Sun alliances highlight this week's issue as the company contributes
its expertise toward the Enterprise Grid Alliance [12868], signs 21 new
OEM agreements [12887] and approves Java.com to be showcased for
Vodafone live! [12869].
Announcements from the iForceSM Partner Summit 2004 include the
iForce Partner Excellence Awards [12879], [12872].
Sun and Oracle achieved a record benchmark with the SPECjAppServer2002, resulting in best
price/performance [12889]. And, Sophos PureMessage is integrated with Sun
JavaTM System Messaging Server [12876].
Other Sun JavaTM articles target development tools, featuring key
aspects of the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8
[12846], early access release of the Sun Java Studio Creator [12807]
and a tutorial on Sun Java Studio Creator IDE [12808].
FOSS
Version 2.0.4 of the Apache Tomcat mod_jk2 Web server connector is available with multiple enhancements [12668].
Java Technology
Guidelines on how to design JavaTM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.4 Web application [12835].
Industry News:
Education: Sun's dedication to higher learning is evident at Saint Louis University [12810], University of Notre Dame [12825], Tokyo University [12826] and University of Hull [12796].
Trade in any Sun UltraSPARC II server and receive a 12 percent
trade-in allowance towards the purchase of a new Sun Fire V250
server (dual CPU standard configuration). This promotion runs until
September 30, 2004.
Get special discounted pricing on the Sun Java System Web Server
software and its licenses when you purchase it with a Sun Blade server
or one of the Sun Fire entry-level servers. This promotion runs
until June 30, 2004.
Activate Right-To-Use (RTU) licenses for a Sun Enterprise 10000 server
Capacity On Demand (COD) CPUs system and save up to 45 percent off the
current list price of the four pack COD RTU license, which includes
both Tier I and 2 licenses.
Due to popular demand, Sun is extending last year's repricing of the 2GB and 4GB memory expansion kits for the Sun Blade 1000
workstations and Sun Blade 2000 workstations, Sun Fire 280R
servers and Netra 20 servers. This promotion also includes the 2GB
memory expansion kit for Sun Fire V480 servers, Sun Fire V880
servers, UltraSPARC III and UltraSPARC IV based midrange and
high-end servers.
Sun has developed what it calls a unified channel framework that will
enable its partners to sell any, or all, of Sun's products through a
single contract and a single point of contact within Sun.
Sun achieved a world record with its first AMD Opteron
processor-based server, the Sun Fire V20z server, running Oracle
Application Server 10g. The combination attained an overall
SPECjAppServer2002 price/performance world record, and is capable of
providing customers with a 37 percent better price/performance ratio
than previous DualNode results.
Sun has become one of the founding members of the Enterprise Grid
Alliance (EGA), a consortium created to develop enterprise grid
solutions and accelerate the deployment of grid computing.
Sun is expanding its relationship with the mobile carrier Vodafone, who
has selected java.com as a showcase for its Vodafone live! German
language content catalog. The catalog is used to showcase the Java
technology-based games available for Vodafone's German market.
Sun reports the demand for alternative desktop technologies has caused
an unprecedented amount of Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM deals
over the past four months. A reported 21 new OEM agreements have been
signed for desktop solutions like the Sun Java Desktop System,
StarOffice software and Sun Ray ultra thin client.
More than 30 enterprises that became Sun customers during Q304 are
highlighted in a news release that demonstrates the breadth of the
market Sun serves in its role as a provider of IT infrastructure that
powers the network.
This article is a calendar of upcoming events, with links to the articles about them. Click on the article numbers in the calendar to get more details about the event and how to register.
Three live events will be happening over the two weeks covering
topics on the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform) 1.4,
enterprise messaging and the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris
OS).
"Deploy SOA. Now." That is the 9th annual BEA Technology Conference
slogan and BEA promises essential SOA information will be delivered so
the architecture can reach organizations and be deployed immediately.
Select from over 100 in-depth breakout sessions, technical
demonstrations and hands-on labs.
Sign up for an email reminder so you won't miss the live NC04Q2 where
top Sun executives will be taking questions and discussing the latest
product developments as well as strategic thinking in key areas. This Web event is set for June 1, at 9:30 a.m. PDT / 16:30 GMT.
With the Sun Fire System Controller Logger 2.1, you can log messages
from certain Sun Fire servers. The Sun Fire Link 1.1 interconnects
mid-range and high-end servers.
In its latest iteration, the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform Edition) includes such features as chip multithreading
(CMT) and throughput computing, high throughput interconnects,
predictive self-healing and automatic error detection, diagnosis and
recovery of systems. These capabilities make the platform useful for
applications from the desktop workstation to the mission-critical
enterprise server.
Advanced systems administrators will find explanations of new
availability features for Sun Fire midrange systems with the new
system controller (SC) firmware releases 5.15.0 through 5.17.0 in the
20-page Sun BluePrints document, "Sun Fire Midrange Server Auto
Diagnosis and Recovery Features." The document covers Auto Diagnose
Engine (ADE), the "Domain Hang Recovery" and the "panic-reboot loop"
prevention additions.
