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].
Adopting an open source model for the Java programming language is
still being hotly debated among the industry's top executives. A
formal forum was arranged at the 2004 JavaOne Conference for the IT
community to listen to proponents on both sides of the issue.
Each week, we determine which articles have been most frequently referenced by logged in subscribers to provide you with the most popular articles of the current and last volumes. The top articles for the three most recent issues were:
76.5: Sun's Future Goals Regarding Tools, Microsoft and Research
76.4: Interoperability? Sun Is Already There
76.3: Clearing the Air on the Sun/Microsoft Agreement
Sun and its Java Card technology received the Frost & Sullivan
Market Leadership Award for exhibiting market share leadership through
the implementation of market strategy. Sun has released an early access
version of the Sun Java Card Enterprise Software. The general
availability release is scheduled for this fall.
Intelligence firm BMI-TechKnowledge (BMI-T) reported that Sun has
increased its server market share in South Africa significantly over
the past few years and expects the rise to continue over the next three
years. Research indicates Sun's total market share to increase 34.2
percent in volume through 2007.
The 2004 Java Community Process (JCP) Program Awards and Java Pro Awards were announced at the 2004 JavaOne Conference. Presented annually, these awards recognize community participants with the most significant influence on the community, demonstrated leadership and exceptional dedication to community development, and proposed and developed
Java technologies with an outstanding impact on the Java platform's evolution.
Sun has donated two parallel clusters to the American
Museum of Natural History, one that includes 24 Sun Fire V60X
servers, and the other three Sun Fire V1280 servers and one Sun
Fire V880z visualization server running the Solaris Operating
System (Solaris OS). The Museum's Department of Astrophysics will use
the arrays for research into the formation and evolution of stars, star
clusters and galaxies.
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) of New South Wales (NSW) has
chosen Sun solutions for its new email and calendar applications. Some
1,500 RTA users will migrate from the authority's legacy system to the
Sun Java System Messaging and Calendar servers. This is the largest
open standards-based software rollout in NSW government.
Betfair.com, the world's largest betting exchange, has called on Sun and its iForce Partner Ultima Business Systems to provide a scalable system to handle its weekly turnover of 50 million pounds. Betfair is the trading name of The Sporting Exchange Ltd. founded to commercialize proprietary betting technology.
Belgacom Housing and Business Recovery Services, one of the leading
suppliers of global telecommunications solutions on the Belgian market,
has met the stringent standards that qualify it for certification
under the SunTone Initiative.
Coles Myer, Australia's largest retailer, has selected Sun solutions in
a test of RFID technology in its operations. The first such test in
Australia, Coles Myer employed SolarWind middleware and SolarView
management tools at one of its distribution centers and at the loading
dock of one of its supermarkets, learning that the system provides
real time asset tracking, as well as the potential to replace existing
tedious manual or bar code checks.
The N1 Grid Tool Kit, now available with a free developer's license
for N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 4.1 software, enables
developers to write components and plans easily and flexibly, in
effect, automating the complex application provisioning process.
Porting an application to the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS)
(x86 Platform Edition) involves a number of considerations, including
the nature of the application components, the source code, driver code,
version control, etc. If the application is written in Java
programming language, however, the value of "Write Once, Run
Anywhere" becomes apparent, suggest the authors of this white paper.
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.
Designed for industry leaders interested in the future of Linux and the
open source market sector, this four-day event offers eight different
tracks, hands-on labs, half-day tutorials and birds-of-a-feather
sessions. LinuxWorld appeals to a mix of both technical and business
decision-makers wanting to implement, manage and scale Linux into their
business infrastructure.
This four-day technical conference for software and Web
internationalization is a training and peer-networking event to keep
businesses up-to-date on the latest developments in the world of
Unicode and internalization. Registration for this conference includes
admission to Transdex, a new event covering localization topics.
