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The SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) headlines this week's News with the November 15th launch of version 10 and talk of its tentative open source plans [13805]. Panther and Niagara chip technologies' current status and future goals [13804], the latest Sun Center Of Excellence [13813] and award-winning Sun developer tools [13806] round out the news.
In Features, read about Sun's disruptive innovation [13799], the future of Opteron [13802], Sun and Infinium's Phantom Game Service [13809] and Sun Malaysia's goal for 300 percent growth [13772].
The Sun JavaTM Enterprise System is the focus of a Sun and SeeBeyond agreement offering practical SOA [13773], a white paper targeted at telcos [13705] and integration plans for one Sun telco customer [13771].
Get the latest on SunTM Cluster software [13780], SunTM Studio 9 [13677], Java CardTM Enterprise Software [13814] and the Sun JavaTM RFID System media kit update [13791] and its Linux availability [13786].
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November 15th - Big Day for Solaris OS
Version 10 Launch, Open Source Status Revealed
On November 15, Sun will launch Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) and reveal its tentative plans to open source a version of its flagship platform, Sun officials confirmed. These announcements will be made at Sun's quarterly Network Computing event that will also include other new product offerings.
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Sun's Advanced Chip Technology
David Yen Reports Latest on Panther, Niagara
In the next two years, Sun plans on refining and incorporating its current and advanced chip technology with expectations for release of the UltraSPARC IV+ chips, also known as Panther, in mid-2005 and the next-generation Niagara processor sometime in 2006. Sun has already manufactured the first versions of the Niagara chips.
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UC - Davis Named Sun COE
Noted for Public Health and Safety Informatics
The latest Sun Center of Excellence (COE) in Public Health and Safety is the University of California-Davis. Selected for its contribution to health and safety research and technology, Sun recognized the university's commitment to advance these areas of interest by assisting educational institutions share ideas and resources.
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Java Pro's Readers Choice Awards
Sun Wins Two Top Honors
The 2004 Java Pro's Readers Choice survey placed Sun in first place for Best Mobile Development Tool with the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) Wireless Toolkit and Best Java Virtual Machine with Sun's JVM software. Sun also was named as a finalist within six other categories.
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Top Ten Articles for Last 3 Issues
Vol 80 Issue 2, 3 and 4
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:
- 80.4: Laying Rumors to Rest
- 80.3: Sun Alert Notification Warns of Security Hole
- 80.2: "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop"
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Sun's Disruptive Innovation
Engaging Customers, Confusing Competition
Is Sun too innovative for its customers? That questions was posed to Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz, who responded that any disruptive innovative changes the company makes are "remarkably focused" with an overall goal to engage customers.
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Sun's Future Opteron Product Line
Network Systems Group Reserved
Sun's Network Systems Group Executive Vice President John Fowler recently spoke to Timothy Prickett Morgan for The Linux Beacon about Sun's future roadmap for its Opteron processors. Development of these processors within the Sun product line is being headed by Andy Bechtolsheim, a Sun and Kealia founder.
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Games On-Demand
Sun, Infinium Labs Envision 24- Hour Access
With the help of Sun, Infinium's flagship Phantom Game Service will be accessible to interested gamers right in their own home. The two companies plan on creating a network and infrastructure to stream content of the game service directly into homes that will allow access to an extended library of PC games on-demand.
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RFID Demands, Partnerships Spur on Sun Malaysia
Goal: 300 Percent Growth in Four Years
The momentum of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Malaysia Sdn Bhd is being enthusiastically embraced by Sun Malaysia. The company's managing director Cheam Tat Inn says he plans on exploring new market segments and leveraging strategic partnerships with a goal to increase Sun Malaysia's revenue by 300 percent within three to four years.
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Sun Java System
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Practical SOA with the Sun Java Enterprise System
Sun, SeeBeyond Expand Agreement
A technology and marketing agreement between Sun and SeeBeyond will feature Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions and composite application delivery via the Sun Java Enterprise System. This agreement calls for components of SeeBeyond Integration Composite Application Network (SeeBeyond ICAN 5) Suite to be ported to the Sun Java System Application Server 8.
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Sun Java Enterprise System
Delivering Business Value to the Telco Industry
A Sun white paper entitled "Delivering Business Value to the Telecommunications Industry with Sun Java Enterprise System" aims to show how this Sun solution can revolutionize infrastructure software. By combining mainstream technology with telecommunication reference architectures, this paper asserts that cost and complexity from acquisition to deployment can be lowered with this software.
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Implementing the Sun Java Enterprise System
Orange SA's Integration
Orange SA, the mobile arm of the France Telecom Group, selected the Sun Java Enterprise System last month for its software infrastructure to support its European operations. With this Sun software, Orange expects to significantly reduce its operating expenses by lowering its maintenance and development costs, while simplifying its software licensing structure.
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Sun Java System RFID Software for Linux
Features and Benefits Highlighted
The Sun Java System RFID Software is now available for Linux. This Sun software enables the management of essential RFID hardware, such as RFID tags and readers. This software filters and makes sense of RFID data received from tags before enabling integration of this data with back-end enterprise information systems.
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Get Maximum Levels of Application Service Availability
Sun Cluster Software Offers Improved Uptime, Reliability
This year's exciting Major League Baseball season had numerous fans wanting up-to-the-minute information about their teams and players, and MLB.com relied on Sun hardware and the Sun Cluster software to ensure just that. A recent release of the Sun Cluster 3 software is helping customers improve their application services.
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Sun Studio 9 Software Suite
Ease of Development for C, C++, Fortran
Enterprise developers, HPTC engineers and scientists will find the Sun Studio 9 software is designed with them in mind. It integrates tools that developers use on a daily basis for writing software applications for the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and Linux platforms.
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Java Card Enterprise Software
Security, Interoperability Benefits
The Java Card Enterprise Software is an enterprise security product that allows interoperability of the Java Card technology platform with different computing environments. Besides the benefit of reducing deployment costs, this software also preserves the security and interoperability benefits of Java technology-based smart cards.
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Sun Java RFID System Media Kit Updates
Hard Copy CDs Now Offered
Customers can now get the Sun Java RFID System Media Kit updates on CD. Sun is making these available on physical media for customers who prefer a hard copy CD instead of downloading updates. Customers will need to request a media kit, which will include the software and soft copy documentation.
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