Be sure to check the Executive Review for June, which reviews the top stories of last month, included in this week's issue [13395]. This week continues with further debate on making the JavaTM programming language open source [13382]. Sun is seeing a 34 percent rise in its server share in South Africa [13355], while Java CardTM technology takes home a Frost & Sullivan award for market leadership [13317].

In the Features section, Sun is helping to boost supercomputing power at the American Museum of Natural History [13313], and helping the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales deploy email and calendaring solutions [13324].

In the Java technology section, companies continue to pay Java application developers well for their skills [13373]. Sun has also put its latest Technology Concept Map online [13342]. The Software section looks at how Australia is successfully testing RFID for the retail sector [13310].

The SysAdmin section offers information on enabling single sign-on with the Sun JavaTM System Access Manager [13308], and best practices for running TIBCO Rendezous on the SolarisTM Operating System [13322].

Our industry section this week, Telco, looks at how Java technology is powering the next generation mobile ringtone service [13390].

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In News this week, Sun has reported a profit and shown server unit growth in its fourth fiscal quarter [13459]. Sun has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Telecom [13448] and offered some clarification on its previously announced deal with Fujitsu [13446]. Sun CEO Scott McNealy discusses the future of Sun and his own job [13447].

The Features section focuses on Sun executives, with John Loiacono discussing the open source future of the Solaris Operating System [13413]. Whitfield Diffie looks at the secure computing environment [13414] and Vic Winkler examines the role of government and the DoD in architectures [13416].

The Free and Open Source Software section checks out the MozillaTM Foundation's one-year anniversary [13435] and its quick fix for a Mozilla vulnerability [13417]. The developer section looks at translation technology [13415].

The JavaTM technology section compares the Web Services performance of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) and .NET framework [13445]. The Sys Admin section examines a white paper on "Identity Anarchy" [13422].

Note: One article from last month, [13348], failed to specify that the new J2SETM 5.0 release was the beta 2 edition.

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This week's news reports on the retirement of Sun VP for Channel Partners Gary Grimes [13396], examines how SunSM Services is making a difference in the company's profitability [13411], Sun's role in powering the ultimate live operational Smart Home [13392] and an informative look at Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education [12899].

Promotions highlight the Developer section, which includes a free Sun FireTM V20z server or Sun workstation [13369]. For mobile JavaTM technology developers, the Java VerifiedTM Program has become the standard promotion and distribution program [13391].

The Sun Java section covers an interactive JavaTM Live event examining the Sun JavaTM Desktop System Release 2 [13343], a comparative review of the Sun JavaTM System Application Server and Sun JavaTM System Web Server [13403] and what to expect next in the Sun Java[TM} Studio Creator, Enterprise JavaBeansTM and J2SETM 5 [13370].

Gaming enthusiasts may be interested in the Chris Melissinos interview regarding the industry and JavaTM technology [13404], as well as a Sun Online chat addressing Sun Game Server Technology [13425].

Descriptions of the latest publications can be found throughout this issue including "Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition" [13885], "Eclipse Cookbook" [13407] and "Programming Jakarta Struts, Second Edition" [13397].

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This week in News, Sun widens its SolarisTM Operating System x86 portfolio with the addition of new AMD Opteron systems [13477]. Sun extends its Sun JavaTM Enterprise System pricing model to include Windows and HP-UX [13492]. Edustructures has joined Sun's iForceSM and will offer its SIF solutions on the Sun platform [13456].

The Features section looks at LeafySeadragon: Cetacean Human Network [13466] and Jonathan Schwartz discusses the changing Linux marketplace [13463]. Jon Bosak discusses the Universal Business Language [13442], while Tim Bray looks at the future of syndication and Web communication [13424].

The Free and Open Source Software section examines the open source JavaTM technology testing toolkit EMMA [13484]. The JBoss application server successfully completes Sun's compatibility tests [13451].

The Java technology section checks out the new book, "Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition" [13449], as well as the article, "Scaling J2EETM Application Servers with Multi-Tasking Virtual Machine" [13443].

The Server section features a Sun BluePrintsTM document on data center availability features for high-end servers [13455].

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