Sun has joined the JDOCentral.com community as a Charter Member.
JDOCentral.com is a communication platform for the promotion and
development of the Java Data Objects (JDO) API standard for
transparent object persistence. Sun's membership emphasizes their
support of the JDO standard, and their enrollment illustrates the
overwhelming interest in JDO.
The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) has debuted the
Basic Profile 1.0, which is made up of implementation guidelines on how
interoperable Web Services should be developed using core Web Services
specifications together. Basic Profile 1.0 covers the SOAP 1.1, WSDL
1.1, UDDI 2.0, XML 1.0 and XML Schema specifications.
The Sun N1 Blades Starter Pack is now available and priced at less than
the total of all its hardware, software and service components. It is
ideal for building a small server farm or getting started on a larger
server farm. The Sun N1 Blades Starter Pack enables the user to transform
their individually managed resources into a single system that can be
managed as a whole.
StarSuite 6.0 software will be included with Acer's next generation
of high-performance Centrino-powered Notebooks as part of a special new
offer. Customers who buy a new Acer notebook from an authorized
reseller at one of Hong Kong's major computer malls will receive a copy
of the StarSuite 6.0 software offering free of charge.
An upcoming Java technology live chat focuses on Enterprise
JavaBeans 2.1 (EJB) technology.
This latest chat in the series that lets you engage experts on a
variety of hot topics in the Java programming language is titled, "Enterprise JavaBeans 2.1" and will focus on the EJB
Specification v2.1.
Integrate 2003 aims to teach attendees about corporate asset
strategies, measuring the ROI of IT integration projects and working
with system integration problems as budgets diminish. IT executives,
managers and decision makers are all invited to attend. Integrate 2003
will be held September 9-10, in Boston. Sun's chief technical officer, Greg Papadopoulos, will present a keynote speech.
Sun's Clark Masters, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Systems
Products, will participate in a discussion titled "An Executive
Overview on the Mission-critical IT Infrastructure" with Giga
Information Group's Richard Fichera. The discussion will be on September 24, and will
focus on how you can affect change in the data center.
Sun is releasing six new models for the Sun Fire 4800 server on a
six-month promotional basis. The new packages aim to simplify Sun's
configuration strategy in the mid-range space and are intended to
provide existing Sun Fire 4800 server customers with improved
price/performance and lower total cost of ownership.
Sun recently released Sun Alert ID: 56000 warning users of Sun Fire
3800 servers, Sun Fire 4800 servers, Sun Fire 4810 servers and
Sun Fire 6800 servers of a potential Frame Manager Service LED
fault. The LED may indicate an error has occurred when no fault actually
exists within the frame.
Sun has released new SunSpectrum Instant Upgrade (SIU) part numbers
for the Sun Fire 6800 server. This new offering benefits customers
who need additional support for their Sun systems due to the need for
additional services not offered by Sun's standard warranty coverage or
the mission critical nature of the customer's IT environment.
The Sun Fire B1600 Blade Chassis Administration course (ES-485) is
currently available for students interested in learning the skills
needed to support the installation, configuration and maintenance of
the Sun Fire B1600 Blade Chassis and integrated Switch. The course will
cover relevant concepts, architecture, key features and configuration
techniques.
Advanced system administrators may be interested in the recent Sun
BluePrints Online document which focuses on improving the overall
system reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) of Sun
Fire V1280 servers and Netra 1280 servers. Console navigation and
precautions for using the System Configuration Card (SCC) are also
included.
JNI Corporation's FibreStar HBAs have completed rigorous
compatibility and integration testing at Sun Microsystems. These host
bus adapters (HBAs) are now on Sun's pricelist and are available for
use in all Sun PCI servers operating in Sun StorEdge Open SAN
environments. JNI is offering a competitive brief outlining the
advantage of JNI HBAs for Sun Open SANs.
As a manufacturer of high-tech automobiles Audi AG recently needed a
fast, scalable data management solution to handle the approximately six
terabytes of data the company generates every day. In order to keep
their HSM storage system running in the face of capacity bottlenecks,
Audi chose Sun SAM-FS (Storage and Archive Manager File System).
Demanding workplace environments require an easy-to-use,
simple-to-manage, highly flexible storage array platform. The versatile
Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI array is a low-profile, ultra-condensed,
modular storage array designed for the diverse needs of fast-growing
environments. It includes many enterprise-class features and functions
such as remote management service.
