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In this week's Features, read about Sun's NT$30 million donation to an
industrial technology research institute [13084]. Nippon Paint becomes
the first major Japanese company to choose the Sun JavaTM Enterprise
System [13074]. Sun also secured more business than it anticipated with
its recent HP Away program in the UK [13082].
The Entry-Level Servers section provides the details of the Sun
FireTM V480 server [13020] and the new NetraTM 440 carrier-grade 5U
DC Server [13098]. The JavaTM technology section describes a fix for
a recent JSSE vulnerability [13072] and examines extensible code
generation using XSLT [13031].
The Software section looks at how a construction firm is finding
success with Sun RayTM thin clients [13093]. The Storage section
details new offerings including SunSM Remote Services (SRS) Net
Connect 3.1 [13088], Sun StorEdgeTM 9900 Series Dynamic Link Manager
[13104] and two new versions of the Sun StorEdgeTM 9900 HiCommand
software [13100].
This week's industry section is Education, which features Sun's 40
percent discount on the Sun Fire V20z Operton-based server [12927].
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Partners
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Solaris Operating Systems on AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon-based Systems
Twenty OEMs Get Competitive Edge in Commodity Hardware Market
The Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) is now available on a
variety of AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon-based systems. Fifteen new Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) have joined Sun as x86 platform partners
for a win-win collaboration.
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Sun, Borderware and ASPGulf Create New Email Security Solution
Mail Firewall Blocks Over 70 Percent of Spam in Development Tests
Borderware's Mail Firewall, the new email security model jointly
engineered by Sun, Borderware and ASPGulf couldn't have arrived on the
market at a better time: in the wake of the recent Sasser virus attack.
ASPGulf found the solution cut over 70 percent of the spam directed at
its email server, creating huge savings in bandwidth.
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Numbers of Asia Pacific Development Partners Continue to Grow
Fourteen Commit to Solaris Operating System (x86 Platform Edition)
Sun's Asia Pacific market continues to grow with fourteen development partners and independent software vendors (ISVs) recently committing to support the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (x86 Platform Edition).
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Features
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Nippon Paint Is First Japanese Adopter of the Sun Java Enterprise System
Company Expects Mainframe Migration to Open Standards to Halve TCO
Nippon Paint of Osaka, Japan, is the first Japanese customer to adopt
the Sun Java Enterprise System running the Solaris 9 Operating
System (Solaris OS). The company plans to migrate its distribution,
logistics, human resources and finance applications from its legacy
mainframes to the Sun IT infrastructure by 2006.
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Sun Donates NT$30 Million to Industrial Technology Research Institute
RFID Integration and Standards to Result from ITRI Program
Sun has donated NT$30 million worth of RFID/Auto ID software, along with
technical support services to the Industrial Technology Research
Institute (ITRI), reported Amber Chung in the Taipei Times.
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Sun and Adara Networks to Connect Lost Rabbit Development to the Internet
Mississippi Project will Offer Wired and Wireless Networking Services
The Lost Rabbit project, a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND)
under construction by Neopolis Development LLC of Ridgeland,
Mississippi, will offer its residents both wired and wireless Internet
access and services featuring an online community portal, IP telephony,
real-time security monitoring, digital cable television, and
video-on-demand over IP. Adara Networks and Sun will
provide the technology.
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Greg Bollella on Controlling Physical Systems with Real-time Specification for Java
Combining Real-time and Non-real-time Operations on a Single Processor
Greg Bollella, Distinguished Engineer at Sun Labs, recently shared his
experience on using Real-time Specification for Java (RTSJ) for the
control of physical systems with writer Janice J. Heiss, whose piece
appears on the Sun Web site. Bollella also discussed work on Golden
Gate, a project involving Sun Labs, JPL and Carnegie Mellon University
that aims to refine flight and ground systems in future Mars missions.
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Sun, Brixlogic Combine Forces to Offer Integrated Solution for ACORD
Straight-through Processing Messaging Standard Promises Huge Savings
Brixlogic solution could help drive down settlement processing time and boost claim recoveries. This new integrated solution is designed for the ACORD messaging standard and has a complete suite of products that
enable insurance providers, reinsurers and brokers to assemble, test,
manage and maintain ACORD-based straight-through processing solutions.
