Sun's Network Computing 05-Q1 event [14078] this past week introduced the new Sun Grid utility platform [14100] and a comprehensive set of new services and solutions, including the Sun JavaTM Enterprise System with new software suites [14102], expanded SunSM Preventive Services [14103], SunTM Studio 10 software [14095] and the open source version of the SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) [14093].
In Features, read how Sun CEO and Chairman Scott McNealy's contrarian approach is driving innovation [13952], Sun Vice President Mike Green's perspective on the future of e-commerce [14097] and how Sun products address identity management for customers' security and compliance needs [14082]. A Sun feature article highlights the SunTM Secure Application Switch - N2000 Series [14013].
Sun just released a Solaris OS online manual [14023] and a white paper identifying the benefits telecoms can receive with its UNIXR platform [14081]. Get information on SunTM Cluster 3.0 programming for the SunPlexTM environment [13864].
The Storage section covers the Sun StorEdgeTM File Cluster software [13864], an SEC compliance assessment of the Sun StorEdgeTM Compliance Archiving System [14088], Sun StorEdgeTM 9990 systems' virtualization of EMC storage [14075] and a survey reveals why consumer demands are driving enterprise storage solutions [14083].
In Partners, learn about Sun and EDS' plans to deliver utility computing services [14016], Sun's restructuring of its global sales organization [14079] and new partner configurations for the Sun FireTM E4900 and E6900 servers [14068].
Advancing the new era of network computing, Sun revealed its latest innovations at its quarterly Network Computing '05 (NC05Q1) launch that included a new Sun Grid utility solution, Client Solutions practices and a comprehensive set of new services and solutions designed to simplify the business of selecting, acquiring and using IT infrastructure.
Customers and partners can receive immediate benefits from an open, grid-based computing infrastructure via the Sun Grid compute utility and the Sun Grid storage utility. Announced at Sun's quarterly Network Computing '05 (NC05Q1) launch, these are just the first two solutions of many Sun Grid offerings the company plans on releasing.
Sun has released an initial set of five Sun Java System Suites that come with the latest Sun Java Studio Enterprise development platform and the Sun Java Studio Creator tool. Designed for quick and easy deployment of the Sun Java Enterprise System technologies, these suites are available for USD$50 per employee per year.
The Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) is available for its promised free download on the OpenSolaris Web site. Sun's UNIX platform follows the initial source code release of the Solaris Dynamic Tracing or DTrace, which logged almost 4,000 downloads within the first 40 hours of its posting.
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83.4: New Configurations for the Sun Fire V210, V240 [14064]
Sun Preventive Services have been expanded to include new partner capabilities and system-level connected services. Announced at Sun's Network Computing first quarterly launch for 2005, these proactive, subscription-based services will be available directly from Sun and its Sun iForce partners. New Sun Update Connection services and enhanced Sun Net Connect services will be offered.
Negotiations are underway between Sun and EDS to define an eight-year services agreement that would allow EDS to transform the operations of Sun's data centers to the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform. Additionally, the companies have agreed to jointly deliver IT solutions, including utility computing services based on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS).
Recent management restructuring of Sun's global sales organization (GSO) has resulted in former Pirus Networks CEO Rich Napolitano being named president of Sun's U.S. geographically established market (GEM). According to Greg Stroud, Sun's vice president of iForce partner sales, this change is a "net positive move by Sun in how it relates to partners."
Updated partner configurations for the Sun Fire E4900 and Sun Fire E6900 servers are available with new PCI+ I/O assemblies and improved 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC IV Uniboards. Each partner configuration is prepackaged with the minimum required CPUs, memory, I/O and other necessary features, offering partners and resellers simple, functional configurations for stocking and quick time-to-market.
Sun prides itself on being contrarian and this attitude begins at the top. Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy has always been one to challenge the conventional wisdom and continues to do so as is evident in the company's drive toward open standards, pay-per-use computing and innovative business models.
E-Commerce in 2005
Sun VP of Retail Discusses the Future of Online Retailing
Security and simplifying the buying process are two key areas that online retailers should be focusing on to improve their future business success, says Mike Green, vice president of Retail at Sun. In an interview with Jennifer LeClaire of E-Commerce Times, Green discussed what he views as the biggest challenges facing online retailers.
Ensuring the security of sensitive information and achieving compliance with global regulatory requirements are among the most critical and daunting challenges facing organizations today. Sun understands these concerns and is aggressively addressing them with several product offerings designed with identity management in mind.
Enterprise and service provider environments now have access to an ISO/OSI Layer 4-7 device that is easy to integrate into existing infrastructures with the Sun Secure Application Switch - N2000 Series. This Sun product integrates gigabit wire-speed application switching, chip-level embedded security and dynamic resource virtualization.
Get an inside look into Sun's UNIX platform through an online book entitled "Introduction to the Solaris Development Environment." Released January 2005, this publication is available on the Sun Product Documentation Web site and coincides with the open source release of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS).
Sun has released the Sun Studio 10 software that extends its development environment to the AMD64 architecture. This developer tool suite is designed for C, C++ and Fortran application development, offering a comprehensive, integrated suite for development, debugging, tuning and deployment of enterprise applications on Sun platforms.
A Sun technical white paper targeted at the telecommunications industry presents the benefits these corporations can receive by implementing the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS). Essentially, these benefits are broken down into three categories that address the pressing needs of telecoms.
SunPlex systems and Sun Cluster 3.0 software offer a premier application service delivery platform. With the Sun Cluster 3.0, custom data services can be created to maximize the availability and enhance the horizontal scalability of enterprise applications. A recently published book provides a tutorial and reference guide on building these custom data services.
The Sun StorEdge File Cluster for the Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Appliance is a dual active/active server architecture that enables a significant reduction in downtime by removing single points of failure. The clustered failover architecture nearly doubles the performance of throughput to users by utilizing two separate Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Appliance server modules.
In an evaluation of the Sun StorEdge Compliance Archiving System, Kahn Consulting, Inc. has deemed this Sun product to be in compliance with the relevant requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) pertinent regulations. Their findings are reported in a 14-paged PDF report.
The Sun StorEdge 9990 systems now offer virtualization support for EMC storage systems, enhancing Sun's virtualization offerings to high-end customers. Among the first to provide open storage virtualization for high-end storage devices, Sun already offers these capabilities with the Sun StorEdge 6920 systems that address mid-tier market needs.
A Harris interactive survey reveals that consumers' heightened reliance on electronic data and online services is accelerating the demand for data accessibility, security and storage. Companies with the best enterprise storage strategies for their data centers currently, and will continue to, reap the benefits from customers' expanding "digital domains."
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