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Apr 5th, 2004 — Apr 11th, 2004

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News, Features, Events, Servers, Storage, Free and Open Source S/W, Developer, Sysadmin, Publications, Java Technology, Financial Services, New Product Marketplace, Trademarks

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This week's issue covers the latest updates on the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS):

Highlights of Solaris 9 OS sixth revision release [12752]
The x86 platforms new distributor Rackable Systems [12751]
Solarpack Project offering pre-compiled packages of free software [12196]
Sun BluePrintsTM OnLine article details performance enhancements by configuring multiple page sizes [12605]

Developer

IBM releases seven free developer tools based on JavaTM technology, XML and UNIXR [12702].

Servers

Upgrade promotion, kits on some Sun FireTM servers [12658], [12606].

Storage

Sun StorEdgeTM 9900 Series featured [12604], [12609].

Industry Sections this Week

Financial Services: Thin-client technology impacts Financial Industry by lowering TCO [12700].

FOSS: New features in NetBeansTM IDE 3.6 [12720] and GNOME 2.6 [12701].

Retail: RFID technology thriving in retail market: Sun new RFID testing center [12688], ProdexNet Inc. utilizing Sun's RFID Infrastructure Software [12698].

News	x
Sun Storage Products Pass SNIA Tests Meeting Standards and Ensuring Interoperability The Sun StorEdge 3510 Fibre Channel array and the Sun StorEdge 9900 family of products have passed the Storage Networking Industry Association Conformance Testing Program (SNIA-CTP). 3510 9900 Fibre Channel QFS SAM SMF (Get More Information . .)
John Loiacono Steps in to Executive VP for Software Role at Sun Succeeds Jonathan Schwartz, Newly Named President, COO Sun has named John Loiacono executive vice president of software, succeeding Jonathan Schwartz, recently promoted to president and chief operating officer. AMD AMD Opteron Intel Java Jonathan Schwartz Linux Solaris SPARC (Get More Information . .)
Solaris Operating System to be Distributed by Rackable Systems Extending the Solaris OS to Third-party x86 Systems Rackable Systems will distribute the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) for x86 platforms on their industry-first, thermally efficient servers, including AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon processor-based systems. Sun also stated it has expanded the number of third-party products available on its HCL. AMD AMD Opteron BigAdmin containers Intel Solaris Solaris Ready (Get More Information . .)
JBoss Joins Enterprise JavaBeans Expert Group Works to Make EJB Components Easier to Use JBoss Inc., provider of the industry's fastest growing Java technology-based application server, has decided to lend its expertise to the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) Expert Group of the Java Community Process (JCP). Application Server J2EE Java open source (Get More Information . .)
Revision 6 to Solaris Operating System (SPARC) and (x86 Platform Editions) Delivers Next-generation Functionality in Sun Software Express for Solaris OS The sixth revision to Solaris 9 Operating System (Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform Edition) and (x86 Platform Edition) offers improvements to Solaris Volume Manager, along with performance enhancements and additional platform support for the new Sun AMD Opteron processor and UltraSPARC IV processor-based systems. AMD AMD Opteron containers Disaster Recovery DTrace HP Intel security Solaris Solaris 9 SPARC ultrasparc UNIX (Get More Information . .)
German Cell Phone Provider, E-Plus, to Use Sun Java Enterprise System Cutting Costs and Delivering New Services A German cell phone provider, E-Plus, is replacing its current infrastructure with the Sun Java Enterprise System to reduce costs and reduce the time it takes to introduce new services. They will use the messaging server, the application server, the directory server and cluster and portal functionalities of the Sun Java System. Application Server Cluster Directory Server Java (Get More Information . .)
Procom Signs Technology Agreement with Sun Sun to License NAS Technologies Procom Technology, a provider of network attached storage solutions for the enterprise, has signed a multi-year agreement with Sun to allow Sun to license certain Procom technologies. Procom will also provide engineering and support services to Sun. NAS OEM SAN (Get More Information . .)

Features	x
Java Technology Gets in the Game: A Conversation with Chris Melissinos Sun's Chief Gaming Officer Sees Bright Future for Java Technology Chris Melissinos, chief gaming officer at Sun, brought Janice J. Heiss up to speed on his background in gaming and on the prospects for the Java programming language as a medium for the gaming industry. Chris Melissinos Heiss Janice J. Heiss Java open source (Get More Information . .)
Intel Joins, Strengthens the Liberty Alliance Project While Passport Fades into the Background as an Online Identification System Intel is the latest major corporation to join the Liberty Alliance Project and its management board. More than 150 companies worldwide are pursuing a federated approach to identity management that is slowly pushing Microsoft's Passport out of the picture. Gartner Identity Management Intel security Single Sign-On (Get More Information . .)
Advanced Search Technology Five Times Faster than Boolean Search Engines Standard with Sun Java System Portal Server, Web Server Advanced Search Technology, a new tool developed by the Sun Labs Advanced Search Project, is now a standard feature of both the Sun Java System Portal Server and Sun Java System Web Server. The tool produces results five times faster than standard Boolean search engines. Java Portal Server Sun Labs (Get More Information . .)

