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News
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Sun Offers Two New Sun Fire Systems for its x86 Product Line
Sun Fire V60x System and Sun Fire V65x System Offer Competitive Performance, Pricing
Sun has debuted the new Sun Fire V60x system and Sun Fire V65x
system. The two are aimed at expanding the company's x86-based product
line with affordable, rack-optimized solutions. The systems will be
configured with Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform
Edition) or Red Hat Linux and will be competitively priced with comparable
products from other vendors.
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Sun Pushes for Support of its Solaris Operating System (x86 Platform Edition)
100 iForce Partners Added to Sun's List of Independent Software Vendors
Sun has added 100 iForce partners to its list of independent
software vendors (ISVs), system integrators and channel partners that
support the company's low-cost computing strategy. Sun has also made
its hardware compatibility test suite (HCTS) available, which will
allow independent hardware vendors (IHVs) to self-certify their x86
platforms.
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Sun and Red Hat Join for Distribution Partnership
Sun to Distribute Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat to Distribute Java Virtual Machine
Sun has entered into a global alliance agreement with Red Hat and will
sell and support all x86 versions of Red Hat's Enterprise Linux
operating system. Red Hat will distribute Java Virtual Machine
(JVM) with its Red Hat Enterprise Linux as part of the agreement.
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Sun and Oracle Strengthen Partnership
Oracle Products To Be Supported on Sun Systems
Sun is expanding its 20-year strategic alliance to include support for
Oracle products on Sun's full line of Solaris Operating System
(Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform Edition), Solaris OS (x86 Platform
Edition) and Linux systems. The alliance is intended to bring lower
acquisition costs, greater simplicity and manageability.
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New Java Community Process Program Changes Give Wider Access To Expert Groups Processes
From the JCP, Program Management Office (PMO) and Executive Committees
The Java Community Process (JCP) Program Management Office (PMO)
and Executive Committees plan to introduce program enhancements through
a new iteration of the Java Community Process, version 2.6. The new
program recommends changes to make the JCP process more transparent and
efficient, to make interactions with external groups more effective and
to help improve the completion rate of Java Specification Requests.
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Sun Hits 1,000th Mainframe Rehosting Implementation
Europ Assistance Deploys Solution to Reduce IT Costs and Gain Flexibility
Sun has a hit a milestone with the 1,000th mainframe rehosting customer
installation at Europ Assistance Group. Europ Assistance was able to
achieve significant cost savings from rehosting its mainframe
applications on the Sun platform. Sun's significant market experience
allows it to better understand what enterprises need today.
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Features
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Special Broadcasting Services (SBS) of Australia Develops iTV Solution
Uses Sun iForce Center, Sun Hardware, Java Technology
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a not-for-profit public broadcast
company based in Australia, recently wished to develop the industry's
first interactive television (iTV) solution. SBS chose Sun to design
and implement the iTV proof-of-concept solution through its Sydney,
Australia iForce Center. SBS and Sun were able to achieve significant
reduction in time to market as well as other benefits.
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Sun Fellow Nick Aneshansley Comments on his Appointment
Credits the Enterprise Systems Products Group for the Award
Nick Aneshansley, CTO Sun Enterprise Systems Products, was interviewed
for the sun.com executive speeches segment following his appointment as
a Sun Fellow. He recounts his experience with NCR and Cray and some of the
accomplishments and goals of his group.
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Developing an XML Schema for Document Interchange
OASIS Works to Free Users from Proprietary Solutions
Writing in the May 2003 XML Journal, Michael Brauer announces the goal
of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
Standards (OASIS) as the development of consensus on open standards
that prevent documents from being locked up in proprietary file
formats.
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Sun XACML 1.0 Implementation Provides Attribute Management Techniques
Liberates Users from Proprietary Access Control Languages
On February 18, 2003, the same day OASIS XACML was ratified by OASIS,
the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
Standards, members of the Internet Security Research Group at Sun
released XACML 1.0, which allows business and government users to
create, deploy and enforce policies governing access to trusted assets
while also providing information about them.
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Software
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Mozilla 1.2.1 Beta Software for the Solaris Operating System
Faster and Streamlined Search Features
The Mozilla 1.2.1 Beta software for the Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS) is now available. New features in this powerful,
cross-platform browser include fast and efficient browsing; integrated
mail; faster and streamlined search; more secured privacy; and
enterprise functionality in one powerful cross-platform application
suite.
