solaris 10 OS
• Importing VMDK Image Files into VirtualBox
• Tips on OpenSolaris 2008.05, VirtualBox and Mac OS X
• Sun Ray Clients Running Windows XP via VirtualBox
• ZDNet Pits xVM VirtualBox 1.6 Against VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2
• Infoworld Virtualization Showdown: VMware Workstation 6.5 vs. Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0
• Over Five Million Downloads of Sun xVM VirtualBox Recorded
• xVM VirtualBox 2.0 and New Enterprise Support Subscription
• Sun xVM VirtualBox OEM Agreements
• Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.1 Now Available to Download Free
• Sun xVM VirtualBox Enterprise Subscriptions

OpenOffce and StarOffice

• Sun Releases StarOffice 9 and StarSuite 9
• StarOffice 9 Software Release Includes Major Updates, Native Support for Mac OS X
• Dual Head Presentations with StarOffice 9 and Sun Presenter Console
• StarOffice 9 Beta Now Available - Mac Platform Support Added
• OpenProj Now Included in European StarOffice Boxes
• Continued Improvements in OpenOffice.org Makes Microsoft Look Obsolete
• Latest OpenOffice.org Release - Version 2.4
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta Release
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 Moving to LGPLv3
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 New Features
• OpenOffice.org 3.0
• OpenOffice.org Achieves Ten Million Downloads
• OpenOffice.org Extension Repository Numbers Over 100
• OpenOffice.org Named Best Download of 2007
• OpenOffice.org Writer Gets Some New Add-ons
• Review of Final OpenOffice 3: Why buy Microsoft Office?
• Simon Phipps on OpenOffice.org Power Tools
• Update on OpenOffice.org 2.4 and PDF Import Extension
• Using OpenOffice.org as a Conversion Engine
• Winners of OpenOffice.org Community Innovation Program Awards

JRuby

• \'JRuby Cookbook\' by Justin Edelson and Henry Liu
• JRuby 1.1 Release Focused on Performance
• Ask The Experts: JRuby Support in NetBeans IDE 6
• \'NetBeans Ruby and Rails IDE with JRuby\'

Sun Studio

• Sun Sweetens the Offer on Sun Studio Express 11/08
• Sun Studio Express 11/08
• Sun Studio Support Matrix
• Getting The Best AMD64 Performance With Sun Studio Compilers
• Sun Studio 12 Compilers and Tools: An Overview and Some Compelling Reasons to Use Them
• Sun Studio 12 Compilers and Tools
• A Tutorial on the Sun Studio Performance Analyzer
• Sun Studio Express 07/08 Available For Download
• Installing Sun Studio or GNU Developer Tools onto OpenSolaris
• Sun Studio Express 7/08 Now Available on Solaris 10, OpenSolaris, Linux
• Sun Studio and NetBeans Rank in EDC\'s User Satisfaction Survey
• Intel\'s Threading Building Blocks Available for Sun Studio, Latest Solaris Releases

VMware

• Sun Elects to Support VMware on Its Hardware
• VMware Infrastructure Product Suite on Sun x64 Servers

Windows

• Sun x64 Systems - Microsoft Windows Compatibility
• Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Storage Solution for 6000 Mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange 2007
• Solution for 1000 Mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange 2007
• Sun StorageTek 6540 Array Storage Solution for 20,000 Mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange 2007
• Microsoft : New Kid on the Virtualization Block
• Sun/Microsoft Alliance Produce Two New Joint Projects
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on Sun\'s x64 Systems
• Sun to Distribute Microsoft Live Search-Powered Toolbar as Part of Java Runtime Environment
• Sun Certifies Microsoft Windows for xVM Server, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Support for Sun Ray

Linux

• Sun\'s GNU/Linux Offerings
• MySQL Still Committed to Linux and LAMP
• Replacing high-end Unix with enterprise Linux? Not so fast
• Enterprise LAMP Stack for Solaris and Linux from Sun
• Sun Service Tag Service Now Available for Windows and Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1, One- and Three-Year Premium Subscription
• Solaris vs. Linux in Web Infrastructure

GlassFish

• New GlassFish and MySQL Offering Starting at $65K / Year
• GlassFish and MySQL Software Bundle
• St√¬©sud Deploys MySQL Enterprise and GlassFish Solutions to Serve ERP Customer Base
• GlassFish and MySQL, Part 1: A Perfect Combination for Web Applications
• Tomcat Today, GlassFish Tomorrow?
• GlassFish Community Delivers Two New Servers, Partner Initiative Program
• Get a Quick Introduction to GlassFish
• Quick Start Tutorial Screencast on GlassFish v3 TP2
• France\'s #1 Radio Station RTL Relies on GlassFish
• Free GlassFish Training Course and Other Discounted Training
• New GlassFish Administration Training Bundle
• GlassFish Podcast Features News and Interviews from the Community
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server High Availability Reference Configurations for a Virtualized Environment
• GlassFish Enterprise Server V3 Prelude
• White Paper: Guide to GlassFish High Availability
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Prelude
• Sun Releases Sun GlassFish Enterprise Platform
• Book: Java EE 5 Development using GlassFish Application Server

