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Oct 15th, 2001 — Oct 21st, 2001

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News	x
Sun "dotcoms" HPC Web-Centric Supercomputing High Performance Computing (HPC) is a concept with the ultimate goal that anyone, anywhere can have access to advanced computational resources, anytime, from any device. This model is rapidly becoming the key distinction in determining commercial success. The quickly expanding access speed and security of the Internet has opened the potential for global technical collaboration. A new services-centric, web-centric, cooperative approach to supercomputing is essential. HPC HPC ClusterTools IDC Java security (Get More Information . .)
Sun Laboratories: Ten Years of Impact Technology, Products, and People Since 1991, ideas developed and refined at Sun Labs have played a major role in steering the direction of Sun, the high-tech industry, and even the way people work and play. Much of what is on the web is delivered by Sun servers and powered by SPARC processors, which incorporate technology developed at Sun Labs. In the decade ahead, look to Sun Labs to extend its record of producing tangible technologies that matter. Sun Labs is working on new authentication technologies that will help make the world safer for e-commerce on a massive scale. Java SPARC Sun Labs (Get More Information . .)

Partners	x
weather.com Success with Solaris Operating Environment In less than 24 hours, the number of page views on weather.com can jump from 10 million to more than 30 million. Sun hardware and the Solaris Operating Environment (Solaris OE) bring reliability, scalability and predictability to the busy site. weather.com succeeds because it delivers the information that people want 24 hours a day. Application Server Cluster Java Oracle Solaris sun cluster (Get More Information . .)
Sun, Lucent, and iPlanet Deliver Unified Communications Sun, iPlanet e-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, and Lucent Technologies announced plans to offer unified communications through a new mobile portal solution based on the combined technologies of the three organizations. From one "in-box," users will be able to browse the web, check, and send voice and email messages, initiate calls from their address book via voice command, and attach email to voicemail messages (and vice versa). Calendar Server Portal Server Unified Communications (Get More Information . .)
B2E Portal Helps Biomedical Devices Company AmedZ AmedZ, a Business-to-Employee (B2E) portal was setup by Biosensors International to serves its global network of distributors and customers. Biosensors manufactures high precision biomedical devices, specifically special diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular catheters and international cardiology products for use in hospital surgeries. AmedZ opted to outsource its entire project to iGINE, a Sun ASP partner. By outsourcing the daily IT operations to iGINE, Biosensors is able to concentrate on its core business, manufacturing and distributing biomedical devices. Application Server containers Oracle (Get More Information . .)
Reducing Energy Prices with Sun Fire Midframe Servers Pinnacle West Capital Corp. Energy services provider Pinnacle West Capital Corp. selected Sun Fire 6800 and 4800 Midframe Servers to run key utility enterprise applications at its principal energy subsidiary, Arizona Public Service. The servers will run customer data warehouse and geographical information system applications and accounting applications (Get More Information . .)
Ross Stores to Deploy New ERP System Sun Fire 6800 Servers and Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays Ross Stores, the nation's second largest off-price apparel retailer, will use solutions from Sun for its new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Ross has used Sun technology, including Sun Enterprise servers, Sun StorEdge arrays, and the Solaris Operating Environment, for over eight years. The company's new headquarter systems will include iForce software from Sun's partners Retek, Oracle, and PeopleSoft, running on Sun Fire 6800 Servers and Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays. Oracle Solaris (Get More Information . .)