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Jini Technology Starter Kit 2.0
Beta Download Available
The Davis project team at Sun is working on providing new programming
models and infrastructure needed for a Jini technology security
architecture. The Beta release contains new facilities, integrated
with the services and utilities that will make up the 2.0 release of
the Jini Technology Starter Kit and three proposals covering the
associated specifications.
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Events
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Java Expo 2003 in Madrid, Spain
May 27-28
The Java Expo 2003 at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Campo de las
Naciones in Madrid will feature business seminars and technical
sessions. Speakers include John Gage and John Loiacono of Sun, Elie
Simon, vice president, Sun, EMEA, and Adolfo Hernandez, Director
General of Sun, Ibercia S.A. Topics include digital identity, financial
services, mobility and broadband and iForce testimonials.
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HPC Consortium
June 22-23, Heidelberg, Germany
The HPC Consortium 2003 will focus on Computational Biology, Grids and
HPTC software. The event will feature the inaugural meeting of the "Sun
Extreme Working Group" or "SunX." SunX was designed by Sun Engineering
to provide feedback about its products. Featured speakers include
Wolfgang Gentzsch and Shahin Khan of Sun and others.
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Retail Systems 2003/VICS
June 9-12, Chicago, Il
The Retail Systems 2003/VICS Conference will take place June 9-12, 2003
at McCormick Place, Lakeside Center in Chicago, IL; the accompanying
exhibition is scheduled for June 10-12.
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ClusterWorld Conference & Expo
June 23-26, San Jose, CA
The ClusterWorld Conference & Expo program will offer tracks in fields
ranging from bioinformatics to petroleum exploration, CAD, aerospace
and automotive engineering, digital content creation, and scientific
visualization, distributed cluster computing and a special focus on
emerging Grid computing technologies.
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International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology
June 29 - July 3, Brisbane, Australia
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is
presenting the International Conference on Intelligent Systems for
Molecular Biology (ISMB) June 29 - July 3, 2003 in Brisbane, Australia.
The Institute for Molecular Bioscience and the Advanced Computational
Modelling Centre of the University of Queensland will serve as local
hosts.
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International Supercomputer Conference
June 24-27, Heidelberg, Germany
The International Supercomputer Conference (ISC2003) will feature
sessions on "How to Protect Large Computer Centers" and Today's HPC Key
Application: Earth System Modeling. Speakers from Sun include Marc
Tremblay, Dir., Chief Architect and Senior Distinguished Engineer
Processor and Network Products. There will also be a panel discussion
on "Off-the-Shelf Processors for HPC."
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Storage
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The N1 Data Platform: Redefining Storage Systems
Secure Provisioning, Capacity Pooling and Management
The N1 Data Platform is the first Network Storage offering to roll out
of Sun's N1 architecture roadmap as part of Sun's goal to deliver
complete storage solutions designed to simplify management, increase
utilization, and lower TCO. Get the details and hear what Bill Groth,
Senior Director of Storage Systems, has to say about the N1 Data Platform.
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Sun StorEdge RAID Manager Software 6.22.1 Download
Logical Unit (LUN) Creation Now Supported
Sun StorEdge RAID Manager software version 6.22.1 manages the Sun
StorEdge A3500FC array, Sun StorEdge A3x00 disk array and Sun
StorEdge A1000 disk array. New features in the 6.22.1 release
include Logical Unit (LUN) creation, SMART/PFA support, Dynamic
Expansion Capabilities and more.
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Sun StorEdge Remote Response Service
Support for Sun StorEdge 3900 Series or Sun StorEdge 6900 Series
Sun offers remote support for the Sun StorEdge 3900 series and Sun
StorEdge 6900 series in the form of the Sun StorEdge Remote
Response service. The service proactively identifies operational
anomalies to help prevent them from becoming business problems. It also
helps maximize a storage system's availability.
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Education and Research
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University of Strathclyde Implements Sun IT Infrastructure Solutions
Oracle and VERITAS Software Run Mission-critical Services
The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, chose Sun solutions
for its mission-critical financial and student record systems. The
university was the first organization in the world to cluster two Sun
Fire 3800 servers situated a kilometer apart and that access a
single database running Oracle Parallel Server.
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Jordanian University Chooses Sun Solutions
School Invests in Sun Servers and Sun Ray Appliances
Philadelphia University, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, has
adopted Sun Ray Appliances to better provide its student population
with an advanced programming and development environment. Having
previously deployed Sun technology in the development of its computer
labs, the university recently decided to invest in a centralized server
environment using Sun servers and Sun Ray appliance thin client
interconnections.