The Sun BluePrints OnLine document (August 2003) by regional system
support engineer John Cecere of Sun Services provides a quick overview
of the Linux operating system and compares and contrasts it with
the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). Topics include the
software, hardware, kernel, networking and the system components.
The Introduction to Crash Dump Analysis and the SunOS Kernel course
provides students with essential skills to diagnose and resolve system
problems, beginning with whether a system problem is due to hardware or
software. This course (number ST-375) focuses on identifying and
resolving basic Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) problems
successfully.
For help with passing the Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2
Platform 1.4 exam, Khalid Azim Mughal and Rolf W. Rasmussen have
written "A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification: A Comprehensive
Primer, Second Edition." The 672-page book aims to provide detailed
coverage of exam topics and objectives, code examples, exercises,
review questions and several full practice exams.
Jack Herrington's "Code Generation in Action" offers insight into code
generation, an engineering technique that abstracts code design,
allowing the creation of multiple outputs from a single model of
application functionality.
The Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) successfully unifies Java
technology, XML and UML, which allows developers to quickly build solid
applications based on simple models. The 720-page "Eclipse Modeling
Framework" attempts to delve into every aspect of using EMF for modeling
and code generation.
Ready to see the newest of the new? Then register to attend the
SunNetwork 2003 Conference.
Do it by August 29 and you are also entitled to register for 1 of the 5
one-day certification training classes for free. Pay only $99 to
register for the on-site exam and get certified on the Java 2
Platform, Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) administration, and more. That's
a $895 value -- only when you register by August 29. Register today:
As a SunNetwork Conference attendee, you may be eligible to receive
valuable free software, including the Sun ONE Web Services Platform
Developer Edition, and the Sun ONE Starter Kit -- a total value worth
over $5,000. Register by September 18 to be eligible.
The SunNetwork Conference 2003 presents a track titled, "We Don't
Do Decaf -- Accelerating Service Deployment with Java Technology"
that will address the need to roll out new services quickly. Experts
will focus on how to leverage the latest Java technology tools and
techniques from Sun and its partners to create open, reliable, secure
services quickly and cost-effectively. There are a number of advanced and
intermediate sessions to choose from covering Web Services and the Sun
Open Net Environment (Sun ONE).
Sun and B2BITS are offering the FIXEDGE bundle, which combines the
B2BITS FIX engine with Sun's low-cost, high-performance Sun LX50 server
and professional services. The financial services solution facilitates
straight-through processing (STP), automates trade routing and
integrates with any order management system to automate trading from
order to settlement.
The Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol has become recognized
as the leading open-messaging standard for electronic trading
throughout the industry. Sun offers a number of FIX-based solutions,
and remains active in the marketplace in the hopes that firms make a
strategic investment in their commercial relationship with Sun.
The new Smart Banking Architecture, offered by Sun and Wincor Nixdorf,
offers bank branches a solution that can meet the industry's technology
demands while providing the potential for significantly reducing
client administration expenses and solving existing software version
problems.
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has established Global
CONNECT, which is a network of individuals, organizations and
regional collaboratives from all over the world to support the creation
and proliferation of high technology and life sciences companies.
After receiving initial National Library of Medicine (NLM) funding, the
PCASSO (Patient Centered Access to Secure Systems Online) project began
to draw widespread attention for the model's ability to support
label-based access control, multi-factor authentication, intrusion
detection and Java technology. It also offered high-assurance
methodologies and architectural approaches.
Perlegen Sciences is planning to scan entire human genomes by first
using high-density, whole wafer microarray technology to read 50
different human genomes at a single base resolution, discovering and
analyzing the genome-wide haplotype patterns between them. Comparison
with other DNA scans should allow the researchers to associate genetic
haplotypes with disease and drug response.
PDF-XML Publishing Server, from CambridgeDocs, facilitates the creation
of PDF documents from dynamically changing data. The new server product
allows for the embedding of dynamic PDF generation within a custom
application or for the generation of PDFs via Web Services requests.
PDF-XML Publishing Server generates PDF files from XML using XSL:FO,
and the API allows companies to manipulate the generated PDFs using
industry standard XML and XSL.
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