This week's edition reports on Sun's continual expansion of its alliances,
technological innovations and open source projects:
Sun and VERITAS exchange software support with SolarisTM Operating
System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform Edition) and VERITAS Storage
Foundation 4.0 software [12982].
Bohler Edelstahl teams with Sun toward an open systems platform [12970].
The Java Community ProcessSM (JCPSM) Expert Group EG to develop a
new JavaTM technology-based digital television API standard [12973].
Read about the latest Sun StorEdgeTM 3511 Array with Serial ATA disks
[12956], the Sun StorEdgeTM T3 Array for the Workgroup [12758] and
why the Sun StorEdgeTM 3310 SCSI Array is recommended for some EOL
servers [12596].
Entry-Level Servers
Sun FireTM V440 and Sun FireTM V20z have new standard
configurations [12946], [12945].
Sys Admin
Recently released SunTM Management Center 3.5 supports Solaris OS
(x86 Platform Edition) and Linux agents [12969]. Sun also wants to
hear from driver developers and has set up a point of contact [12919].
Promotions
Save on a range of Sun products from Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI and Sun
StorEdge 3510 FC Systems [12900] to Solaris OS [12892], [12942] and Sun
JavaTM Studio Enterprise [12967].
A new promotion from Sun for the Solaris Operating System (Solaris
OS) on x86 systems will provide service and support with annual
subscription packages. For the 100 unit package, the annual
subscription price starts at $50,000 U.S. list price. Subscriptions
are also offered in packages of 500 and 2,000 units with either
standard or premium support.
Through September 30, 2004, customers purchasing select Sun Fire or
Netra servers will receive 15 percent off any Sun StorEdge 3310
SCSI array or Sun StorEdge 3510 FC array in any configuration.
Promotion allows for an unlimited number of arrays to be purchased.
Standardize on Solaris 9 Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86
Platform Edition) with a three-year subscription offer consisting of
Solaris 9 4/04 OS RTU, patches, updates and Sun Software Support
(S4) services. Also receive a free upgrade to Solaris 10 OS for smooth
transitioning from 32-bit to 64-bit computing. Offer ends December 31, 2004.
Sun is releasing the Sun Java Desktop System, Release 2, the
enterprise-class desktop solution that is designed to be affordable,
comprehensive and secure. The solution includes a client desktop,
including an office productivity suite, email, calendar, browser,
instant messaging tools and more.
Sun and VERITAS Software Company are broadening their alliance. Both the
Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform Edition) and
the AMD Opteron- and Intel-based platforms will be supported by
VERITAS. In addition, customers will be able to acquire VERITAS Storage
Foundation 4.0 software through Sun representatives.
U.S. cable operators and technology providers are collaborating by
means of a Java Community Process (JCP) Expert Group EG to
develop a new Java technology-based digital television API
standard: OnRamp to OCAP. The standard is geared towards legacy,
resource-constrained cable television set-top boxes.
The Sun RFID Test Center in Dallas, Texas, is up and running. Designed
to simulate Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) deployments, Sun's
new facility will assist many of the top 100 suppliers to achieve
RFID compliance status in a timely manner.
The high-speed steels, tool steels and special materials manufacturer,
Bohler Edelstahl GmbH, is implementing an open systems platform from
Sun in an effort to move away from expensive legacy mainframe computing
environments. Bohler Edelstahl plans to migrate from an IBM system to
Sun Fire systems running the Solaris Operating System (Solaris
OS).
Sun's next plans for the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) may
include designing an open-source version or incorporating the Sun
Java Desktop System within it. Overall, creating a more competitive
strategy is the goal of these Sun initiatives shared recently by
Jonathan Schwartz, president and COO, Sun.
Linuxdevices.com reports that the City of Montreal will shortly
introduce wireless solar-powered parking payment stations based on
embedded Linux and application software using Java technology and a
Java virtual machine (JVM software) from Sun. NOTE: The terms
"Java Virtual Machine" and "JVM" mean a Virtual Machine for the Java
platform.
Alan DuBoff, a Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform
Edition) Community Evangelist recently shared his thoughts in an
interview on Sun's commitment to the Solaris OS on x86 systems, Sun's
x86 efforts since the May 2003, Low Cost Computing Event and what the
future of the Solaris OS may hold.
A recent article appearing on the java.sun.com Web site explains how
Java technology is allowing a program called SLOOH to provide
amateur astronomers with real-time views of the heavens from the
comfort of home. Author Dana Nourie describes the process and
technology involved.
Independent hardware vendors (IHVs), system manufacturers, system
integrators and end users can test their hardware to verify its
compatibility with the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86
Platform Edition) with Sun's Hardware Certification Test Suite (HCTS).
The latest version, 2.3, contains new features such as an improved user
interface.
A recent whitepaper from IDC looks at how SPARC-based systems are
able to support vertical computing architectures. The document finds
that IT executives are continuing to find value in investing in
medium-sized and large servers. These servers are able to provide the
capability and capacity to safely support growing and unpredictable
workloads.
Sun plans to EOL (End of Life) its 750 MHz UltraSPARC III Uniboards
and selected 900 MHz UltraSPARC III Uniboards. Sun expects the move to
result in a more simplified portfolio of product offerings, which will
retain the same level of performance, features and flexibility.
Sun is doing away with the option that allowed customers to order a
Power Distribution System (PDS) and install it in the Sun Rack cabinet.
Previously, customers had the option of ordering the PDS as a
pre-installed option in the rack, or ordering the PDS separately and
completing a self-installation.
