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Sun Rolls Out New Network Computing Technologies at SunNetwork 2003 Berlin
The Attack on Cost and Complexity Continues
The SunNetwork 2003 Conference and Pavilion in Berlin was the venue for Scott McNealy's announcement of some $500 million in innovative
technologies released to market. McNealy
told the audience about more than 20 new products designed to help
customers improve performance while slashing the cost and complexity of
their Network Computing infrastructures.
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Sun Java Desktop System Gathers Momentum in Worldwide Markets
Aggressive Sales Effort Spurs Adoption of New Solution
Attendees at the recent SunNetwork 2003 Conference in Berlin witnessed
the aggressive launch given by Sun to its Sun Java Desktop System,
a comprehensive, secure and highly-affordable enterprise desktop
solution. Sun also announced an agreement with EDS to help speed the
delivery and adoption of the Sun Java Desktop System.
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Sun Outperforms Competitors in Server Unit Growth
Gartner Dataquest 3Q03 Worldwide Server Quarterly Report
The Gartner Dataquest 3Q03 Worldwide Server Quarterly Statistics
Database reports that Sun has achieved double-digit server unit growth
both year-to-year (+29 percent) and quarter-to-quarter (+21 percent).
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Sun Names Recent Customers of Sun Managed Services
Momentum Building with Flexible Approach
Sun has singled out several new customers of its Sun Managed Services
who have scaled out their network computing operations while still
retaining control of their IT resources. The companies include
DaimlerChrysler Consult Graz; Petroleo Brasileiro, S.A. (Petrobras) and
United Utilities.
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Sun Debuts New High-performance Visualization and Technical Computing Products
Sun Blade 2500 Workstation, Sun Fire Visual Grid System, More
Sun has introduced several new products designed to help customers
reduce the cost of high-performance visualization and technical
computing. The new products include the Sun Blade 2500 workstation,
the Sun Fire Visual Grid system, the Sun VXR-600 graphics
accelerator card and the SX1500 and SX2500 OEM boards.
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Sun Adds Five New Reference Architectures and Two Infrastructure Solutions
Cut Implementation Time, Risk and Complexity
Sun is adding five new Reference Architectures and two Infrastructure Solutions
to its portfolio of 30 repeatable, proven solution methodologies. The new
programs include the Sun Migration Reference Architecture for Tru64
systems and Web Application Firewall, Supply Chain Management, Secure
Web Server, and Enhanced Communications Services Reference
Architectures.
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Sun Java Enterprise System Wins Growing International Acceptance
Sun Offers Solution Free to Small Companies
The Sun Java Enterprise System has already found acceptance among
150 partners and customers. In an effort to foster further adoptions,
Sun is making the Java Enterprise System or any of its component
products available for a free 90-day evaluation download. The Java
Enterprise System is scheduled to be available for sale by the end of
the calendar year directly through Sun and Sun iForce partners.
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New N1 Service Provisioning System
With N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solution Environments
Sun is expanding its N1 system reach with the new N1 Service
Provisioning System, which enables customers to deploy applications
faster with reduced error rates and provides grid-like utilization and
flexibility. The offering should help Sun move into new markets,
geographies and systems.
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Sun's New Technology Preview Program and Early Access Programs
Sun Java Studio Creator, Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.3, Sun Studio 8
Sun recently launched a technology preview program for the release of
the Sun Java Studio Creator (code-named Project Rave). The Java
technology developer tool is a standards-based application development
environment designed to meet the needs of corporate developers who work
in Java technology-intensive environments.
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New Roadmap for the NetBeans Application Framework
Sun and NetBeans.org Outline the Path to Version 4.0
Sun and the NetBeans.org open source tools community have collaborated
to create a new roadmap for the NetBeans Application Framework
(NetBeans platform). The roadmap details the route the tools framework
for the Java platform will take to reach version 4.0. The roadmap
includes advances that should help developers constructing Web and Web
Services applications, desktop graphical interfaces and mobile
clients.
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Sun Launches Definitive Software Support Service for OpenOffice.org Users
Move Solidifies Sun's Linux Desktop Leadership
Sun Software Support services for OpenOffice.org users begin December
15, 2003, bolstering Sun's current support for the StarOffice
office productivity suite and strengthening Sun's commitment to
open-source and standards-based software.