Sphinx-4 is a collaborative, open source project aspiring toward a
state-of-the-art continuous speech, speaker independent recognition
engine. The brainchild of Sun Labs and research partners Carnegie
Mellon University, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs and Hewlett
Packard, Sphinx-4 has evolved over the past three generations adding
flexibility, modularity, and a framework for universal speech models.
First time users of the Mozilla browser in a corporate, educational or
enterprise environment will find MozManual provides key information on
Mozilla's basic features like Navigator (Web browser), mail and
newsgroups (email client), address book, Composer (Web page editor) and
ChatZilla. This 55-page manual is a quick overview based on Mozilla
1.5.
Tomcat is the reference implementation of a Web application server
that implements the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages
(JSP) specifications. Version 2.0.4 of the Apache Tomcat mod_jk2
Web server connector has been released.
PointBase database comes with the early access release of the Sun
Java Studio Creator application development tool for evaluation and
testing purposes. It is the only database currently supported by the
early release of this application development tool.
The Sun Developer's Web site offers a 20-page tutorial on the major
features of the Sun Java Studio Creator integrated development
environment (IDE), Sun Java Studio Creator IDE workspace and steps to
creating a Web application. The tutorial guides readers through
building two simple applications: a Hello World and a dynamic Web
application.
NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) version 3.6 is
now available with significant updates including many improvements to
the editor, Concurrent Versions System (CVS) support, Web and Java 2
Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) development.
Writing for Infoconomy, Jessica Twentyman reports on the naming of the
University of Hull as a Sun Center of Excellence, drawing out Ian
Dolphin, the university's head of e-strategy, on what this distinction
means for the school and how it came to be awarded.
The Center of Digital Knowledge for Public Health at St. Louis
University School of Public Health has been created to expedite the
delivery of newly discovered clinical interventions at the level of
routine patient care. Sun is supporting the effort with a $400,000
donation of equipment.
At the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the University of
Notre Dame, Dr. Aaron Striegel is using Sun's grid
infrastructure in his department's research on the characteristics of
new computer network topologies and protocols.
The Information Media Center at the Tokyo University of Science, a Sun
Center of Excellence, has implemented a grid computing solution
utilizing Sun Microsystems IT infrastructure. The center aims in its
research to focus this technology on so-called "everyday applications."
This guide is receiving rave reviews for being a highly organized,
well-written book that covers tips, strategies and best practices for
Struts-based application design and development. With a developer's
perspective in mind, authors Srikanth Shenoy and Nithin Mally outline
Struts architecture and basics before moving onto more
complex information.
This book takes a methodical approach to identifying and assessing risks
in computer networks. Chris McNab, who is a self-proclaimed former teen
hacker, offers an efficient testing model that network administrators
can adopt and apply to create defensive strategies to protect their
systems from known and future threats.
"Eclipse"
Fast-Track Approach to Mastering Eclipse
Steve Holzner has written a guide for developers interested in a
fast-track approach to mastering Eclipse. This hands-on book delivers
clear and concise coverage with tightly focused topics covering all
aspects of Eclipse. Hundreds of techniques are outlined from the most
basic development of Java technology through creating plug-in
editors.
With Web Services now an integral part of the Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition v.1.4 (J2EE platform) Software Development Kit
(J2EE 1.4 SDK), developers now need to decide on the most appropriate
way to implement a Web Services client, whether that be to use Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC), the
Java Message Service (JMS) API, J2EE Connector architecture or RMI-IIOP. "Designing J2EE 1.4 Web
Applications" provides some guidance.
Sun is offering two courses on mobile phone and Java 2 Platform,
Micro Edition (J2ME platform) technologies: "Developing Mobile
Phone Applications With J2ME Technology" and "J2ME and Mobile Phone
Development Topics."
The new JDBC RowSet Implementations 1.0 specification is now available
for download. Developed through the Java Community Process
(JCP), the specification provides Web developers with a richer
environment for manipulating disconnected tabular data and a robust SPI
for data synchronization.
Take a free beta version of the new Sun Certified Developer for Java
Web Services exam. The first 400 candidates will receive free vouchers.
Candidates who pass the exam receive a full certification kit.
Vitria:BusinessWare 4.2, the most recent release of the business
integration platform, now offers extended platform support for Linux,
Windows 2003 and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). The
solution also provides enhanced flexibility in addition to the choice of OS
support.
A free service-oriented architecture (SOA) editor is currently
available for download from Cape Clear Software. The SOA Editor offers
programmers a graphical environment that is capable of simplifying the
creation of standards-based Web Services, which can be deployed into an
SOA-based architecture. The solution runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows
and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS).
The cross-platform enterprise collaboration software solutions
provider, Oridus Inc., is teaming up with Chunghwa Telecom to promote
new and interactive Web-conferencing solutions available to customers
conducting business in Asia and throughout the world.
With Menlo AccessPoint SSL VPN Toolkit, device designers can integrate
remote security solutions based on SSL technology. The Toolkit can
be used
in a variety of devices, including access routers, firewalls, content
switches, intrusion prevention devices and wireless access points that
operate on Linux, Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) or BSD.
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