Features	x
Reasons to Avoid Microsoft Windows XP From a Microsoft Windows Expert Brian Livingston, author of books such as "Windows Secrets" and "Windows ME Secrets," wrote in a recent column about Microsoft Windows XP that "most companies and individuals avoid it" and lists five specific reasons for that advice. Java Microsoft Windows Windows (Get More Information . .)
The Rocky Road that Led to Java Technology Sun Labs Often technological innovation doesn't follow an easy path. After all, it took Thomas Edison hundreds of unsuccessful attempts to create the light bulb. The development of the Java software platform likewise was convoluted. James Gosling Java jdk Sun Labs (Get More Information . .)
Secrets of the Supernet: Network Security Executive Perspectives: Greg Papadopoulos In his Executive Perspectives article, "Secrets of the Supernet," Greg Papadopoulos discusses balancing the benefits of open interaction on the Internet and the risk of a security breach. The challenge is to create security solutions that fit the way we work today, including employees on the road, in different hemispheres, accessing corporate data through a mobile phone, pager, or some other handheld device. security Sun Labs (Get More Information . .)
Research Projects at Sun Past, Present, and Future Since 1990, Sun Labs charter have been transforming brilliant ideas into tangible technologies that can become powerful new products, even starting whole new industries such as Java technology. Sun Labs current projects includes Ace, Asynchronous Design, The Brazil Project, Computer Architecture and Performance (CAP), Interactive Collaborative Systems, Scalable Visualization Developers Kit, and Supernets. Cluster cryptography encryption J2ME Java Netra security Solaris SPARC Sun Labs Sun Ray (Get More Information . .)
Sun Mainframe Rehosting Sun Acquires Critical Path The Sun Mainframe Affinity Program from Sun helps organizations modernize and rehost mainframe applications. The acquisition of Critical Path, Inc., brings an important new element of the Sun Mainframe Affinity Program from Sun helps organizations modernize and rehost mainframe applications. The acquisition of Critical Path, Inc. brings an important new element of the Mainframe Affinity Program. The Mainframe Affinity Program from Sun helps organizations successfully modernize and rehost mainframe applications. The acquisition of Critical Path, Inc., the mainframe rehosting business, brings an important new element of the Mainframe Affinity Program. Two new products from Critical Path, Sun Mainframe Transaction Processing Tool and Sun Mainframe Batch Manager Software, enable migration of current mainframe applications to a flexible, open computing environment. Java security Solaris (Get More Information . .)
Top Ten Issues: Extending Your Data Center How Sun Delivers on the Demands The white paper, "Top Ten Issues to Consider When Extending Your Data Center in the Dot-Com Age," evaluates the key decisions that must be made and how Sun can help. Topics include implementing flexible technology for unpredictable requirement, managing complexity, and supporting an adaptive, service-driven architecture. (Get More Information . .)
Microprocessor Forum Keynote Sun Texas Design Center Chief The rapid market growth of networked client-server computing, interacting with physical, electrical and design productivity constraints faced by 50-million-plus transistor class microprocessors are creating fundamental shifts in processor design philosophies, according to Dave Tuttle, senior director of the Sun Microsystems Austin, Texas, Processor Design Center. Rock Windows (Get More Information . .)

Software	x
StarOffice Software 6.0 Early Access Release a Success 200,000 Users Download the Software in the First Week More than 200,000 users downloaded the early access version of StarOffice 6.0 office productivity software from the Sun web site. This response demonstrates the global demand for a standards-based, multi-platform office productivity suite free from restrictive licenses and aggressive pricing schemes. GNOME Linux Microsoft Windows Solaris StarOffice Windows (Get More Information . .)
Salpep Biotechnology StarOffice Software Success Story Salpep Biotechnology, a Canadian biotechnology company working with the University of Calgary to develop new treatments for asthma, is using the StarOffice Software suite for its research and publication projects. Salpep uses very large files and images and prefers StarOffice for its superior memory management capabilities. StarOffice (Get More Information . .)
White paper: "Adopting the Solaris 8 Operating Environment" An Overview for Sun Customers Solaris 8 Operating Environment (Solaris OE) can help IT organizations keep pace with the Net Effect. The Solaris 8 OE enables delivery of massive scale and continuous computing while increasing service levels and decreasing costs and risks. This white paper addresses how Solaris OE can help meet growing business demands and provide better serviceability and increase uptime. Solaris Solaris 8 SPARC ultrasparc (Get More Information . .)
Sun Trunking 1.0 Software Technical Brief The Sun web site contains a description and illustrations of how trunking technology works and the benefits of adding Sun Trunking 1.0 to a system. There is also a technical brief outlining the features of Sun Trunking 1.0 Software. (Get More Information . .)
Sun Enhances Clustering Technology SunPlex System Integrates With Solaris Operating Environment SAP users can now run mission-critical mySAP.com e-Business solutions on Sun Cluster 3.0 Software. The SunPlex clustering environment offers enhanced support for users of SAP solutions through the new Sun Cluster 3.07/01 Software High Availability Agent (HA) for SAP solutions. The advanced clustering technology available from Sun continues to support and complement mySAP.com e-Business solutions. Cluster SAP Solaris Solaris 8 sun cluster (Get More Information . .)

