Sep 10th, 2001 — Sep 16th, 2001

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Volume 43, Issue 2

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News	x
Sun Recovery Assistance Web Site Discussion Forums The Sun Recovery Assistance web site provides system administrators with documentation, patches, contact information, and discussion forums designed to assist customers in the rapid recovery of their computing environments based on Sun hardware and software products and solutions. jumpstart netbackup Oracle Solaris veritas (Get More Information . .)
Sun Grows UNIX Marketshare in Q2 Increase of 5.5 Percent During the second quarter of calendar year 2001, Sun was the only vendor to grow UNIX marketshare. According to IDC Q2CY01 Server Tracker report, Sun's total server shipments, including all operating systems, increased 5.5 percent from Q1 to Q2, more than any other top five server vendor. Dell HP IBM IDC UNIX (Get More Information . .)
Web-based Jiro Technology Courses Overviews, Terminology, and Implementation Sun Educational Services offers web-based Jiro technology courses, including the Jiro Technology Bundle, the Jiro Technology Overview, and Getting Started with Jiro Technology. (Get More Information . .)
High-Performance Computing (HPC) Consortium Meeting November 10 and 11, 2001 The next HPC Consortium Meeting is November 10 and 11, 2001, Denver, Colorado, in conjunction with the IEEE SC2001 Conference. The HPC Consortium is a Sun Global Education and Research worldwide customer forum which meets to research and discuss high-end scientific and engineering computing issues and trends. HPC (Get More Information . .)
Sun Grant Supports Bioinformatics Foundation Open-Source Research Tools Sun will grant hardware, including servers and a secure storage system, to the Open Bioinformatics Foundation, a group of volunteer developers who create free standards-based tools for life science informatics. The open standards helps with data exchange in the bioinformatics community and saves researchers time and costs. Netra open source (Get More Information . .)
Sun and Landmark Graphics Solution for Unocal UltraSPARC III Platform-based Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Oil and gas company, Unocal, will use Sun technology to visualize seismic data. Visualization software from Landmark Graphics and Sun Blade 1000 workstation with Sun Expert 3D graphics technology are combined with a flat-screen and single stereoscopic projector running on the Solaris 8 Operating Environment (OE). Unocal will use these technologies to help improve departmental-level collaboration and decision-making in oil and gas exploration and production. Solaris ultrasparc (Get More Information . .)

Features	x
The Autumn SUPerG Program October 8-11 The Autumn SUPerG program, Sun's technical forum for high-end Server and Storage customers, will be held October 8-11, 2001 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The program is dedicated to users of Sun Solutions within the data center and high-performance computing sectors. SUPerG is a technical forum designed to provide highly interactive and intimate exchanges between Sun's leading technical experts and engineers and Sun customers. (Get More Information . .)
Upcoming Events September, October, November 2001 Sun's events web page lists upcoming events for September, October, and November 2001. Events include conferences worldwide on Java technology, online learning, ISVs, and development. Java NFS SAN security (Get More Information . .)
HPC Consortium Upcoming Events The Sun education web site lists a number of events that are of interest to the computing community. These include: EDUCAUSE 2001 KEY ANNUAL Higher Education Tradeshow, National School Boards Association, and International SC2001 Conference. HPC (Get More Information . .)
Sun Products in Automotive and Aerospace White Paper on AutoWeb The white paper, "AutoWeb--Making a Difference in Automotive and Aerospace," available on the Sun web site covers how innovations in network computing are creating a more efficient workplace. AutoWeb is a highly secure environment for enterprises in the automotive and aerospace industries to communicate electronically. Sun provides innovative solutions to solve the problems of higher performance systems architectures, resource sharing, interoperability, and global access. (Get More Information . .)
Lego MindStorm Challenge Award Sponsored by Sun Sun sponsored the first Java Technology Lego MindStorm Challenge award in Menlo Park, CA earlier this year. Teams competed from UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and Stanford University. All the teams attended a luncheon with James Gosling. The conversation was recorded and is available in MP3 format. Photos are also available online. James Gosling Java (Get More Information . .)

Software	x
Sun Management Center 3.0 Software Download Available Free Basic Management Tool Sun Management Center 3.0 software provides tools for managing organizational resources and is now available for free download for an unlimited number of nodes. Netra Solaris SPARC Windows (Get More Information . .)
GNOME 2.0 Framework and Assistive Technologies Solutions for Disabled Employees The early access version of the GNOME 2.0 Accessibility Framework answers the call for accessibility by providing tools to help developers build technologies for employees with disabilities. The built-in, extensible GNOME Accessibility Framework provides the foundation for developers to write accessible applications from the ground up, support existing GNOME applications, and adopt enabling technologies to the UNIX platform. GNOME UNIX (Get More Information . .)
Building Web Services with the Java Technology Platform and XML White Paper The Developer's Guide to the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE), "Building Web Services with the Java Platform and XML," by James Kao covers implementing a web services architecture using Java technology and XML and how XML web services architecture fit with Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Topics include client tier connectivity, implementing web services, and performing back-end integration. J2EE Java (Get More Information . .)
Forte Developer Products Boost Productivity Debugging Multi-Language Applications Sun has upgraded the Forte Developer suite of products, an integrated set of development tools designed for building enterprise applications. The upgrade features new debugging and compiling capabilities that enable programmers to debug mixed Java technology language and native C, C++, and Fortran code on the Solaris 8 Operating Environment (OE). Users can now migrate applications more quickly to Solaris OE. In addition, the new upgrade significantly improves the interoperability between open source/GNU apps across Solaris OE and Linux systems. Forte Java Linux open source Solaris (Get More Information . .)
Java Runtime Environment for Solaris Operating Environment Available for Download Downloads are available for Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Solaris Operating Environment (OE) platforms on the Sun web page. Intel Java Solaris SPARC (Get More Information . .)
Solaris Software Companion CD Available for External Download The 07/01 update of the Solaris Software Companion CD image is now available for external download. The Solaris Software Companion CD, which also ships in the Solaris 8 Operating Environment (OE) media kit, contains a comprehensive set of freely available software, providing interoperability and commonality across both Linux and Solaris OE environments. There is a list of new and updated packages and a link to the download page. Linux Solaris (Get More Information . .)

