Microsoft will extend its support for the Microsoft Java Virtual
Machine (MSJVM) until September 30, 2004, to give customers a year to
identify MSJVM dependencies, to investigate alternatives, and to test
and deploy alternate solutions.
Sun has debuted a new comprehensive program for developers upgrading
Java technology applets and Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM)
based applications to the latest version of the Java Runtime
Environment. Sun and Microsoft recently agreed upon a new maintenance
license where Microsoft will extend its support for the Microsoft Java
Virtual Machine until September 30, 2004.
Sun and Manugistics Group, a provider of supply and demand chain
management solutions, are expanding their strategic relationship by
making Manugistics a certified reseller of the Sun Java System
Application Server. Manugistics will also resell the Sun Java
System Identity Server and Sun Java System Directory Server.
Sun has tallied over 300,000 registered licenses of its Solaris 9
Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform Edition) since the debut of
the Sun Java Enterprise System. Sun attributes the increased demand
to a customer desire for the secure, reliable and performance-oriented
Solaris OS on a variety of x86 systems.
Scarlet Pruitt of IDG News Service reports that Sun Microsystems hopes
to exploit the market among the ten European Union accession countries
planning to join the EU within the next year.
Cynthia L. Webb, writing for the Washington Post, suggests that
Microsoft may be somewhat less litigation-proof in the future than it
has been. A law suit, recently filed by a California woman seeking to
take advantage of a new state law that calls on businesses to assume
greater responsibility for the security of their products, has the
potential to become a viable class-action suit if other plaintiffs
choose to join it.
According to Clement Teo, nearly three-quarters of the market in
handsets is not enough for Alan Brenner, VP for Consumer and Mobile
Systems Group at Sun Microsystems. Brenner would like even more market
share, Teo writes in teledotcom, and the Sun VP is attacking the issue
from the standpoint of interconnection strategy. Part of Sun's response
is Project Orion (now called the new Java Enterprise System).
The Java Enterprise System from Sun is a radically new approach to
reducing the cost and complexity of network services. The bundled
software addresses such services as network identity, Web and
application, portal and collaboration and availability. Pricing and
included services are based on number of employees but cost $100 per
employee annually.
The new Java Enterprise System business model will radically simplify
how software and software services are acquired by offering Sun's
entire enterprise infrastructure software (network services),
maintenance, support and integration services at a single,
affordable, uniform price. This eliminates the complexity of
multiproduct pricing structures and makes it easier for customers to
get, install and run the exact software they need.
The Sun Java Enterprise System: Installation and Administration
course (ECR-2389) provides students an overview of the common
architecture and system-level features of Java Enterprise System. The
course discusses the installer architecture and the pre- and
post-install processes and how to configure the various Java Enterprise
System shared components during installation.
For an executive overview of building an IT infrastructure that is
resilient and flexible, join Sun Vice President Steve Campbell and
Research Fellow Richard Fichera from Giga Information Group on
Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 p.m. EDT/5:00
p.m. GMT). This event is for IT Executives and Management responsible for
planning, architecting and deploying mission-critical IT
infrastructures.
The annual LISA conference provides an opportunity for system and
network administrators from around the world to exchange ideas and
learn new techniques. LISA is the Localization Standards Industry
Association. There will be a Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) on Sun N1,
the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and a panel featuring
Nancy Mann of Sun as a panelist.
The Dutch Java User Group Meeting will be held on November 4, 2003,
in Reehorst, Ede, The Netherlands. The meeting will discuss Java
Technology for Enterprise Application development, Web Services, XML
and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Companies will
present their latest Java technology-related developments.
The Sun Fire V880 server is now available with 1.2 GHz processors.
Users have the ability to upgrade existing 750 MHz, 900 MHz and 1050 MHz
Sun Fire V880 servers to run at 1.2 GHz.
A new model of the Sun Fire V880z visualization server is now
available with 1.2 GHz processors. With faster processors, these
servers are capable of handling more complex visualization tasks. The
higher end Sun Fire V880z configuration server now has double the amount of
system memory and an additional Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator,
thus improving its functionality.
Sun has responded to the demand for additional online storage for the
Sun Fire V880 server by offering a second disk backplane with six
146 GB disk drives and necessary cables. Installed in a standard
configuration with only six 73 GB disk drives, internal storage
capacity increases to 1.3 TB. Individual 146 GB FC-AL disk drives are
now available as an X-option. Installation is available from Enterprise
Services and is recommended.
Sun is transitioning the Sun Fire 15K server Capacity on Demand
(COD) 1.1 Base Cabinet, the Right-to-Use (RTU) license and the RTU
Assembly from its price list and replacing it with the COD 2.0 program,
which will support existing Sun Fire 15K COD 1.1 customers and their
future COD requirements. The last order date is January 2, 2004.
Sun StorEdge 9900 Series Dynamic Link Manager software for
Solaris version 5.0 is a high availability path management software
product designed for use with the Sun StorEdge 9900 storage array
systems newly released by Sun. At the same time, Sun has changed the pricing structure for the solution from a per-controller model to a per-server model.
Sun is extending the life of its Trade-Up, Consolidate and Save:
Midrange Storage Installed Base Trade-in Promotion until December 31,
2003. This will enable all users of Sun StorEdge T3 arrays, Sun
StorEdge A1000 arrays, Sun StorEdge D1000 arrays, Sun StorEdge
D2 arrays, Sun StorEdge A3500 arrays, Sun StorEdge A5000
arrays, Sun StorEdge A5100 arrays and Sun StorEdge A5200 arrays
to trade-up to the new Sun StorEdge 6120 array and the Sun
StorEdge 6320 system.