Servers	x
Sun Cobalt Control Station Streamlines Management of Hundreds of Server Appliances Sun Cobalt server appliances can be managed more easily with the Sun Cobalt Control Station, an extensible tool that streamlines the management of hundreds of server appliances. It helps manage devices and monitors their status for failure conditions before failures occur. The Sun Cobalt Control Station simplifies the volume deployment of software packages and allows service providers to offer unique payloads, data, or software services. (Get More Information . .)
Preview of UltraSPARC IIIi Processor at Microprocessor Forum First Use of Asynchronous Logic Design Sun previewed a new branch of the UltraSPARC III microprocessor family tree in a technology disclosure presentation delivered at the 2001 Microprocessor Forum conference. The presentation, titled "A Dash of Jalapeno--Introducing the UltraSPARC IIIi Microprocessor," by Sun distinguished engineer Kevin Normoyle, described a forthcoming version of the UltraSPARC III processor optimized for high density one-to-four processor server and workstation systems. Sun Labs ultrasparc (Get More Information . .)

Storage	x
Two New Storage Software Products For Database Storage There are two new storage software products on the Sun web site: Sun HighGround Storage Resource Manager (SRM) for Database Servers Software and Sun HighGround SRM Global Reporter Option Software. Oracle (Get More Information . .)
Sun HighGround SRM Enterprise Edition Software And Sun HighGround SRM File Prospector Option Software There are new versions of storage software products available on the Sun web site: Sun HighGround SRM Enterprise Edition Software and Sun HighGround SRM File Prospector Option Software. SAN (Get More Information . .)
Sun StorEdge SAN Solution Download Available The Sun StorEdge SAN Solution is available for download from the Sun storage web page. This SAN solution combines modular scalability of the Sun StorEdge T3 Array with the performance and high availability of the Sun StorEdge Array Fiber Channel Switch series. It delivers massive scalability, easy manageability, maximum interoperability. HP IBM Microsoft Windows SAN Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)
Interview with Rhonda Holt Sun and Storage Rhonda Holt, vice president of Storage Systems Engineering for the network storage division at Sun was recently interviewed by Kate Evans-Correia, Senior News Editor of searchStorage at the Storage Decisions 2001 Conference in Chicago about how Sun is succeeding as a newcomer in the storage market and facing challenges. They discussed the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq acquisition and of Sun acquiring Hitachi, the dedication of Sun to software development, storage virtualization, and disaster recovery and planning. (Get More Information . .)

Developer	x
Sun Multi-Schema XML Validator Many Uses Kohsuke Kawaguchis aritcle on the Sun web site discusses the development of the Sun Multi-Schema XML Validator (MSV) Software and its many uses. MSV is a command-line tool to validate XML documents for those who write XML by hand. MSV produces high-quality error messages. MSV also serves as a Java technology-based library for use with schema-related tasks. Kawaguchis article explains how you can use the MSV as the validator in an application. The XML MSV is also available for download from the web site. Java (Get More Information . .)
Packexpo.com: Building Virtual Exhibits Best Practices Case Study Packexpo.com is a leading B2B marketplace for the worldwide packaging industry. Originally launched to facilitate online registration for PACK EXPO Shows, the site has since grown into a virtual trade show running year-round and featuring contact information for 30,000 suppliers. ColdFusion Dell J2EE Java MySQL (Get More Information . .)
GoldPass Software Licensing Program For Forte C, Forte C++, and Forte for HPC The Sun GoldPass Software Licensing Program simplifies the process of administering volume licenses, tracking individual licenses, and of adding extra licenses. It provides flexibility and simplified administration for large organizations of more than 100 licensed users of Forte C, Forte C++ Enterprise Edition, and Forte for High Performance Computing (HPC) products.html Forte HPC (Get More Information . .)

