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Web-based IDE Enables Collaboration
Sun and PTC Windchill Solution for Lockheed Martin
To better manage its intellectual property, Lockheed Martin turned to
Windchill software from PTC. Sun collaborated with PTC and Lockheed
Martin to create an integrated data environment (IDE). They are using
Sun Enterprise servers, Ultra workstations and the Solaris
Operating Environment (Solaris OE).
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Achieving STP with Open Standards
Sun Open Net Environment and the Financial Services Industry
As the financial services industry moves toward straight-through
processing (STP), global and regional custodians are considering ways
to improve their back office systems and offer a wider range of
services. The advantages of open standards such as Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE), a new generation of middleware, and
lower hardware costs offer solutions to suit different requirements in
different parts of the market.
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Pre-owned Sun Equipment Support Options
Save Money and Ensure Quality
When considering pre-owned equipment, Sun offers a few different ways
to assure you of quality with Sun pre-owned products. Three main
methods to give you peace of mind are Sun's qualification program, its
SunMOVES services and remanufactured products.
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Software
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Sun ONE Identity Server Policy Agent 1.0 for WebLogic 6.1 SP2
Download and Release Notes
The Sun ONE Identity Server (formerly iPlanet Directory Server
Access Management Edition) for WebLogic 6.1 SP2 is designed to help
organizations manage secure access to Web-based resources. It enables
customers to deploy a comprehensive identity management system that
helps secure and protect enterprise assets and at the same time deliver
Web-based services via the Internet.
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Extending the Reach of Wireless with Project JXTA Technology
Project JXTA for the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition
Analysts predict that the demand for wireless device applications is
set to explode, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Developers are
reassessing the tools such as Project JXTA and the Java 2 Platform,
Micro Edition (J2ME) available to them for meeting this growing
need. In "JXTA for J2ME -- Extending the Reach of Wireless With JXTA
Technology," Akhil Arora, Carl Haywood and Kuldip Singh Pabla consider
the implications of this predicted growth for P2P computing.
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WBEM Dynamic Reconfiguration (WDR) 1.0 and Mobile Media API 1.0
Software Downloads Available
Two software applications are now available for download. The WBEM
Dynamic Reconfiguration (WDR) 1.0 for Solaris Operating Environment
(Solaris OE) (SPARC Platform Edition) delivers enhanced
capabilities that makes the Solaris OE manageable by a multitude of
WBEM application developers. The Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
(J2ME) Mobile Media API Reference Implementation Version 1.0
(MMAPI) includes the source code as well as a binary runtime of MMAPI,
as well as tools and documentation intended for assistance in
porting MMAPI.
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Servers
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Sun Fire Servers with 1.05 GHz UltraSPARC III Cu Processor
Performance and Compute Power Boost
Sun is launching faster, high performance Sun Fire 3800, 4800,
6800, 12K and 15K servers that integrate the 1.05 GHz UltraSPARC III
Cu processor. These increase performance by 15 percent. They feature
interchangeable components such as Sun's Uniboard technology. This allows
900 MHz and 1.05 GHz UltraSPARC III Cu processors to run in the same
fault-isolated Dynamic System Domain within the same server.
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Storage
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New Sun StorEdge L25 and L100 Modular Tape Libraries
Can be Upgraded in the Field
The new Sun StorEdge L25 and L100 modular tape libraries are
available with LTO SCSI HVD and Sun StorEdge DLT8000 HVD drives.
The Sun StorEdge L25 is a 25 LTO-cartridge (21 with DLT), 1-2 drive
stackable library and the Sun StorEdge L100 is a 100 LTO-cartridge (84
with DLT), 1-6 drive library. These libraries can be upgraded in the field.
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New Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager 1.0 Software
Provides Open Standards-based (CIM/WBEM) Storage Management Solutions
Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager 1.0 software, a new
addition to the Sun StorEdge software family, leverages the Storage ONE
initiative of providing open standards-based (CIM/WBEM) storage
management solutions that lower TCO and improve application service
levels. The new release simplifies the management and deployment of Sun
storage area network (SAN) solutions by streamlining operational
activities and reducing the complexities associated with management.
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Workgroup Storage Overview
Sun Storage Solutions
There are several different configurations for workgroup storage to
meet the needs of various customers. These configurations include the
Sun StorEdge T3 Array, Sun StorEdge A1000/D1000 Arrays, Sun
StorEdge S1 Array, Sun StorEdge D2 Array and Netra st
A1000/D1000 array.
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SNIA and Vendors Prepare Storage Management Demonstration
A SAN Managed through CIM/WBEM Technology
Fourteen SNIA member companies gathered last week at the Storage
Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Technology Center in Colorado
Springs, CO, to conduct the first of a series of collaborative
"plugfests" to begin testing for a demonstration at the upcoming
Storage Networking Conference. CIM-SAN-1 will be the first public
demonstration of a SAN being completely managed through CIM/WBEM
technology.
