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].
Sun has strengthened its position in the x86 market segment further
with the introduction of new promotions for the Sun Fire V40z
server, the Sun Java Workstation W1100z and Sun Java
Workstation 2100z, the Sun Fire V20z Enterprise Essentials
Promotion and the package of special configurations and price
reductions for the Sun Fire V20z server.
Developers now have the capability to develop full Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications, including support
for Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technology, Web Services and
mobile development support, with NetBeans 4.0 integrated
development environment (IDE). This new release also includes a new
Java technology performance profiler and refactoring capabilities.
Edustructures, a new iForce Community member, will now provide its
School Interoperability Framework (SIF) solutions -- which are based on
Java technology -- to K-12 school districts and state departments of
education nationwide. The solutions Edustructures provides are designed
to enable secure data sharing across multiple software applications.
Sun has extended its business model for the Sun Java Enterprise
System to include third-party operating systems and hardware
platforms. Currently available on the Solaris Operating System
(Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform Edition), beginning next year the HP-UX
operating system on the PA-Risc architecture and the Microsoft Windows
Operating System for x86 based hardware will be supported as well.
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:
77.3 - McNealy Says Sun Fundamentally Focused and He Plans On Staying
77.2 - Gary Grimes to Retire as Sun's VP for Channel Partners
77.1 - "Solaris OE Guide for New System Administrators"
Tim Bray, director of Web Technologies in the office of Sun's software
CTO, was earlier one of the three editors of the XML 1.0 specification
and the author of the first XML parser. His current responsibilities at
Sun involve incorporating blogging software and content syndication
based on the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) format into Sun's software
line. He spoke with Janice J. Heiss about this development.
Jon Bosak believes in standards, which is good, because guiding
universal business language (UBL) through the halls of the standards
world is one of the biggest tasks facing this acknowledged father of
XML.
The tide has turned for Sun, as Jonathan Schwartz sees things. The
Linux market, which was once populated by enough vendors to create "a
blizzard of `distros,'" finds one principal competitor left standing,
RedHat Linux. The earlier Linux market, which Schwartz characterizes as
a "social movement," one that stemmed from a mutual commitment to open
source, is now a matter of business and competition. The playing field
has been leveled.
Dana Nourie and Serge Masse report on an intriguing open source
project, Leafy SeaDragon, a system designed for cetacean
research that will create a worldwide Internet-based listening and
two-way acoustics interaction system between cetaceans and humans.
There is much development work to be done, and the authors invite your
help.
Individuals and small business users of the Sun Java Desktop System
now have a new resource available to them online, JDShelp.org, a site
founded by open source boosters intent on promoting the adoption and
understanding of Linux.
The Sun Java System Calendar Server 6.0 Architecture and
Administration course provides students with the skills and techniques
to perform routine administrative and troubleshooting tasks in the
Calendar Server.
The Sun Java System Identity Manager is the industry's first
complete user provisioning and meta-directory solution. Sun Java System
Identity Manager provides automated user provisioning, identity data
synchronization, comprehensive audit and reporting, delegated
administration, and password management for the enterprise's
heterogeneous environment. The general availability date for this
solution is September 10, 2004.
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.
COMDEX Korea 2004 is coming up soon, August 16-19, in fact. The first
three days of the conference will be closed to the public, and
events will focus on activating the digital industry and the marketing
promotion of IT industry; creating a flourishing business atmosphere;
and enhancing exhibitor competitiveness through information sharing.
PeopleSoft Connect 2004 is the only user conference that gives you a
complete offering of sessions for all three PeopleSoft product
families: PeopleSoft Enterprise, PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne, or
PeopleSoft World. Save the dates, September 20-24, in San Francisco.
EDUCAUSE 2004 Annual is being billed as the premier IT event in higher
education. This year's theme is, IT From a Higher Vantage Point. The
conference is set for October 19-22 in Denver, Colorado.
According to David Reine, analyst for The Clipper Group, the really
hard part of an IT director's job is picking an IT mix that will be
right for both the day the center goes online and for the demands it
will face in the future. Sun has made the job easier with the release
of its new UltraSPARC IV processor-based servers and the entries in
its x86 product family, Reine says.
Sun Microsystems Finance now offers a zero percent lease to users
wishing to acquire the latest Netra, Sun Fire and Sun
StorEdge systems. Running through December 31, 2004, the zero
percent lease allows you to choose the Sun technology solution of your choice with no
interest or finance charges for 24 months.
In his Sun BluePrints OnLine article "Data Center Availability
Features for High-End Servers," Vasant Butala describes the System
Management Services (SMS) 1.4.1 software features that enhance high-end
server availability. The article applies in particular to the Sun
Fire E20k, E25K, 12K and 15K servers.
The Sun Customer Ready Systems (CRS) Group can now factory
install the rack earthquake restraint kit for the Sun Fire 6800
server, giving users in active earthquake areas NEBS zone 4 earthquake
standards with their Sun Fire 6800 servers when correctly mounted to
the floor.
JBoss has become the first company to support an application server
that is completely Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
version 1.4 compatible. The J2EE Compatibility Test Suite, from Sun
Microsystems, is designed to be a comprehensive test suite for
assessing compatibility with J2EE technology specifications.
Nokia has chosen the NetBeans platform based on several of its key
features. The Nokia NetAct will make use of the technology's
plug-and-play concept, windowing system, active development and swing
compatibility. Nokia NetAct offers customers a complete solution for
managing mobile networks and end-user services.
A software engineer at Trilogy, a provider of industry-specific enterprise software and
services, is releasing EMMA, an open source Java technology
coverage tool designed to offer customers a toolkit that is
lightweight, flexible and quick. The tool should stimulate the use of
testing in Java technology development as well as the overall quality
of coding.
The Java Communications API is available in two versions: 2.0.3 for
Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) (SPARC Platform Edition)
and 2.0 for Windows and Solaris OS (x86 Platform Edition). Both can be
used to develop platform-independent communications applications for
voicemail, fax and smart cards, and both are available for download.
Developers often overlook one of the strengths of the Java 2
Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), namely the ability of a J2EE platform
server to provide an operating environment for J2EE platform applications in the
same way an OS provides an operating environment for traditional
applications. The authors of "Scaling J2EE Application Servers
with the Multi-Tasking Virtual Machine" explore this useful feature.
Ian F. Darwin has published "Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition Full," which
promises to save time and effort for developers who would otherwise be
faced with the task of plowing through Java technology tutorials
and expending their efforts on trial and error stabs at solutions. The
book gets to the root of things and shows readers how to write the code
they need.
PDFs from the 2004 JavaOne conference are now available free on
JavaOne Online. Delivery of the multimedia sessions will begin over the next month, so users will want to check back often as sessions will be released on a daily basis.
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