Education and Research	x
Redesigned Sun Educational Services Web Site Enhanced Content and Features Sun has redesigned its Educational Services web site to offer enhanced content and features. (Get More Information . .)
George Washington University and Sun Professional Services Program Managing Growth and User Demands As George Washington University began to grow, they reassessed their technology needs and chose Sun for servers and storage solutions and for the support offered by Sun Professional Services Program. Sun servers and storage solutions total over 60 percent of the university's data center. Oracle SAN SMTP (Get More Information . .)
Sun and Stanford University LOCKSS Program Maintaining the Integrity of Online Documents Maintaining the integrity of online documents such as the "British Medical Journal" and "Science Online" is the goal of the LOCKSS program from Sun and Stanford University. LOCKSS stands for "Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe." It is based on Java technology. Participating computers continually poll among themselves to monitor files on their hard disks at random intervals. cryptography Java (Get More Information . .)
Sun Sponsors Student Design Contest Mentor Graphics Sun is the sponsor of the Mentor Graphics Student Design Contest 2001-2002. Mentor Graphics conducts this contest to promote innovation and excellence in education for designers at colleges and universities. There are four design categories and successful entries can win up to $7000. Entries are due by May 30, 2002. Participants in the Mentor Graphics Student Design Contest can take advantage of a special offer and save over 30 percent on Sun's newest workstation, the Sun Blade 100 workstation. HPC Solaris Sun Blade 100 ultrasparc (Get More Information . .)
Wolfgang Gentzsch Interview Grid Computing Wolfgang Gentzsch is Director of Engineering and Grid Computing at Sun. He joined Sun when Sun acquired Gridware. Alan Bec's interview with Gentzsch for HPCwire covered topics such as why Sun acquired Gridware, Gentzsch's conception of the Grid, and key markets that will benefit from Grid computing. Gentzsch also discusses the difference between the web and the Grid, the need for standards, and the consumer groups that Sun has identified such as research and education. Cluster HPC Linux open source Solaris (Get More Information . .)
e-Net Supplies Supercomputer for Pioneering Research Cambridge Chemistry Department e-Net Software, the UK's largest academic reseller of Sun, has just supplied the country's first Sun Enterprise 10000 Server for High Performance Computing (HPC). The computer was installed at the Chemistry Department of Cambridge to assist in research on protein folding. Understanding protein folding, the way a sequence of amino acids folds into a protein's unique complex three-dimensional shape, is crucial to discovering cures for some of the world's most problematic diseases such as Alzheimers and cancer. HPC Sun Enterprise 10000 (Get More Information . .)
New Sun Program for University Students Sun STAR Program The Sun Student Technology Associate Representative (STAR) program is designed to empower university students to deliver cutting-edge technology presentations, provided by the Sun Technology Evangelism team, to their peers and gain valuable experience and industry insight in the process. Java JavaOne (Get More Information . .)

Sysadmin

Tuning Your Apache Web Server
Tips for Achieving Maximum Performance

Systems analyst Don MacVittie offer tips on tuning a web server to improve performance. He focuses on tweaking configuration settings, called "directives" in Apache configuration files. He also provides tips on searching for the configuration files, hardware requirements, and settings in the Apache Web Server that control the number of copies handling requests.

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Java Technology	x
Excerpts from "Early Adopter J2SE 1.4" I/O and the Logging Framework The Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) technology 1.4 is the latest release of the Java 2 Platform. The book, "Early Adopter J2SE 1.4," by James Hart assesses functions that have been changed and the impact they will have on developers. There are two excerpts from Hart's book available on the Java Developer Connection Program web site: Input/Output (I/O) and the logging framework in J2SE 1.4 technology platform. Java (Get More Information . .)
JNDI/LDAP SASL Examples Download There are sample programs containing examples of SASL mechanism drivers available for use with the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)/LDAP 1.2.2 service provider. SASL is Simple Authentication and Security Layer. It is used by protocols such as the LDAP v3 (RFC 2251) software and the IMAP v4 for authentication. These examples are distributed in source form only to minimize export restrictions. Java LDAP security (Get More Information . .)
Interoperability of Open Java Technology Standards In the Service Provider Industry Sun has created a new third-party Auditing and Certification Program supporting the community-driven Java technology for Service Providers (JTSP) initiative. This program helps to accelerate the adoption of the JAIN technology and OSS through Java technology APIs and encourages customer uptake of Java technologies among service providers and telecommunications companies. The compatibility testing program helps ensure that vendors' solutions conform to API specifications, thus enabling cross-vendor compatibility. The first product to achieve certification is dynamicsoft's SIP User Agent Java technology. Java SIP (Get More Information . .)
Forte for Java IDE Selected by Siemens Development Starter Kit, Screening Program The Forte for Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) has been selected by Siemens AG as part of a special program for mobile developers. Siemens' Early Bird Developer Program will help make it easier for Java technology language developers to build content and applications for wireless devices and to bring the applications to market. Forte Java (Get More Information . .)