Events	x
Dallas RFID Center Grand Opening May 5, Dallas, TX Sun will open its RFID test center in Dallas, Texas, on May 5th. Sun experts and industry representatives will discuss RFID innovations that enable real-time business, your roadmap to ROI on RFID implementations and supply chain software solutions. (Get More Information . .)
UK Government IT Summit May 10-11, London, UK Confirmed speakers for the Government IT Summit in London on May 10 include Richard Barrington, Head of Government Sector, Sun; Richard Granger, Director General, NHS IT, and others. Healthcare security (Get More Information . .)
Momentum '04 Lisbon May 10-13, Lisbon, Portugal Documentum's European user conference on May 10-13, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal, will feature educational and training sessions on the latest advancements in enterprise content management and collaboration. New this year are Documentum Fundamentals workshops. There will be a special closing keynote address on Thursday at 12 p.m. from the founder of Documentum. EMC SAP (Get More Information . .)

Servers	x
Sun Fire 6800 Server Upgrade Promotion Runs Through mid-June 2004 Savings of up to 30 Percent are Available The Sun Upgrade Advantage Program now features trade-in allowances of up to 30 percent for upgrades of qualified Sun and non-Sun systems toward the purchase of a new Sun Fire 6800 server for users upgrading a single server or consolidating many servers to one. server consolidation ultrasparc (Get More Information . .)
Enhanced System Controller Upgrade Kits for Some Sun Fire Servers Increased Memory Capacity, Improved Error Logging Capabilities Enhanced memory system controller upgrade kits for some Sun Fire servers are now available with increased memory capacity that enables improved error logging capabilities and allowance for future expansion of system management features. Two upgrade kits were recently released for the Sun Fire V1280 servers, Sun Fire 4800 servers and Sun Fire 6800 servers. flash Sun Fire V1280 V1280 (Get More Information . .)
Sun Enterprise Server Knowledge Module for PATROL Now Available Enables Monitoring of Sun Enterprise Server Components and Environment The Sun Enterprise Server Knowledge Module for PATROL allows administrators to continually monitor and automatically react to Sun server hardware information. The solution is available for immediate download for an evaluation period of 30 days. (Get More Information . .)
Sun Remanufactured Product Line Offers New Product, Prices Sun Enterprise Servers, Sun Fire Servers, Sun StorEdge Products Available Sun's remanufactured products line is offering a new product and prices. The 64 way Sun Enterprise 10000 server configuration is now available along with the repricing of select servers and many existing remanufactured UltraSPARC III products. ultrasparc (Get More Information . .)

Storage	x
Sun StorEdge 9900 Series HiCommand Device Manager Software 3.0 Manages Multiple Sun Storage Systems Sun StorEdge 9900 Series HiCommand Device Manager software version 3.0, -- replacing Sun StorEdge 9900 HiCommand Device Manager software version 2.4 -- is an optimal solution for unified management of multiple Sun storage systems. By simultaneously splitting storage resources logically and maintaining independent physical management capabilities, this release efficiently manages storage resources. 9900 Java replication (Get More Information . .)
Sun StorEdge 9900 Series Dynamic Link Manager Features Enhanced Load Balancing, Path Failover Capabilities The Sun StorEdge 9900 Series Dynamic Link Manager Software (SDLM) for AIX version 5.2 and Win NT/W2K version 5.2, SANtinel-S/390 Port Security version 1.0 enhances its load balancing and path failover capabilities, improving the performance and reliability of the system. This version replaces Sun StorEdge 9900 SDLM for AIX version 5.1 and Win NT/W2K version 5.1. 9900 Dynamic Link Manager Fibre Channel security Windows (Get More Information . .)
Sun StorEdge Software and Array Courses Both Web and Classroom Learning Available Need to know about the Sun StorEdge family? Sun has the answers and is offering three training courses designed specifically about Sun StorEdge: Sun StorEdge Enterprise Backup Software 7.0 Course, Sun StorEdge 9910 Array Course and Sun StorEdge 9960 Array Course. Cluster Portal Server security UNIX Windows (Get More Information . .)