Users of the Sun StorEdge Utilization Suite software now have an
added convenience in the Sun StorEdge Utilization Suite License
Instruction Card available from Sun. When business demands require
additional terabytes of storage, customers can follow the instructions
on the card for acquiring the necessary licenses for this additional
capacity.
Sun has released the 9840C Fibre Channel (FC) Drive for the Sun
StorEdge L180, L700, L5500 and L6000 Tape Libraries. This new
addition to the fibre channel drive family provides additional capacity
and throughput to be used in high-end data center tape backup
environments. The 9840C FC is a fibre channel drive only. No SCSI
connectivity is available from the manufacturer.
OpenOffice.org is releasing the new version of OpenOffice.org 1.1
office suite complete with a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation
and other components. The release aims to provide a revolutionary open,
future-proof XML file format. The suite is compatible with Windows,
Linux and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform
Edition).
Sun is including South Asia in its focus on open source software
initiatives. Danese Cooper, one of Sun's "open source evangelists"
recently visited Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, discussing open source
possibilities with organizations such as the Malaysian Administrative
Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu) and Monash University,
as well as open source advocates.
JBoss Group LLC has joined the Java Community Process (JCP).
JBoss Group developers can directly contribute to the JCP, the body
that determines the specifications governing the advancement of Java
technology.
Red Hat Inc. plans to construct an enterprise architecture that is both
flexible, comprehensive and driven by open source technology. The Open
Source Architecture is designed to offer value to the customer through
an open source infrastructure that is based on standards. The
architecture will focus on management and broad applications support
across multiple hardware environments.
A new book looks at software design patterns as the blueprints that
software is constructed by. Focusing on Java 2 Platform, Enterprise
Edition (J2EE), "J2EE Design Patterns" tries to approach the subject
material in a way that is both practical and pragmatic. The authors
contend that using design patterns for software development makes sense
in the same way architectural design patterns make sense.
"Advanced Java Game Programming" is a new book by David Wallace
Croft, founder of the Game Developers Java Users Group (GameJUG), that
instructs readers on how to create desktop and Internet computer games
using Java programming language techniques.
A new release by O'Reilly, "Learning XML, 2nd Edition," is aimed at Web
developers interested in achieving a concise but useful understanding
of XML (Extensible Markup Language) and its potential. The author, Erik
T. Ray, tries to provide a description of relevant XML technologies and
their capabilities in a clear and succinct manner, citing real-life
projects and useful examples.
Flash Remoting MX gives developers the ability to integrate Macromedia
Flash content with applications that have been built using Macromedia
ColdFusion MX, Microsoft .NET, Java technology, PHP or SOAP-based
Web services. "Flash Remoting: The Definitive Guide" helps readers to
understand this technology and construct their own Rich Internet
Applications (RIAs).
The java.net Web site is the realization of a vision of a diverse group
of engineers, researchers, technologists and evangelists at Sun
Microsystems to provide a common area for interesting conversations and
innovative development projects related to Java technology.
Currently there is a letter to the editor (Daniel H. Steinberg) posted
on the site with suggestions for improving and growing the java.net
site. Take a look and join in the conversation.
With the recent availability of Java Data Objects (JDO) 1.0.1,
author Craig Russel, principal architect at Sun, has written an article
detailing the changes in the new JDO version for the JDOcentral.com
email newsletter. The changes include support of the JDK 1.4
release for persistence-capable classes.
JavaHelp 2.0 software is a full-featured, platform-independent,
extensible help system that enables developers and authors to
incorporate online help in applets, components, applications, operating
systems and devices. JavaHelp software can also be used to
deliver online documentation for the Web and corporate Intranet.
A new article on Sun's Reality Check Web page evaluates in detail how
the Solaris 9 Operating System (Solaris OS) is more secure than the
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and 2003. The Reality Check refers to
recent news reports on the costs of the viruses and worms that attacked
Microsoft products. Microsoft's approach to security is evaluated, with
specifics about the kernel of the Windows Servers.
Register for a Sun security course during October and receive a free
digital camera. Courses available for this promotion include topics of
administering security on the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS),
network security using SunScreen software, best practices and using
Kerberos.
Oracle Corp. Canada will work with Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. and
communication solutions provider, Allstream (formerly AT&T Canada) to
help users improve security and reduce the cost and complexity
associated with managing collaborative communications environments by
switching from Microsoft Exchange to Oracle Collaboration Suite.
Allstream will provide an assessment and produce a report showing
actual costs and the potential savings from using Oracle Collaboration
Suite.
Sun and Oracle's commitment to each other runs more than skin deep.
Each company actually runs a considerable portion of their critical
operations with products from the other. Oracle uses Sun products for
many of its own mission-critical applications, while Sun uses Oracle
applications while conducting its day-to-day business. An example of this is Sun's manufacturing facility in Linlithgow, Scotland.
To make available to a broader scientific community the Earth Science
satellite data NASA has been collecting, NASA launched the ECHO
Project. Global Science & Technology (GST) was the project's prime
contractor, and Oracle and Sun technologies were used to build the
system. ECHO is NASA's Earth Observing System Clearinghouse.
The Genome Sequencing Center at the Washington University Medical
School implemented Oracle9i RAC (Real Application Clusters) managed
with VERITAS Advanced Cluster, Database Edition heterogeneous file
system software for the medical school's burgeoning data proliferation
problem. The solutions provide a high availability environment that
simultaneously cuts costs, boosts performance and enables staff to
continue their research without concern for the security and size of
the data store, according to a report by Lisa Vaas for eweek.
Enhancements to version 4.2 of Wily Technology's Introscope provide
more flexibility for automatically discovering and managing components
in the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and in the
Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The advantage of this is it helps
teams manage constantly changing Java technology environments.
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