This section recaps the top articles of the past month, grouped by
topic, highlighting important news from Sun. In June, Sun made several
new announcements during the 2004 JavaOne Conference [13346], and provided interviews with Sun executives as well as more information on the
recent Microsoft agreement.
Sun Java System Access Manager (formerly Sun Java System
Identity Server) enables enterprises to access applications, whether on
the intranet or the extranet, securely and cost-effectively using
Single Sign-on (SSO).
A recent Sun document aims to explain the best practices for running
TIBCO Rendezvous on the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). The
document tries to explain the rationale for setting particular
parameters where it has and goes on to explain the inner workings of
the Solaris OS.
Individuals who take advantage of Sun's Career Accelerator Packages can
become a Sun Certified Professional and also receive a bonus free Sony
PlayStation 2. Becoming a Sun Certified Professional is a great way to
invest in professional development and can help to boost an individual's
earning potential.
This update (v1.20e) of the "Solaris OE Guide for New System
Administrators" includes a new chapter on network installation with
Webstart Flash and tips on how to use Solaris JumpStart
software. Like its predecessor, the volume claims to contain "the 20
percent of Solaris knowledge that solves 80 percent of your needs."
Both The Sun and The Times launched downloadable mobile Java
technology portals for their readers during Euro 2004. The launches are one of the first serious
moves by newspapers to explore the potential of mobile Java technology portals.
Sun has made the Java Technology Concept Map available as an online
Macromedia flash application. The map is an interactive diagram that
demonstrates the relationships between various Java technologies and
their uses.
Agilent Technologies and Sun Microsystems have joined forces to create
the Java Distributed Data Acquisition and Control (JDDAC) java.net
community. It is the first open-source forum for development of
Java technology applications and libraries for wide-area
distributed sensors and controls.
The Meta Group's 2004 IT Staffing and Compensation Guide reports that
45 percent of the companies surveyed are willing to pay premiums for IT
skills that are difficult to find or retain. Among these are
application development skills, in particular Java technology
application management, as one of the leading continuing needs in their
organization, outranking networking skills.
Orange and T-Mobile Europe have adopted the Java Verified Program, which is designed to unify the process for the testing and certification of Java applications for mobile handsets. Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson and Sun launched the program this year and it has become the standard for mobile Java application testing.
Users downloading the Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME)
Wireless Toolkit will have access to Swerve Client, Superscape's
Java Specification Request (JSR) 184-compliant 3-D software, as the
standard implementation for the development and testing of 3-D Java
applications for mobile phones and other wireless devices supporting the J2ME environment.
AIR Media, Inc. has created the next generation of mobile music
applications and services powered by Java technology. Introduced during the 2004 JavaOne Conference, this mobile ringtone service allows users to personalize polyphonic ringtones with the Ringtone ReMixer system that is deliverable to users in real time.
Many wireless industry leaders are awaiting the final revisions of
Java Specification Request (JSR) 232 in anticipation of this next
generation Java application standard for mobile devices, reported
PMN Publications. JSR 232 requires development of middleware framework
so individual components of a Java application can be installed,
removed or repaired on demand.
BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 on the Solaris Operating System (Solaris
OS) (x86 Platform Edition) has been released for general availability
offering customers support for BEA WebLogic Server, BEA WebLogic
Portal, BEA WebLogic Integration and BEA WebLogic Workshop. Sun
executives are eyeing the low-cost computing market and making their
move.
Sun is integrating Appium-XWay on Solaris Operating Systems
(Solaris OS) with its Sun Java System Application Server using
Parlay X Web Services. With this solution, Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE)-based applications can interact with
in-network Parlay-based services and bring Web Services to the
worldwide telecom network.
Sun and Key Equipment Finance are offering an expanded financial
solution through Sun Microsystems Finance offering federal government
customers financial options when purchasing Sun solutions under the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule. This extended financial solution will allow these customers to acquire Sun technology using a monthly payment plan without negotiation.
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