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].
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).
Sun has named John Loiacono executive vice president of software,
succeeding Jonathan Schwartz, recently promoted to president and chief
operating officer.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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