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Sun Nets New Business in UK with HP Away Program
Spokesman Says Results Are Twice What Was Expected
Since Sun Microsystems introduced its HP Away program to the UK in
the fall of last year, millions of pounds of business have come Sun's
way, according to Arif Mohamed, writing for VNUNet.com. HP-UX UNIX
users have deserted to Sun hardware running the Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS) or Linux operating systems.
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Sun Receives TSANet 2004 Award for Excellence
Multivendor Support Organization also Names Novell, VERITAS, IBM and Dell
The Technical Support Alliance Network (TSANet) presented awards to
five of its members at the group's annual meeting. Sun received the award for excellence; Novell and VERITAS Software the
award for Superior Achievement; and IBM and Dell the award for
outstanding contributions.
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Software
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"Programming with the StarOffice 7 Software Development Kit"
How the SDK Works, What Can be Done with It and More
Designed to answer questions that users may have concerning the
StarOffice 7 Software Development Kit (SDK), a recent Sun document
looks at how the SDK works, what can be done with it, how Java
applications utilize the SDK and what programs that use the StarOffice
7 SDK look like.
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Construction Firm Replaces Wintel PCs with Sun Ray Thin Clients
New Set-up has Solved Virus and Spam-relay Issues
BGC, an Australian construction and building group, is replacing half
of its Wintel PCs with thin clients running the Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS). The company plans to use the changeover to reduce
the manpower needed to "feed" its desktops.
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Solaris Operating System Family Comparison Chart
Details the Support of Various Features and Releases of Sun Software
A page at the Sun Web site provides readers with information on the
support of various features and releases of Sun software with four
versions of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS).
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Solaris Operating System Licenses Now Available for Pre-owned Systems
Purchased from a Source Other than Sun or a Sun Authorized Reseller
Solaris 8 and 9 Operating System (Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform
Edition) licenses are now available for used systems that are purchased
from sources other than Sun or a Sun authorized reseller. The Solaris
OS license does not transfer from one end user to another when a Sun
system is resold (unless Sun has specifically authorized it).
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Events
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Calendar of Events
Links to Articles on Upcoming Events
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.
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Supercomm 2004
June 20-24, Chicago
SUPERCOMM 2004 will be held in Chicago June 20-24. Information will be
available on the entire gamut of communications technologies, including
broadband, enterprise networks and converged wireless. Over 145
sessions are scheduled and more than 500 global industry leaders will
have their solutions on exhibit June 22-24.
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NetBeans Software Day
June 29, San Francisco
NetBeans Software Day will be a companion event to the 2004 JavaOne
Conference taking place in San Francisco. On Tuesday, June 29, the
NetBeans team will present details on the NetBeans Project, as well as
previewing the latest release. Key NetBeans partners will be part of
the program.
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Pan European Portals Conference 2004
July 18-20, Nottingham, England
The Pan European Portals Conference (PEPC) 2004 is set for July 19-20,
at the East Midlands Conference Center, University of Nottingham.
Themes will include managing change; open standards; relationships with
commercial partners; the place of the portal -- integrator or
duplicator; and talking to users. The agenda is focused on the use of
Web portals within post-graduate education.
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Entry Level Servers
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Windows Certified Sun x86 Servers
Sun Fire V20z, Sun Fire V60x, Sun Fire V65x
Sun is now offering servers that are certified by Windows Hardware
Quality Labs (WHQL) and compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2003
and Windows 2000. Actualizing the requirements outlined in the April
2004 broad technology collaboration agreement with Microsoft, Sun and
its customers are already benefiting from this alliance.
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Sun Fire V480 Offers Customers Choices of Speed and Memory
Choose Between Two or Four 1.2 GHz CPUs and Four or Eight GB of Memory
The Sun Fire V480 server is now available with four 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC
III processors with 8 GB of memory in addition to the standard
configuration of two 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC III processors with 4 GB of
memory. This option offers customers a choice of processor speed.
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New Netra 440 Carrier-Grade 5U DC Server
One of the Lowest Priced Four-way Rack Servers Available
The new Netra 440 server is the first of its kind to support 292 GB of
internal disk storage, offer a 16 GB memory standard configuration,
64-bit architecture and be available in a 5RU 19.5-inch deep compact
form factor. The four processor UltraSPARC IIIi server has
integrated remote management capabilities and is designed for ease of
serviceability.
