Sun has introduced a new client solution eliminating the expense of
traditional desktops while significantly bolstering security and
authentication. The new client desktop includes hardware, the ability
to authenticate access using Java Card technology, a complete, open
desktop software environment as well as a server for identity, portal
and messaging capabilities. This approach breaks entirely new ground in
the client-side solution category and disrupts the high-cost economics
of the traditional enterprise desktop.
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Sun revealed N1, its vision of the future data center, at the recent
SunNetwork 2002 Conference and Pavilion. N1 aggregates widely
distributed computing resources (servers, storage, software and
networking) and enables them to operate as a single, powerful entity.
By automating away the complexity associated with managing technology,
business and IT managers will be able to dramatically optimize the
utilization, efficiency and agility of their data centers.
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In a keynote speech made at the recent SunNetwork 2002 Conference,
Whitfield Diffie,
Sun's chief security officer, suggested that secure systems are a
critical enabler to the future of business and Net commerce rather than
being an insurance policy. A number of technologies
and solutions were also announced at the conference.
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According to IDC, Sun is the fastest growing company in the storage
industry in the second quarter 2002. Sun is the only company to
experience double-digit growth in significant revenue, capacity and
systems shipped categories including all operating systems as well as
UNIX, open systems and SAN revenue. The report also indicates that
Sun was number one in worldwide UNIX revenue and that Sun's storage
revenue grew 30 times faster than the overall storage market in Q2
2002.
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Sun has contributed an Elliptic Curve cryptography code implementation
to the OpenSSL (Secure Socket Layer) project. Elliptic Curve
cryptography is an emerging public-key cryptosystem which provides the
same degree of security as systems used in SSL today with approximately
one-eighth the key size. This makes the technology especially useful
for mobile devices and other small devices that are limited in
power, CPU performance, memory or bandwidth.
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Sun and Aidmatrix previewed the first Internet-based Virtual Food Drive
at the SunNetwork Conference in San Francisco, CA. The Virtual Food
Drive is the latest solution available through the new Aidmatrix
Portal, powered by software from Sun and i2 Technologies, a provider of
dynamic value chain management solutions.
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