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Sun Ray Technology in Saskatchewan Schools
Sun Ray 1 Appliances Provide Student Access at Lower Cost
BrainBinder.com is a Web-based curriculum initiative jointly developed
by Sun Microsystems and SaskTel, the Canadian telecommunications
company. Forty-eight schools across four Saskatchewan districts access
3,300 Sun Ray 1 appliances, helping simultaneously to maintain
hardware infrastructure, reduce student-to-computer ratios and
eliminate technical support issues.
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Sysadmin
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Implementation Guide for Sun Cluster 3.0 Software
Installation and Configuration
A recent 58-page Sun BluePrints document provides an implementation
and installation guide for the Sun Cluster 3.0 series. The module
is designed to guide the reader through the tasks that need to be
completed before installing the software. These include setting up the
administrative workstation and configuring the Sun Cluster 3.0 hardware
components.
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New Article Series Looks at OpenSSH
"Secure Shell: Part 1"
A series of articles on the Sun Web site details the Secure Shell, a
suite of tools that provides secure encrypted communications between
two untrusted hosts over an insecure network. The first article in the
series offers information on OpenSSH, and most of the information
included in the article is applicable to the Secure Shell packages
included with Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS).
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Trusted Solaris 8 HW 12/02 Operating System Changes
Trusted Solaris Standard Edition and Trusted Solaris Certified Edition
There are two major changes taking place in the Trusted Solaris 8
HW 12/02 Operating System (Solaris OS) product line. There will be two
Trusted Solaris Editions released by Sun: a Standard Edition and a
Certified Edition. Trusted Solaris is also available on the x86
platform, in addition to the SPARC platform.
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Java Technology
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"Garbage Collection (GC) Analysis and Performance Tuning Using the GC Portal"
Optimize Memory Allocation
The article "Garbage Collection (GC) Analysis and Performance Tuning
Using the GC Portal," by Alka Gupta, introduces Java language
developers to GC Portal, a performance and analysis tool for
optimization of garbage collection. The article appears on the java.sun.com
Web site and includes background information, a readme and a download
link to the GC Portal code.
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Java Card 2.2 Platform Specification Available for Download
Provides Enhancements to Facilitate Design and Deployment
The latest release of Java Card Platform Specification, describing
the open, interoperable platform for smart cards, is now available for
download. Java Card 2.2 Platform Specification provides a set of
enhancements to facilitate the design and deployment of secure services
using Java Card technology.
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Telco
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Solstice Enterprise Manager 5.0 Software
Central Access Control via LDAP
Solstice Enterprise Manager 5.0 software is used by
NEPs as the underlying management technology of a
network. New features in version 5.0 include improved performance and
the ability to write to multi-threaded applications. Version
5.0 can be integrated with Sun Management Center software.
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Simplify the Creation of Networked Wireless Applications
Using the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition Wireless Connection Wizard for Sun ONE Studio
Wireless software architect and developer, C. Enrique Ortiz, presents
an overview of the typical elements of a networked wireless application
and how the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) Wireless
Connection Wizard for Sun ONE Studio (formerly Forte for
Java) software simplifies the creation of networked wireless
applications, by automatically generating J2ME platform and Java 2
Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) code for you.
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New Product Marketplace
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Solution with Cerberian Web Filter and iMimic's EdgeReactor
Helps Businesses Monitor Internet Usage in the Office
Cerberian and iMimic Networking have introduced a solution to help
business users control Internet use in the office while enforcing
Internet use policies. The integrated solution works on an outsourced
service model and features the Cerberian Web Filter and iMimic's
EdgeReactor suite of edge services and caching software.
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SPSS Inc. Releases Predictive Web Analytics Solution
Helps Organizations Turn Web Data Into Customer Intelligence
SPSS Inc., a provider of predictive analytics, has released Predictive
Web Analytics, a solution that allows organizations to transform their
Web data into deeper customer intelligence. Predictive Web Analytics
tries to provide meaningful historical and predictive insights to drive
actions that maximize customer value and increase returns from Web
investments.
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Citadel Security Software Releases Hercules 2.0
Automated Vulnerability Remediation Across Windows, Solaris Operating System and Red Hat Linux.
The automated vulnerability remediation (AVR) and policy compliance
solutions provider, Citadel Security Software, has released Hercules
2.0. The AVR solution resolves all five classes of vulnerabilities. It
is designed to provide users with the control, flexibility and
scalability necessary for the resolution of vulnerabilities within an
enterprise network across major platforms.
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