NetBeans

• NetBeans 6.5
• NetBeans IDE 6.5
• NetBeans 6.5 IDE
• NetBeans Scores \'Best Development Environment\' Jolt Award
• NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta
• Using OpenDS Within Netbeans
• NetBeans Technology Evangelist Gregg Sporar Presents Five \'Live\' Demos
• Ease in NetBeans 6.0 Profiler and Its Support of Heap Dumps
• NetBeans: The Ultimate Linux IDE
• NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta is Now Available as Free Download
• NetBeans Community Releases 6.1 and Early Access for PHP
• Book Samples Available for Newly Published NetBeans IDE 6 Book
• Integration of OpenSolaris Application Runtime Platforms and NetBeans

Mobile

• Sun Java Mobile Communications 1
• Sun Java System Mobile Enterprise Platform 1.0
• Sun White Paper: The Road to Mobile Banking
• Mobile Application Proxy Server for Enterprises & Wireless Carriers

Identity Management

• The Complete Buyer‚Äö√Ñ√¥s Guide For Identity Management
• Sun Java System Role Manager 4.0
• Sun Java System Access Manager and ActivIdentity 4TRESS Authentication Server
• Sun Java System Identity Manager 8.0 Released
• Sun Identity Manager 8.0 Net Talk
• From the Trenches at Sun Identity: Access Management for Web Applications
• Identity Compliance Manager
• Thumbs Up for Sun Identity Manager v7.1
• Sun Identity Compliance Manager Offers Compliance Functionality Features of Sun Role Manager 4.1

Sun Java System

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2
• Patch Release for the Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition
• Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4
• Sun Java System Web Proxy Server
• Optimal Deployment of the Sun Java System Main Transfer Agent
• New Release of Sun Java System Content Delivery Server (CDS)
• Using Sun Java System Web Server
• Sun Java System Message Queue 4.2
• Sun Java System Communication Suite 6
• Using Sun Java System Access Manager for Advanced User Authorization
• Sun Java System Web Server Open-Sourced
• Sun Java System Identity Management Portfolio
• Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3
• Download Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Update 1
• Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Service Pack 9

Java

• Top Sun Java Software Downloads
• This Ain\'t Your Dad\'s Java Podcast Series
• Blu-ray Disc Application Development with Java ME,
• Java Real-Time System, Version 2.1 Available Now
• A How-to on Creating a Java EE Appliance
• Space Surveillance Radar Relying on Sun Java Real-Time System
• Sun Java Communications Suite 6 on a Single Host
• Products That Improve the Life of the Java ME Developer
• Java SE 6 Update 11
• Java Champion Adam Bien on the Latest Technologies
• Get Answers From Sun Experts About Developing/Deploying Java SE Apps on Solaris
• Java Champion Cay Horstmann on Aspects of Java
• Squawk VM Opens the Door to Micro-Embedded Devices for Java
• Sun Extends Support for Java SE Platform Up to 15 Years
• The Evolution of the Java Platform Micro Edition
• Official Retirement Announced for Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1
• Developing Java Real-Time System for Linux
• Java SE 6 Update 10
• Open-Source Java Offers Affordable Alternative for DTV Conversion
• Java Card Platform Specification 3.0 Released
• The New and Improved Next-Gen Java Applet Plug-in Technology
• Features Which Could be Introduced in Java SE 7
• Test the Newly Released Java Kernel
• Sun Java B2B Suite 2.0 v5.1.1
• Sun Java CAPS Provides Fast Solution to Expanded Card Services
• Sun Da Vinci Machine Designed to Encompass non-Java Languages
• Java Application Platform SDK Update 4 Released
• Retirement of the Sun Java Desktop System Product Family
• Sun Support for Java System Products on System Virtualization Solutions
• Blue-ray and Java Technologies Bring Music Legend Neil Young To JavaOne
• JavaLobby Highlights 10 Java Apps Deemed Amazing
• Sun Java CAPS 6 Released
• Perl Scripts and Sun Java System Directory Server
• Java and the iPhone - Will Ever the Twain Meet?
• Sun Java Real-Time System Software Wins Reuters
• Check Out the Java 6 Update 10
• Java SE 6 Update 4 Available for Download
• Sun Java CAPS
• Java SE 6 Update 5 Now Available
  
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