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Partners
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Sun Provides Jessops with Point of Sale System, Enterprise Learning Platform
Implementation is Projected to Result in Savings over Two Million Pounds
Sun is providing Jessops, the largest independent photographic retailer
in the UK, with a Point of Sale (POS) enterprise management system that
is projected to deliver overall cost savings of some two million pounds.
The infrastructure will include the largest implementation of the
StarOffice office productivity suite in the UK, plus the first
deployment in that country of the Sun Enterprise Learning Platform for
staff training and turnover reduction.
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Infineon Consolidates Supply Chain Management on Sun Infrastructure
Solaris Operating System, Sun Fire 15K Servers Cut Monthly Costs
Semiconductor manufacturer Infineon has consolidated its supply chain
management (SCM) and data warehouse solutions on the Solaris
Operating System (Solaris OS) running on two 32-processor Sun Fire
15K servers. Infineon estimates average monthly savings of EURO 30,000 from this implementation.
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Sun & Genome Institute of Singapore Launch New Center of Excellence
Focus on Digital Biology Puts Biologists in the Bioinformatics Picture
In collaboration with the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), Sun has
opened its newest Sun Center of Excellence, which is named the Sun-GIS
Center of Excellence in Digital Biology, where yet more scientists in
the burgeoning field of computational biology will enjoy Sun's support
of the advanced technology required for work in this area.
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Special Broadcasting Service Launches SMS Alert Option for Australian Viewers
SBS Reminds Viewers of Broadcast Times via Mobile Phone
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), the Australian multicultural,
multilingual broadcasting service, has a new feature using technology
from Sun that sends a message to audience members' mobile phones to
remind them of air times for programs they want to be sure not to
miss.
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Features
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Sun's European Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Test Center
Facility will be Located in Scotland
Sun plans to open an European Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
test center in Scotland. The 12,000 square foot facility is designed to
help European-based companies test their RFID solutions, allowing them
to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The test center should
open by February, 2004.
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Sun Alliance with AMD Extends Line to High-performance x86 Products
Expect High Performance Computers at a Lower Cost
The recently formed alliance between Sun and
AMD will enable Sun to offer a complete line of x86 systems that
scale out -- from 32- to 64-bits, and from single systems to entire
compute farms. Sun will add AMD's complete portfolio of Opteron
microprocessor-based servers running the Solaris Operating System
(Solaris OS), Linux and the Sun Java Enterprise System to its
entry-level family of UltraSPARC processor and Xeon-based x86-based
systems, all at affordable prices.
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Paying Off Nicely — CertMag’s 2003 Salary Survey
Swiss IT Professionals Top Earnings; U.S. Comes in at Number Two
In the publication's latest salary survey of certified IT experts,
Certification Magazine once again discovered that earning and
maintaining professional certifications has a positive impact on salary
levels. The average respondent reported 3.2 professional
certifications, adding one new credential on average in the past year.
This group reported earnings of $62,540 in 2003, up from the 2002
average of $60,560.
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Software
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Two New Sun Software Courses Available
Sun Java System Application Server 7, Enterprise Edition and StarOffice 7 Software
Sun is offering the following two new courses: Sun Java System
Application Server 7, Enterprise Edition (formerly Sun ONE
Application Server): Deployment and Administration course and
StarOffice 7 Kickstart course. The former provides students with
the skills necessary to install, tune and troubleshoot the software,
while the latter offers students the ability to migrate to the
StarOffice 7 application suite.
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Macromedia Flash Player 7 Now Integrated with Sun Java Desktop System
Pre-Installed into the Mozilla Browser
Macromedia Flash Player 7 is now part of the Sun Java Desktop
System as a result of its being installed in the open-source browser
Mozilla. Users can view Flash content without the need to install the
player separately.
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Updates for the Solaris Operating System and Trusted Solaris Software
Customers Benefit from New Features
Sun is adding several updates to its Solaris Operating System
(Solaris OS) as well as new support for the Trusted Solaris
Operating System (Trusted Solaris OS). Sun is also touting the improvements found in the latest Solaris OS distributions such as performance improvements, increased security and breakthrough diagnostic capabilities.
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Events
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Webinar: Developing Wireless Applications using MIDP 2.0, WMA and MMA
December 9, Online
A Webinar on December 9 will focus on "Developing Wireless
Applications using MIDP 2.0, WMA and MMA." The session will cover
these recent updates to the core Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition
(J2ME), and look at how to use J2ME Wireless Toolkit to take
advantage of next generation J2ME platform features.
