The OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board has been selected and Sun's Executive Vice President of Software John Loiacono comments on it and the next version of the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) [14331]. In other news, Sun and NEC have expanded their strategic alliance [14348], Sun's Asia-Pacific Region is gaining momentum in the x86 market [14333] and Sun is offering a promotion on its AMD powered systems [14322].
Sun and IBM's utility computing models are compared [14324] in the Features section that also offers a progress report on Sun and Microsoft's broad collaboration arrangement one year later [14330]. Plus, a recent poll shows CIOs expect to increase their IT spending [14332].
The Software section provides details on the Solaris Service Plans [14269], the latest JiniTM Technology Starter Kit [14315] and how to get an Adventure DV3 Camera while becoming Sun certified [14354].
Get information on a recently released patch for the Sun JavaTM Studio Enterprise 7 [14363] and how this software supports the latest UML version [14305].
In the Java section, read about the U.S. Air Force's implementation of a JavaSM Center of Excellence program [14350], the first JavaTM Research Center in Asia [14352], J2SETM 5.0 and concurrent programming [14328] and securing Web Services with XWS-Security framework [14290].
New updates on accessing SunSolveTM and the Sun System Handbook [14304] are in the SysAdmin section along with a Sun business brief on data retention compliance [14282].
The Life Sciences section details the Sun Bio Workstation and Bio Cluster solutions [14300] and how Sun servers are helping catalogue the world's species [14306].
The OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board (CAB) has been selected to guide the growth of OpenSolaris community toward self-governance. The five member board consists of two members who were nominated and elected by the OpenSolaris pilot community and the remaining three members were appointed by Sun.
Sun and NEC Corporation are expanding their strategic alliance to create new system solutions that combine their technologies and products. Under this new alliance, the two companies' collaborative efforts will focus on the expansion of the joint systems integration business relationship, development of secure voice and data solutions and concentrated participation in the development of middleware software.
Sun's Asia-Pacific Region is gaining market shares for both the x86 and non-x86 platforms. The company reported a 160 percent increase in unit shipments of its x86 platforms during the last quarter and a 16 percent year-on-year increase for its UltraSPARC servers with the Solaris Operating Systems (Solaris OS).
Customers can save 15-18 percent on Sun systems powered by AMD Opteron processors now through June 30, 2005. Specific systems available under this promotion include the Sun Fire V40z server, the Sun Java Workstation W2100z and the Sun Java Workstation W1100z.
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Sun plans on doubling its regional grid computing center network in the coming year from its five current regional centers. Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz says Sun's utility-computing effort is more attuned to mainstream market usage than other efforts such as IBM's per-use offering of its high-end Blue Gene computer.
A year has passed since Sun and Microsoft entered into a broad collaboration arrangement to enable more interoperability between their products and settle all of their pending litigation. The two companies have been diligently working toward achieving interoperability in Web Services and networking, and are expected to make announcements on their progress soon.
Chief Information Officers (CIOs) predict spending will grow 6.4 percent during the next 12 months, reported CIO Magazine Tech Poll's monthly results. Additionally, the March poll registered 85 percent of responding CIOs currently are experiencing application backlog and 15.4 percent of those plan to increase spending to alleviate the problem.
The Sun Developer Network Site recently released a patch to the Sun Java Studio Enterprise 7, which is available now at Sun's Update Center and SunSolve. This patch offers updates to several modules on this software and is intended for the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and Windows.
Sun technical staff member Denise Lee has written a commentary for the Sun Java Studio Enterprise Developer newsletter that explains how the Sun Java Studio Enterprise 7 supports the Unified Modeling Language (UML) specification. She details the supported UML diagram types and the reverse, forward and roundtrip engineering capabilities.
As a security foundation, the Sun Java System Access Manager is used to manage secure access to an enterprises' Web applications both within the enterprise and across businesses. A recent Sun article outlines how to configure load balancing for the Sun Java System Access Manager to ensure availability and scalability.
With the release of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), Sun also made available three optional subscription-based Solaris Service Plans that offer customers a choice in their desired software support level. The Solaris Service Plans come in Premium, Standard and Basic, and are offered at predictable and scalable "per processor socket" price.
The Jini Technology Starter Kit Version 2.1 Beta release is available as a free download for interested users to test and evaluate. This starter kit release is the first to be offered under the new Jini technology licensing model that is using the Apache License Version 2.0.
Purchase one of a select number of Java technology or Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) Career Accelerator Packages (CAPs) from Sun and receive an Adventure DV3 Camera. This 7-in-1 multi-functional digital camera features a digital camcorder, digital still camera, digital voice recorder, MP3 player, Card Reader and PC Cam and mass storage.
Sun has updated its access privileges to its SunSolve program and Sun System Handbook. Varying types of information will be available for two different types of Sun customers: the general Sun community and customers with Sun Service Plans or contracts.
Learn about the industry drivers for effective data management in a Sun white paper entitled, "Challenges of Data Retention Compliance." This business brief also covers the importance of meeting requirements for regulatory compliance, corporate governance and litigation support in relation to building effective data retention solutions. Sun infrastructure and technology are highlighted.
The USAF Headquarters Operations and Sustainment Systems Group has implemented a Java Center of Excellence (JCOE) program that provides proven and tested methodologies for Java technology-based application development. Sun and USAF developed and codified an iterative application development methodology and architecture plan to streamline future development efforts.
Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy and Korea's Information and Communication Minister Chin Dae-Je attended the opening ceremony of a Java Research Center in Korea held April 6, 2005. According to a news article by Telecoms Korea, Sun plans on investing USD$50 million over the next four years to fund this center's development activities.
The Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 release has a new path to multithreading in the Java programming language. This release has new and sophisticated mechanisms for working with threads as part of the java.util.concurrent package. A Sun Developer Network website article delves into this new concurrent programming with J2SE 5.0.
Web Services are on the uptake due to their simplicity in building business applications, cost savings and enablement of new business models. Enterprises wanting to incorporate these computing services into their IT environment are expressing concern about security. Qusay H. Mahmoud offers some basic concepts on securing Web Services.
A Sun technical white paper highlights the latest Sun technologies that are benefiting the Life Sciences community in performance, reliability and ease of use. Entitled, "Sun Bio Workstation & Bio Cluster," this paper details the specifications of Sun hardware and software that comprise these solutions and how they can be applied in the Life Sciences.
An impressively ambitious project in itself – cataloging the species living in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park – has expanded under the auspices of the Polistes Foundation to compile a knowledge base for the study of education, health, agriculture, economic development and conservation worldwide. Sun servers running the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) power the project.
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