Free and Open Source S/W	x
New Features Enhance Usability of GNOME 2.6 Improvements in the File Manager and Epiphany Web Browser GNOME 2.6 desktop has several new features such as a spatial user interface for Nautilus, the file manager. There is also an improved file selection dialog box when opening or saving files. GNOME's Epiphany Web browser user interface has been fine-tuned to make browsing an even more pleasant experience. GNOME HP Linux Solaris (Get More Information . .)
OpenOffice 1.1.1 Released New Version Provides Bug Fixes and New Features OpenOffice.org is releasing OpenOffice 1.1.1, the latest version of the open-source group's business application suite. The new version will serve mainly as a bug-fix release that addresses hundreds of problems found in the earlier version, though the suite will also include several new features and enhancements. OpenOffice (Get More Information . .)
What's New in NetBeans IDE 3.6 Release Set for April 13, 2004 The full release of the NetBeans IDE 3.6 is now slated for April 13, 2004 (as of April 1). New features include improved window navigation, integrated task-related windows and redesigned property sheet. J2EE Java NetBeans NetBeans IDE Windows (Get More Information . .)
Solarpack Project Pre-compiled Packages of Free Software for the Solaris Operating System The Solarpack Project has set up a large, collaborative and unified effort to build and distribute free software packages for the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). Solaris (Get More Information . .)

Developer	x
Sun Studio 8 Ships; AccuRev Joins Sun's Java Studio Partner Program AccuRev/CM and Sun Java Studio, Standard 5 Update 1 now Integrated Sun is shipping the new Sun Studio 8 software, a robust and easy-to-use IDE for C, C++ and Fortran that allows developers to construct applications for the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform Edition) and (x86 Platform Edition). The company AccuRev has joined Sun's Java Studio Partner program and java.net is launching a new Java technology community. Java NetBeans open source Solaris SPARC sun studio (Get More Information . .)
Sun Funding Java Development Center in Cyberjaya Malaysia's Multimedia University Named as Site Multimedia University in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, is the reported next site for a Java development center to promote development of Javatechnology-based solutions. The proposed Java development center is a collaborative venture between Multimedia University, Multimedia Development Corp. and Sun with scheduled completion set for the end of this year. Java security StarOffice (Get More Information . .)
IBM Releases Free Tools for Java Technology, XML, UNIX Gives Software Engineers Advanced Resources for Work in these Languages InfoWorld writer Paul Krill reports that IBM Software Development Labs has made several of its developer tools for Java technology, XML and UNIX available free for use by software engineers. IBM Java UNIX (Get More Information . .)

Sysadmin	x
"Dynamic Reconfiguration for High-End Servers: Part 2 Implementation" Implementation and Best Practices of Dynamic Reconfiguration Operations Learn how to plan and implement the Sun Fire 15K server and the Sun Fire 12K server Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) in the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). This second and final article of a two-part Sun BluePrints OnLine series also presents best practices for successful deployment of DR operations. Blueprints security Solaris Sun BluePrints (Get More Information . .)
Configure Multiple Page Sizes in the Solaris Operating System When and How Page Size can Enhance Performance -- Sun BluePrints OnLine Richard McDougall describes how to work with and configure multiple page sizes in the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). He introduces strategies regarding potential performance gain from page size enlargement and how to determine what parts of an application to enhance to use large pages effectively. Blueprints Solaris Sun BluePrints ultrasparc UNIX (Get More Information . .)
Sun Offering Two Training Courses Learn Fault Analysis Skills or Solaris Volume Manager Software Sun is offering two training courses: The Sun Systems Fault Analysis Workshop teaches the skills necessary to support any Sun computing environment. The Solaris Volume Manager Administration provides practical exercises for a hands-on approach to learning software administration tasks. Solaris (Get More Information . .)

Publications	x
"Java Testing and Design: From Unit Testing to Automated Web Tests" Building Web-enabled Applications Efficiently Learn how to build production-worthy, scalable and high performance Web-enabled applications with this newly released book by Frank Cohen. With the presentation of various techniques, methodology and tools, Cohen explains how developers, QA technicians and IT managers can effectively work together to achieve unprecedented productivity in development and test automation. IBM J2EE Java (Get More Information . .)
"Expert One-on-One J2EE Development without EJB" Alternative Approaches to Building Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Applications A practical and code-intensive guide that demonstrates how to build Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform) without Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technology. Authors Rod Johnson and Juergen Hoeller write best practices on implementing simple and effective methods and tools, such as JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, servlets and lightweight frameworks. J2EE Java open source (Get More Information . .)
"Linux Pocket Guide" Find Answers to Linux Questions Quick Short, sweet and essential -- that's how Daniel Barrett describes his book, "Linux Pocket Guide." This reference book is for new and experienced Linux users needing an efficient way to look up Linux commands, and it is a useful alternative to the operating system's accompanying manual. Linux Windows (Get More Information . .)
"JavaServer Faces" O'Reilly Book A "How-to" for Back-end Development Learn how to use JavaServer Faces technology to build real-world Web applications with a book from Hans Bergsten. The 624-page book titled "JavaServer Faces" deals with the HTML on the front and writing a back end that is friendly to the JSF interface. (Get More Information . .)