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Jupiter Content Management Conference
February 2-4, 2004, San Jose, CA
The Jupiter Content Management Conference & Expo aims to provide
strategic, tactical and market insight into the enterprise so attendees
can cost-effectively evaluate, implement and manage content management
technologies. The conference will be held February 2-4, in San
Jose, CA.
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Connectathon 2004
February 19-26th, 2004, San Jose, CA
The 14th annual Connectathon event is set for February 19-26,
2004, in San Jose, CA. This once-a-year opportunity
provides a unique forum for testing software and hardware
interoperability, allowing vendors to test their interoperability
solutions. Special emphasis this year will be on NFS and Internet
protocols.
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Sysadmin
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Guide to Migrating from Tru64 UNIX to Solaris Operating System
Methodology, Tools and Best Practices
"Migrating to the Solaris Operating System: Migrating From Tru64
UNIX," a Sun BluePrints OnLine article, presents a mock case
study to illustrate the methodology, tools and best practices used to
migrate a Tru64 environment to a Solaris OS environment. The article
is the tenth chapter from "Migrating to the Solaris Operating System."
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Hardware Replication
Article Examines Challenging Aspects
The Sun BluePrints OnLine article, "Hardware Replication
Challenges," by Selim Daoud, looks at a number of topics relating to
hardware replication issues. The article examines how to access, on a
single host, both primary and secondary (replicated) data, using
ShadowImage on the Sun StorEdge 99x0 systems and the VERITAS Volume
Manager (VxVM).
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Publications
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"Apache Cookbook" Offers Code Samples for Immediate Use
Contents Extend from Basic to Complex Web Services Tasks
Ken Coar and Rich Bowen's "Apache Cookbook" is described in O'Reilly's
press release as "...a collection of problems, solutions, and practical
examples for Webmasters, Web administrators, programmers and everyone
else who works with Apache. For every problem addressed in the book,
there's a worked-out solution or "recipe" -- short, focused pieces of
code that you can use immediately. But this book offers more than
cut-and-paste code. You also get explanations of how and why the code
works, so you can adapt the problem-solving techniques to similar
situations."
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"SQL Tuning" Offers Essential Approach to Tweaking Database Applications
Readers Will Learn How to Optimize System Performance
In "SQL Tuning" author Dan Tow outlines a timesaving method he's
developed for finding the optimum execution plan -- rapidly and
systematically -- regardless of the complexity of the SQL or the database
platform being used. The book provides an essential next step for SQL
developers and database administrators who want to extend their SQL
tuning expertise and get the most from their database applications.
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Integrating Wireless Technology in the Enterprise:
PDAs, Blackberries and Mobile Devices
"Integrating Wireless Technology in the Enterprise: PDAs, Blackberries
and Mobile Devices" is a new title from Elsevier by William Wheeler
written for IT staffers charged with assessing, purchasing and
integrating wireless devices into the overall enterprise IT
infrastructure. Wheeler provides a solution that every enterprise can
use, described in terms of scope, feasibility and return on investment,
architecture and data structures.
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"Implementing Homeland Security for Enterprise IT"
How to Move an IT Organization from Planning to Practice
Michael Erbschloe's book "Implementing Homeland Security for Enterprise
IT" concedes that there has been a heightened awareness of security
issues as they affect IT ever since the 9/11 attack. He proceeds from
there, however, to address the numerous questions that remain to be
answered concerning what organizations should actually do to protect
their assets and their people while participating in national efforts
to improve security. This book provides practical steps that IT
managers in all organizations and sectors can take to move security
from the planning process into practice.
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Java Technology
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Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.4 Developer Release
Gives Developers Powerful New Web Services Design Tool
The Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Version 1.4
Developer Release gives developers the ultimate in Web Services design
tools. The J2EE 1.4 SDK comes with the J2EE 1.4 platform application server -- the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) as its foundation -- and various tools to help developers prototype J2EE platform applications and learn about the J2EE platform and technologies. The J2EE 1.4 Platform Tutorial and Java BluePrints are now available for download.
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Q and A: J2EE 1.4 Specification -- The Gold Standard for Web Services
Mark Hapner Provides Background on the Latest Specification
Mark Hapner, J2EE 1.4 Specification Lead and Web Services strategist at
Sun, has written a brief in Q&A format on what he calls "the Gold
Standard for Web Services," which is available on the java.sun.com Web
site.
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