Education and Research	x
Back to School with Sun Education Initiative Opens a New Chapter The Back to School Initiative from Sun offers schools all its technologies in one program to help schools leverage Sun technology and expertise. Sun's newly refocused education business unit matches academic institutions with the appropriate technologies, including workstations, information appliances, servers, and software. (Get More Information . .)
Sun Academic Initiative Program Overview Resources The Sun Academic Initiative Program offers courses and creates a collaborative relationship between Sun and academic institutions to introduce students to Sun technologies, prepare them for industry-leading certification, and equip them with marketable IT job skills. The Sun Academic Initiative web page offers pdf brochures on Sun and education, case studies, curriculum information, program benefits, and certification. (Get More Information . .)
Britain's Biggest Academic Supercomputer High Speed Calculations Britain has launched its biggest academic supercomputer, nicknamed the Cosmology Machine, based at the University of Durham Physics Department. The Cosmology Machine gathers information about the behavior of stars, gases, and enigmatic dark matter throughout the universe and then calculates, at ultra high speeds, how galaxies and solar systems evolved. Cluster ultrasparc (Get More Information . .)

Java Technology

Beta 2 release of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Available for Download

A Beta 2 release of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) version 1.4 software for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Solaris Operating Environment (OE) is now available. New features include 64-bit support for Solaris OE and SPARC architecture, new features in Java Foundation Classes/Swing, and new security features.

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New Product Marketplace	x
Internet Exchange Messaging Server (IEMS) 5.1 Runs on Solaris Operating Environment New features of the enhanced Internet Exchange Messaging Server (IEMS) 5.1 include now running on Solaris Operating Environment (OE), reinforced user and administrative security, and SSL and TLS support for its IMAP4/POP3 protocols. security Solaris (Get More Information . .)
SecurityExpressions 2.0 Management Software Supports UNIX and Solaris Operating Environment Pedestal Software's SecurityExpressions management software has helped organizations with large-scale systems lock down and reduce systems administration costs by automating the process of deploying, assessing, and maintaining consistent security policies. The new version, 2.0, will support UNIX and Solaris Operating Environment (OE). security Solaris UNIX Windows (Get More Information . .)
oplayo Offers Cost-Effective Streaming Media For Java Technology-enabled Wireless Devices Developer of advanced, plug-in-free streaming media technology, oplayo inc., offers a cost-effective, high-quality video streaming solution delivered to almost any Java technology-enabled wireless device, giving content distributors the broadest audience reach, while providing viewers with immediate access to streamed content on both wireless and other Internet devices. Java (Get More Information . .)
Flux 3.1 The Enterprise Job Scheduler Sims Computing has released Flux 3.1, the Enterprise Job Scheduler. Flux is a software component that provides sophisticated job scheduling functionality to Java technology and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications. Application Server J2EE Java (Get More Information . .)
TestTrack Pro 4 Now Supports Solaris Operating Environment Seapine Software, Inc., now offers its TestTrack Pro 4 defect tracking application for the Sun Solaris Operating Environment (OE). This release brings TestTrack Pro 4's server capabilities to developers running Solaris OE on either Sun SPARC or Intel server hardware. Intel Linux Mac OS X Microsoft Windows Solaris SPARC Windows (Get More Information . .)
World's First Open Source Micro-Application Server Targets Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition Lutris Technologies Inc., a provider of Java technology and XML application server products, in collaboration with its Enhydra.org Open Source development partners, has launched the Enhydra Micro Edition (EnhydraME) project. EnhydraME delivers the world's first Open Source Micro Application Server that targets Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) devices and appliances as both client and server platforms. Application Server J2EE J2ME Java open source (Get More Information . .)
SmartCode: Metadata-based Intelligent Proxy Information Architects Information Architects, provider of smart integration software solutions for businesses, offers its patented SmartCode, built using Java technology, providing easy and flexible access to existing and future data and applications. Applications built using SmartCode employ a clean separation between content and applications, and presentation, allowing them to be manipulated independently. Application Server Forte J2EE Java NetBeans open source (Get More Information . .)
SGI CXFS Version 2.0 Supports Solaris Operating Environment SGI, a world leader in high performance computing, complex data management and visualization products, solutions and services offers SGI CXFS Version 2.0, an advanced scalable, journaled clustered filesystem, with extended capabilities to support the Solaris Operating Environment. SGI CXFS is a clustered solution that provides a single filesystem accessible on a heterogeneous storage area network (SAN) from multiple hosts. Linux Microsoft Windows SAN Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)