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Storage Tape Backup and Restore Overview
Sun StorEdge Products
The Sun StorEdge family of backup and restore solutions offers
efficient, reliable and cost-effective ways to back up and protect
enterprise data, depending on your specific enterprise needs. These
solutions utilize cartridges with magnetic tape technology such as
Digital Linear Tape (DLT) and Linear Tape Open (LTO).
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Developer
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Beta Draft of the MIDP 1.0 Style Guide
Recommendations for Designing the User-interfaces of MIDlets
The beta draft of the MIDP 1.0 Style Guide is now available (chapters 1
through 3) online. The MIDP Style Guide provides recommendations for
designing the user-interfaces of MIDlets, applications written in the
Java programming language for MIDP. It guides user-interface (UI)
designers, application developers, and MIDP implementors toward a
common set of practices that are based on good UI and software design
principles, user studies and the specific requirements of MIDP.
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News from Sunfreeware.com
Solaris Software Companion CD, OpenSSH and Perl 5.8.0
The sunfreeware.com Web site now offers users of the Solaris Operating
Environment (Solaris OE) several new tools. These include the Solaris
Software Companion CD, OpenSSH and OpenSSL and a new version of Perl,
5.8.0.
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Sun Partner Pavilion
Showcase your Solutions with a Bang!
The Sun Partner Pavilion is a comprehensive, streamlined
marketing offering that allows Sun Partners to showcase their products
with complementary Sun Partners. Locations and dates include New York on
August 28-30, San Francisco on September 9-13, Atlanta September 8-13 and
COMDEX in Las Vegas on November 18-22.
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Java Technology
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The J2ME Personal Profile and the PersonalJava Platform
On the Sharp Zaurus
Jonathan Knudsen's article titled "Java Programming on the Sharp
Zaurus" describes how to program the Zaurus using the Java programming
language. Knudsen also discusses the Java 2 Platform, Mobile
Edition (J2ME) Personal Profile (Java Specification Request 62)
and PersonalJava technology.
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"Jython for Java Programmers"
by Robert Bill
Robert Bill's book "Jython for Java Programmers" is written for
experienced Java technology developers and intended to increase
application development and deployment, thus optimizing overall
efficiency. The book is divided into three sections: Jython, Jython
Internals and Integrating Jython With Java and Applications With
Jython. An appendix provides a quick reference on Jython Statements and
Built-in Functions.
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Java Web Start Software and Java Technology Network Launch Protocol
Standard with Java 2 Platform, Version 1.4
John Zukowski has written an article titled "Deploying Software with
Java[Tm] technology Network Launch Protocol and Java Web Start:
Going Beyond the Java Plug-in."
Zukowski's article explores both Java Web Start software and Java
technology Network Launch Protocol,
explaining how to use Java Web Start to run Java technology Network
Launch Protocol-packaged applications
and how to build and deploy your own, utilizing code, illustrations and
examples.
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Smart Card Interoperability
Enabled by Java Technology
Author Tom Pfaeffle begins his article "Java Card Interoperability"
with an assertion of the benefits of smart card interoperability. He
then continues by detailing the ways in which that interoperability is
enabled by Java Card technology available today. Three elements
that work together to enable interoperability in the smart card are the
Java programming language, the Java Card API and the Java Card
platform.
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Java Remote Method Invocation API Chat Transcript
Ann Wollrath and Mike Warres of Sun's RMI Team
A recent live chat on Java technology featured two key members of
Sun's Remote Method Invocation development team: Senior staff
engineer Ann Wollrath and technical staff member Mike Warres. The
topic for this session was Java Remote Method Invocation (Java RMI)
API, a Java technology for distributed applications. Topics covered
included features planned for the next release of the Java 2
Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), encrypting data that is passed
between RMI stub and skeleton, and changes to RMI for version 1.4.
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New Product Marketplace
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DRS Technologies and Sun to Deliver UltraSPARC II Microprocessor Systems
Rack-mounted Servers for Government Contracts
DRS Technologies has teamed with Sun Microelectronics, a division of Sun
Microsystems, for a government contract to supply systems incorporating
UltraSPARC II microprocessor technology. DRS will also provide its
TEMPEST computer network servers, workstations and peripheral equipment
for domestic and international field deployment to the government.
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Parasoft's Jtest Integrates with Sun ONE Studio IDE
Automates Key Unit Testing Practices
Parasoft, a provider of Automated Error Prevention software, has
released Jtest, designed for integration with the Sun ONE Studio
(formerly Forte for Java) Integrated Development Environment
(IDE). Jtest automates key unit testing practices such as white box,
black box and regression testing and also enforces more than 300
industry-respected coding standards through static analysis.
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Two-Gigabit Fibre Channel HBAs from SBS Technologies
Two Independent Channels on a Single-Wide PMC
The FC2312 family of 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs)
from SBS Technologies provide space-constrained embedded, real-time
networking and storage applications with two independent channels on a
single-wide PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC). Each FC2312 channel supports 400
MB/s full-duplex, 200 MB/s half-duplex data transfer rates, and
automatically negotiates the Fibre Channel bit rate.
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