New Product Marketplace	x
NDDS 3.0 Real-Time Middleware WaveWorks Messaging Software Real-Time Innovations has released a new version of the WaveWorks product family for original equipment manufacturers building distributed systems that require real-time messaging. The messaging software includes NDDS 3.0 real-time middleware that implements an open real-time publish-subscribe data distribution protocol. The new wire protocol is the first to provide real-time software developers with many-to-many data distribution services designed for extensibility, interoperability, and backwards compatibility. (Get More Information . .)
VistaPortal Software Products and Services for Sun Open Net Environment VistaPortal Software offers products and professional services for Java technology and Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE). In offering these products and services, VistaPortal builds on its longstanding consulting relationship with Sun as well as a new marketing partnership around its iPlanet line of products. J2EE Java StarOffice (Get More Information . .)
Thunderbolt Open Database Engine Accelerates Complex Query Processing Dallas-based WhamTech Inc. has established www.billionrecords.com as a site where users can test the capabilities of the Thunderbolt Open Database Engine (ODE), a high-performance, relational very large database (VLDB) technology that can manage data and queries at near real-time speeds. The real-time indexes that are part of ODE allow hundreds to tens of thousands of records per second to be added to a VLDB while simultaneously allowing complex queries by a large number of users at sub-second responses on a billion-records database. IBM Linux Microsoft Windows Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)
IC2 Version 2.0 Complete Network Management Tool Inciscent Inc. has released Inciscent Command & Control (IC2) Version 2.0, a complete network management tool that enhances the capabilities of existing network management software, such as HP OpenView, by allowing IT staff to take remedial action from virtually any location using existing commercial packet-based wireless data networks and devices immediately upon receiving network alerts. Features include efficient shortcut builders for complex commands, end-to-end encryption, and enhanced detailed logging and tracking of system maintenance activity. encryption HP J2ME Java Microsoft Windows Solaris UNIX Windows (Get More Information . .)
Integration Broker Version 6.0 Single-Platform Enterprise-Level Integration Technology Version 6.0 of Integration Broker from Mercator Software Inc. offers a single enterprise-level platform for integrating both web-based and EDI transactions with enterprise systems and for integrating applications throughout the enterprise, such as back-office systems managing inventory, invoice, finance, CRM, and ERP applications. Along with new event management, monitoring, and control facilities, Integration Broker provides a foundation for the end-to-end business integration environment, including vertical-specific demands. HP IBM Microsoft Windows security Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)
OptimalView 2.1 Business Integration Portal Compuware Corporation has extended the platform support of its business integration portal to include the Solaris 7 (32bit) Operating Environment (Solaris OE) and IBM AIX 4.3.3 (32bit), in addition to Windows NT and Windows 2000, with the launch of OptimalView 2.1. OptimalView also supports major communication standards including Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), COM/DCOM, and CORBA, plus proprietary middleware such as BEA Tuxedo CICS, SAP, IMS/DC and RDBMS stored procedures. OptimalView additionally supports every major database including Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server and DB2. IBM Microsoft Windows Oracle SAP Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)
iSystem Enterprise OMS Automated Integrated Optimization The iSystem Enterprise Optimization and Manageability Solution (OMS) from MetiLinx Inc. automates integration, monitoring, optimization and manageability for the company's recently released Analysis and Diagnostics Tool (ADT). For the first time, CIOs and front-line IT managers have a combination of technology and methodology to automatically extract the highest possible performance from existing server networks and lower the costs-per-transaction. The OMS solution has been recently validated by Compaq Computer, which will use iSystem Enterprise worldwide to improve the manageability and performance of servers supporting Compaq.com. (Get More Information . .)
New Edition of "Web Design in a Nutshell" Keeps Web Designers Up to Date "Web Design in a Nutshell" has been thoroughly revised to reflect today's new web design environment, focusing on the front-end aspects of web design, such as HTML authoring, graphics production, and media development. flash JavaScript (Get More Information . .)
Viador E-Portal 6.4 Deploys Custom Portal User Interfaces E-Portal 6.4 allows enterprises to rapidly deploy custom portal user interfaces using open standards and point and click design tools. E-Portal 6.4 from Viador Inc. is compatible with Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Application servers including BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere, and Macromedia JRun. IBM J2EE Java Microsoft Windows Oracle Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)
TR2020: Open Systems, Carrier-grade Platform For Developing Voice Over Packet Gateway TR2020 from Brooktrout Technology is an open systems, carrier-grade platform for developing voice over packet gateways. The TR2020 enables developers to build more powerful and higher density voice over IP systems, up to multiple T3 capacity. It also provides Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring, support for GSM wireless networks and international circuit switch network interfaces. IDC Linux Microsoft Windows Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)
InstallAnywhere 4.5 Software Deployment Solution Increased Platform Support Software deployment solution, InstallAnywhere 4.5, from Zero G Software, has been enhanced with increased platform support, improved installer optimization, and integration with Zero G's software updating solution, PowerUpdate. InstallAnywhere streamlines deploying software to different platforms, whether it is onto a single machine, to multiple servers, or across an international enterprise. InstallAnywhere can run an installer in graphical, silent, or console modes. It can also install and configure both Java technology and platform-specific software. HP Java Linux Microsoft Windows Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)