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BIOS Update on the Sun Fire V20z
Now Available for Download
The Sun Fire V20z 1.0 is available for download to either install
or restore the basic input/output system or BIOS update. Listed as
version 1.26.08, this update or later is required in order to run
Solaris 9 Operating System (Solaris OS). All necessary
instructions and resource files are included.
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Storage
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Sun Cluster Open Storage Program Expands Choices
Offers Third-Party Storage Devices Supporting Sun Cluster Solution
The Sun Cluster Open Storage Program offers a selection of
third-party storage devices that support the Sun Cluster solution.
Designed to facilitate the certification of third party storage
hardware with Sun Cluster and Sun I/O stack, the program ensures the
same qualification standards that Sun uses to validate its own
products.
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Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect 3.1
Improve Availability, Minimize Maintenance Time
New features have enhanced the Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net
Connect 3.1. Updates include self-monitoring and alarm notification on
selected Sun storage products, storage asset FRU reporting and a common
login to existing SRS Net Connect system monitoring, reporting and
analysis services.
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New Version of Sun StorEdge 9900 Series Dynamic Link Manager
Software for Solaris Operating System, Linux and HP-UX
Sun StorEdge 9900 Series Dynamic Link Manager (SDLM), version 5.2
is a high availability path management software to be used with the Sun
StorEdge 9900 storage array systems. This feature update enhances
load balancing, path failover, failback and path health checking.
Upgrading is free of charge for customers with existing maintenance
agreements.
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New DAT 72 Tape Drive Configurations
For Sun StorEdge D240 Media Tray
The Sun StorEdge D240 Media Tray DAT 72 Tape Drive configurations
offer up to 144 GB of tape storage with its four hot swap tape drive
bays that are read and write compatible with DDS-3 and DDS-4 written
tapes. The Sun StorEdge D240 Media Tray DDS-4 Tape Drive configurations
will no longer be offered.
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Versions of the Sun StorEdge L25 and Sun StorEdge L100 Tape Libraries EOL'd
Price Reduced on the Brocade 3900 Fibre Channel Switch
Sun plans to End of Life (EOL) the LTO HVD SCSI versions of the Sun
StorEdge L25 and Sun StorEdge L100 tape libraries. The last order
date for these versions is set for July 30, 2004, with a last ship date
of October 29, 2004. Service for those products already sold will
continue until October 29, 2009.
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New Sun StorEdge DAT 72 Tape Drives and DAT 72 Data Cartridges
Select DDS-3 and DDS-4 Tape Options EOL'd
Sun is releasing the Sun StorEdge DAT 72 tape drive (desktop and
internal-factory install server options) and DAT 72 data cartridges.
Sun is also doing away with selected DDS-3 and DDS-4 tape options.
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Two New Versions of the Sun StorEdge 9900 HiCommand Software
Sun StorEdge 9900 Series HiCommand Device Manager Software 3.1 and the Sun StorEdge 9900 Series HiCommand Tuning Manager Software 3.3
Two new versions of the Sun StorEdge 9900 HiCommand Software are
now available: the Sun StorEdge 9900 Series HiCommand Device Manager
Software Version 3.1 and the Sun StorEdge 9900 Series HiCommand Tuning
Manager Software Version 3.3.
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Education and Research
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Sun Offers 40 Percent Discount on Sun Fire V20z Opteron-based Server
Education and Research Market Get Break on EduSoft Package as Well
The Sun Fire V20z server, the first in a new line of AMD
Opteron-based servers, should prove attractive to the education market
in view of Sun's offer of a 40 percent discount to education customers
for one configuration of this server.
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Sun IT Infrastructure Puts South Korea's 10,000 Schools in Touch
System Provides One PC for Every Five Students, One PC for Each Teacher
Beginning in the mid-1990s, the South Korean Ministry of Education
launched an initiative to bring the benefits of a modern IT
infrastructure to the country's schools. The result is a high speed
network that uses a Sun IT infrastructure to connect 220,000 classrooms in more than 10,000 schools.
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Sun Makes StarOffice Productivity Suite Available to Scottish, Hungarian Schools
Over 58 Million Students Worldwide Now Use the Solution Without Licensing Fees
Sun has extended its educational global reach to include
2,833 Scottish schools (serving 738,597 students and 50,048 teachers)
and 5,500 schools and 67 institutions of higher education in Hungary
with donations of the StarOffice Productivity Suite. The total
value of donations worldwide now exceeds US$7 billion for the office
productivity solution.
