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AD Summit 2001
Demonstration by Forte for Java and iPlanet Developer Pack Enterprise Edition

A demonstration of the integrated solution available with Forte for Java and the iPlanet Developer Pack Enterprise Edition will be a feature of the Gartner's AD Summit 2001, Technological Possibilities, Business Realities Conference in Palm Springs, California, on September 12-14, 2001. The conference will address the technological and cultural evolution of today's computing platforms. Topics include techniques to manage applications early in the planning and development stages to ensure a long and productive application life.

Sun Enterprise Server Memory Promotion
Eight GB of Memory for the Price of Four GB

There is a special offer on processor building blocks, each with four 2-GB memory options for the Sun Enterprise 3X00, Sun Enterprise 4X00, Sun Enterprise 5X00, Sun Enterprise 6X00 servers. Buy a building block containing two processor/memory boards with four 400- or 464-MHz UltraSPARC II processors, one power cooling module and 8 GB memory and receive the 8 GB of memory for the price of 4 GB.

SPARC Architecture in Space
European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) fosters collaborative projects in space science and technology with other space agencies. A key ESA strategy is to equip its spacecraft with ever-stronger computing capability. ESA chose the SPARC microprocessor family from Sun. ESA contracted with the aerospace division of Atmel Corporation to manufacture special radiation-hardened versions of SPARC microprocessor chips with added features to recover from single-event upsets caused by high-energy particles.

Sun Open Net Environment Inner Circle
Keep up with the Latest Developments

The Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) Inner Circle will help you keep up with the latest developments in the open architecture movement. Sign up now to get a free white paper, "A Field Guide to Services on Demand and Sun ONE," and to view two web casts, one with Scott McNealy and one with Greg Papadopoulos.

Partners
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Sun and Pegasystems Expand Alliance
Bring Highly-Integrated CRM Solutions

Sun and Pegasystems have expanded their relationship to bring powerful rules-driven process automation solutions for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) on the UNIX platform to customers in banking and healthcare markets. The companies will participate in joint engineering, business development and co-marketing and sales efforts. Sun and Pegasystems are delivering tested, integratable iForce solutions to customers.

Features
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Sun Installed Base Business (IBB) Consultants
Catalog Retailer Solution

When a major catalog retailer needed to upgrade an entire call center in two months, Sun Installed Base Business (IBB) consultants devised a pricing and delivery strategy that gave the customer the necessary competitive edge on-budget and on-time.

Storage
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Linuxcare and Sun Technology Alliance
A Linux-Compatible Driver for Sun StorEdge T3 Array

The Sun web site features customer success stories such as how Sun has partnered with Linuxcare to deliver Sun storage capabilities to the Linux and open-source community. Linuxcare provides comprehensive professional services and solutions for the Linux operating environment and open-source technologies. Linuxcare and Sun deliver a single storage platform capable of supporting a multi-platform open systems environment. The multi-platform Sun StorEdge T3 Array offering fulfills a growing need in the storage arena and represents a strategic solution for the Linux community.

Solstice Backup 6.1 Software
Data Protection Solution

Solstice Backup 6.1 software provides the latest data protection solution for large enterprise through workgroup installations. Support is now provided for Sun Fibre Channel tape drives and tape libraries and the latest Sun SAN storage. New features include Fibre Channel Tape Drive support, dynamic drive sharing, SAN storage nodes, and continued expansion of NDMP support.

Developer
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Authorization Infrastructure in Solaris Operating Environment
Part of the Role-based Access Control Project

This article outlines the advantages of a common infrastructure for managing authorizations and describes how authorization enforcement, hierarchy, delegation, and scope are supported. It provides programming examples in C and Java technology. It also discusses how authorizations can be associated with executables to restrict access to authorized users.

Interview with Macromedia's Chief Architect, Simeon Simeonov
From the Dot-Com Builder Web Site

Currently available on the Dot-Com Builder web site is an interview with Simeon Simeonov, chief architect of Macromedia. Simeonov comments on web services, including some of the promises and pitfalls awaiting web developers. Also covered is how XML is linked with web services and what developers should consider in regard to web services.

    Solaris OE XFree86 Video Drivers and Porting Kit
    For Intel Platform Edition

    The Solaris Operating Environment (OE) XFree86 Video Drivers and Porting Kit enables use of XFree86 video drivers with the X Window System server for Solaris 8 OE (Intel Platform Edition) or for Solaris 9 OE (Intel Platform Edition). There is a Source and Binary Edition available.

    LibElf and GElf
    A Library to Manipulate ELF Files

    The article "LibElf and GElf: A Library to Manipulate ELF Files" by Neelakanth Nadgir provides a short introduction to using the ELF manipulation library, which is a part of the Solaris Operating Environment (OE). Nadgir covers the three kinds of object files: the relocatable files, executable files, shared object files. This technical article features a table on Object File Format and simple code fragments that demonstrate how to use LibELF to manipulate object files.

    Java Technology
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    Project JXTA's Li Gong
    Peer-to-Peer Networking

    Kammie Kayl's interview with Li Gong, director of peer-to-peer networking engineering for Project JXTA, covers what direction Project JXTA has taken since its launch, the reasons for choosing the Java technology language, licensing, standards and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Microsoft's response to Project JXTA, security, and the future of peer-to-peer networking.

    U.S. Amateur Boxing Uses Java Technology
    Improving Scoring

    Amateur boxing is utilizing an electronic scoring and timing system driven by Java technology to avoid controversy in scoring. After the Seoul Olympics, with the outcome of important bouts shrouded in controversy, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) requested that the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) change the way that judges score international events. Judges' scores could be calculated by computer at the end of each round in an Olympic bout to ensure more accurate and objective results.

    Web Services and Java Technology Resources
    Roadmap

    XML-based web services are technologies that support creation, assembly, deployment, and discovery of dynamic distributed applications and are evolving rapidly. Java technologies, including the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), and the Java APIs for XML, provide the ideal path to using the latest web service capabilities. The Java technology web site offers a roadmap of web services offerings. Technical articles and white papers are available on the web site.

    Java Wireless Developer Connection Program Resources
    Articles, Code Samples, and Tech Tips

    A new key web site link on the Sun Developer Connection web site is the Java Wireless Developer Connection Program, which contains information, articles, code samples, tech tips, and resources for wireless developers.

    Advanced Object Serialization
    Technical Details Article

    A recent article on "Advanced Object Serialization" by John Zukowski, on the Java technology web site, covers a review of the basics of serialization, followed by explanations of validating serialized streams, manipulating serializable fields through ObjectStreamField, and encrypting object streams.

    New to Java Programming Center Supplement
    From the Java Developer Connection

    The Java Developer Connection Program (JDC) New to Java Programming Center Supplement is a monthly supplement that covers the basics of the Java technology programming language, new resources, and helps you keep up-to-date on the latest additions to the JDC's New to Java Programming Center. The contents of the supplement include Java Programming Language Basics, Program Challenges, Making Sense of the Java Technology Class Libraries, and New to Java Technology Forum Latest.

    JDJEdge Conference and Expo
    Featuring Java Technology Certification Program

    Sun brings three code-level, full-day (or more) courses of its Java technology certification Fast Track program to this year's JDJEdge Conference and Expo on September 23-27 in New York. Keynote speakers for the JDJEdge Conference include James Gosling of Sun, Alan E. Baratz of Zaplet, Greg Kiessling of Sistraka, and Kevin Lynch of Macromedia. Featured sessions include Combining Java 2D API, AWT, and Swing; Testing JavaBeans components; and Where Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) is headed.





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