Java Technology	x
Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition Wireless Toolkit 2.1 Now Available for Download The 2.1 production release of the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME platform) Wireless Toolkit is now available for download. 2.1 supports the development of Java applications that run on devices compliant with the Java Technology for the Wireless Industry specification (JSR-185). New development features in the J2ME Wireless Toolkit 2.1 include KToolbar Multiple Configuration and Profile Build Options. J2ME Java JSR security (Get More Information . .)
Java Verified Program Selects NSTL as Test Facility Experienced Mobile Application Testing House to Approve Applications Eligibility The NSTL will be a Java Verified program testing facility specifically for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) applications. Sun along with Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson started the Java Verified program to create a single entity to test Java technology applications easing the strain on developers. Ericsson J2ME Java security (Get More Information . .)
PointBase Embedded Java Technology Relational Database Used by Unify NXJ Platform The enterprise software company, Unify Corporation will use PointBase Embedded in the Unify NXJ platform, Unify's Java technology-based application platform. The Unify NXJ platform automates the delivery of Java technology-based solutions. J2EE Java security (Get More Information . .)
The Growing java.net Community Awards & BoFs at JavaOne Conference 2004 Memberships in the java.net community rose by 4,794 new members in March 2004, one of the best months yet since the site was started in the summer of 2003. O'Reilly and Associates was a finalist in the recent Jolt awards for their work on java.net. Java JavaOne (Get More Information . .)

Financial Services	x
Pegasystems Releases Solutions for Dispute Resolution, Exceptions Operations Java Technology and XML-based Platforms Improve Resolution Times, Costs With the release of its two new business process management (BPM) software solutions, Pegasystems Inc. can now provide its customers with extensive new functionality in automated card dispute and chargeback operations with PegaCARD Smart Dispute and in automated enterprise exceptions and disputes contexts with its PegaPAYMENT Smart Adjust. Java (Get More Information . .)
Tai Fook Securities Group Moves Online, Increases Business 35 Percent Annually Migrates Windows Applications to Sun IT Infrastructure A leading Hong Kong brokerage house, Tai Fook Securities Group Ltd., implemented Sun Microsystems IT infrastructure in its bid to move in to the online trading sector. encryption J2EE Java Microsoft Windows Oracle security Solaris veritas Windows (Get More Information . .)
TransAct 2004: Manageability -- Latest Buzzword in Banking, Financial Circles Thin-client Technology Helps Reduce TCO Among the things that came to light at the recently concluded TransAct2004 conference was the priority of manageability among CTOs and CIOs. Chief among their demands on IT technology providers is a single console from which an entire network system can be managed. Oracle security (Get More Information . .)
Real-time Market Data Distribution and Middleware A Case Study from GigaSpaces and Merrill Lynch Nati Shalom, CTO of GigaSpaces, explains what Gigaspaces has to offer to deal with problems of middleware such as overprovisioning in his presentation made at the Jini Technology Community Meeting, March 2004. Java Linux (Get More Information . .)

New Product Marketplace	x
CanIt-PRO Helps the IEEE Eliminate Spam Solution Returns Lost Productivity to the IEEE's 130,000 Email Users CanIt-PRO has been selected and deployed by the IEEE to help deal with the problem of spam email being sent to the group's staff and membership. CanIt, an anti-spam solution from Roaring Penguin Software, should help combat the spam problem to return lost productivity to the IEEE's 130,000 email users. Linux Microsoft Exchange Solaris UNIX V880 (Get More Information . .)
Vintela Authentication Services 2.4 for UNIX Systems Allows System Administrators to Utilize and Extend Nested Groups within Active Directory to UNIX Platforms The recently released Vintela Authentication Services (VAS) 2.4 allows system administrators to utilize and extend nested groups within Active Directory to UNIX platforms. This latest version allows system administrators in heterogeneous environments to migrate NIS information to Active Directory while simultaneously providing backwards compatibility for existing NIS client applications. Identity Management LDAP Linux security UNIX Windows (Get More Information . .)
StorNext Management Suite ADIC Data Management Software Offers Comprehensive Policy-based Data Management Advanced Digital Information Corporation is releasing it latest version of the StorNext Management Suite (SNMS), which is designed to be comprehensive policy-based data management software. Linux Red Hat Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)
Princeton Softech's Archive for Servers ClarifyCRM Edition 2.1 Available with Support for Amdocs ClarifyCRM Service and Support Solutions through V12 Princeton Softech's Archive for Servers ClarifyCRM Edition Release 2.1 is currently available with support for Amdocs ClarifyCRM Service and Support Solutions through V12. EMC HP Solaris Windows (Get More Information . .)

Trademarks	x
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