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Sun, Aptech Launch Training Effort for IT Professionals in India
Program to Serve up to 35,000 Trainees in First Phase
Sun and Aptech have agreed to a joint effort that will result in the
training of 30,000 students and 5,000 IT professionals on Sun
technologies and products at two training centers to be built by Aptech
in India.
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Sysadmin
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Solaris Zones Partitioning Technology
Creates Separate Virtual Disk Environments
Solaris Zones is one component of the N1 Grid Containers
technology that is featured in build 50/51 of the Solaris 10
Operating System (Solaris OS). With Solaris Zones, administrators are
able to create separate virtual disk environments with one global and
up to 8191 non-global zones enabled.
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A Comparison of Partitioning Technology from Sun, HP, IBM
Determine Which Offerings Satisfy System Needs
The popularity of partitioning technology has many system
administrators evaluating the various strategies and solutions
available in the market. According to Sun, partitioning strategy should
focus on the system and how to maximize effectiveness. Two primary
partitioning solutions are recommended: hardware-based Dynamic System
Domains and software-based N1 Grid Containers.
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New Uplift Consolidation Plan to Simplify SunSpectrum Uplifts
Sun Responds to Customer Feedback, Designs new Program
Sun declares the end of life (EOL) to service level uplifts in the
SunSpectrum program. Uplifts represent an additional service added
to SunSpectrum but, since the program is quite complex, feedback from
customers has Sun simplifying the program. In its place, a new Uplift
Consolidation Plan will be instituted.
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Sun Certification Prep Workshops
Get Ready for the Exams
Prepare for the Sun Certification exams with these courses: Sun
Certified Solaris System Administrator I and II. Ten practice questions
are available for free.
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Java Technology
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Several Versions of JSSE Reported with Vulnerability
Upgrade Solves the Problem
Sun Alert ID 57560 reports a vulnerability in the Java Secure Socket
Extension (JSSE) 1.0.3, 1.0.3_01 and 1.0.3_02 for Windows, Linux and
the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). The JSSE may incorrectly
invalidate the digital certificate of a Web site, allowing an untrusted
site to be trusted for Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
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JavaBeans Activation Framework API Release 1.0.2 Available as Download
Maintenance Release Fixes Numerous Bugs
The JavaBeans Activation Framework API, implemented as a standard
extension, is available from Sun as a royalty-free reference
implementation, in binary form, that developers can use to develop
JavaBeans Activation Framework API technology-enabled applications for
any platform that supports the Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.1 software
or the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition(J2SEPlatform).
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Who's Who in Enterprise Java 2004: Leaders Come Up Aces
The Middleware Company Compiles List of Industry Leaders
The Middleware Company has announced its Who's Who in Enterprise Java
2004 award winners and has also published the list as a deck of playing
cards. Candidates were nominated by TheServerSide.com community
members, press, media, invited industry experts and The Middleware
Company employees. The winners were chosen by third party experts and
confidants according to the impact of their achievement.
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Extensible Code Generation Using XSLT: Part I
Subclassing versus Safe Zones
Software engineer Jack Herrington has written a two-part article on
code generation for java.net. In part I, he discusses the uses of code
generation and illustrates his piece with information about using XSLT
as the generator application. He provides abundant samples of code.
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New Product Marketplace
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TimeAhead Static Timing Analysis Environment
Finds and Fixes Design Performance Problems Faster
TimeAhead static timing analysis environment is now available to help
field programmable gate array (FPGA) designers locate and correct
design performance problems faster. Offered by Hier Design Inc., TimeAhead enables designers to create effective floorplans prior to running place and route, and make adjustments after completion.
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McAfee GroupShield for Lotus Domino Supports Solaris Operating System
Added Layer of Defense for Solaris OS Users
Users of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) can incorporate
the McAfee GroupShield for Lotus Domino as an extra security
precaution. McAfee, a leading provider of intrusion prevention
solutions, incorporated virus detection, cleaning, content filtering
and blocking in this latest release for complete protection against
viruses, worms and Trojans.
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AP Intelligent Mail Switch Prevents Spam, Protects Corporate Infrastructure
Free Evaluation Download Now Available
AP Intelligent Mail Switch, recently released by Secluda Technologies
in partnership with Sun, prevents the delivery of unwanted email and
provides IT staff with the necessary tools to protect email infrastructures from threats. This software strengthens the reliability of email operations within a corporate network.
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