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.
WebCT will hold a free online seminar on its WebCT Vista 3.0, which is
implemented 90 percent of the time on the Solaris Operating System
(Solaris OS). The seminar will take place on two dates: May 18 at 12:00
p.m. EST and May 20 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Sun is Platinum Sponsor of the 10th Annual Gartner IT Security Summit,
held this year in Washington, D.C. from June 7-9. This year's event
will focus on the new and emerging technologies best suited to
enterprises, as well as the policy, planning and compliance issues that
should be understood to best serve an organization's specific business
needs.
The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is considered by many in the
industry as one of the top Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and
silicon solution events. It offers over 50 technical sessions focusing
on the latest in design methodologies and EDA tool developments. Sun
will be present at booth #2139.
The final order date for all Netra 20 server configurations is October
6, 2004, with the final ship date set for April 6, 2005. Some options
for the Netra 20 and Netra t 1400/1405 servers are also end of life (EOL).
The Netra 240 server is the next generation carrier-grade server.
The Sun Fire V440 server now offers standard configurations with
four 73 GB hot-plug Ultra 320 SCSI 10,000 rpm disk drives. Ideal if
running two-tier applications or requiring a high rack density. The current Sun Fire V440 configurations, including 36GB disk drives, are set for end-of-life or EOL on June 1, 2004.
A new standard configuration is now offered for the Sun Fire V20z
server with dual 248 CPUs, 2 GB memory and 73 GB disk. Developed so
this system would fit high-performance and technical computing (HPTC)
and enterprise application requirements, it's general availability date
is set for May 14, 2004.
The Sun StorEdge 3511 FC Array with Serial ATA (SATA) disks
features an FC host interface, single or dual RAID controllers with 8
FC ports each, AC/optional DC power supplies and NEBS Level 3, as well
as MIL-STD-810F (subset) certification. This array is suited for
content management and data backup applications.
Implementing switched Fibre Channel fabric onto loop architecture is
key in the Sun StorEdge T3 array for the Workgroup's ability to scale performance linearly as capacity increases. This loop switching or fibre-to-fibre architecture provides the basis for modular network storage.
The Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array will be replacing the Sun StorEdge
A1000/D1000, Netra st A1000/D1000 and Sun StorEdge D2
platforms. Orders for these products will be taken through June 4,
2004, with the last ship date set for September 3, 2004.
This section recaps the top articles of the past month, grouped by topic, highlighting important news from Sun. This month we review comments from Sun executives on the recent Microsoft settlement and Sun's plans for two new multicore processors.
The Open University of Catalonia, a Sun Center of Excellence,
implemented a virtual campus through a large data communications
network using Sun IT infrastructure that now covers the entire
territory of Catalonia.
The University of Hawaii, which serves 45,000 students and 5,000
faculty and staff in 10 campuses and five educational centers on six
islands, has made itself a more cohesive institution through the
implementation of a Sun Java Enterprise System Platform.
gedas USA, along with Sun and other partners, recently collaborated on
an educational seminar that examined services and aftermarket parts in
the automotive and manufacturing industries. The seminar was the result
of an executive education program held in conjunction with Cambridge
Executive Enterprises (CEE).
Sun is offering a special promotion to its customers in the Global
Education and Research market on the Sun Fire V20z server with a 4
GB memory kit installed.
Learn the common architecture and system-level features of the Sun
Java Enterprise System first release in this Web-based course that
covers the required introductory skills to deploy, upgrade and migrate
to this system. Installer architecture, pre- and
post-install processes as well as configuring and troubleshooting skills will be taught.
Sun would like to know more about your driver for the Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS). A point of contact email address has been established so
developers can relate information regarding their developed product or have
general driver questions answered.
The release of Sun Management Center 3.5 Product Update 1 extends
monitoring and management capability to the Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform Edition) and will support an agent
for Linux that has been released concurrently. Other new features
include Foundation for N1 Grid Console, Performance Reporting
Manager enhancements and more.
Providing Enterprise Java technology developers with a flexible
tool for the development of dynamic Web sites and Web applications,
JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology continues to improve as is
evident in its latest release JSP 2.0. Author Hans Bergsten covers the
latest updates along with JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.1
specifications.
Author Andrew Lockhart has compiled 100 quick and practical ways to
secure Linux, UNIX or Windows networks from hackers. Designed for
system administrators, this book provides effective security hacks for
more productive time management. Powerful methods such as applied
encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident
response are included.
The fifth edition of this book streamlines the previous editions into
one. It is updated with the latest browsers, language, extensions,
JavaScript standards and the latest XHTML standards in its code
examples. The tutorial is tailored for beginners and is easy to use at
home or in a classroom setting.
The Sun Secure Web Server Reference Architecture has been updated to
include the Sun Fire V20z server and the Sun Java System Web
Server 6.1. It comes with the secure, hardened Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS).
Precise security boundaries are essential in government organizations
with classified information that must be protected, restricted and
isolated. The Secure Network Access Platform for Government was
developed by the Sun Infrastructure Solution to solve these unique
security issues. This technical white paper outlines the platform's
components, purpose and implementation.
A new network security solution bundling hardware, software and
services has been launched by the collaborative efforts of Sun, Check
Point Software Technologies and Westcon. Sun's iForce appliance,
specifically designed to support the latest Check Point software, has
resulted in a combined security solution -- the iForce VPN/Firewall Appliance, powered by Sun and Check Point.
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