Headlining the News this week is Sun's Network Computing '05 Q2 [14461] product launch that offered a host of new utility services, including the SunSM Connection [14463] and Sun Management Connection [14471]; two new grid computing solutions [14466]; additions to the N1TM product family [14464], among others.
The NetBeans{TM] section covers the new NetBeans IDE 4.1 release [14438], the upcoming NetBeans Software Day [14420] and NetBeans Profiler Milestone 6, which is available now to download [14404].
The certification of Oracle 10g on the SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) [14468] tops the Partner section that also reveals how Sun and its partners' solutions are captivating governments interest worldwide [14465].
End of life configurations for the Sun JavaTM Workstation W2100z have been announced [14387] as has a new technology code named "Retro" that facilitates Microsoft applications on Sun RayTM ultra-thin clients [14453].
Information on becoming a Sun certified programmer for the JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM) 5.0 [14448] is offered in the Java section. Plus, learn how to contribute code to J2SE 6.0 [14428] and become eligible for five of Sun's most coveted giveaways [14447].
In Education and training, read about the Sun Matching Grant Program's offer to educational institutions in India [14409], new Live Virtual Class training [14451] and sign up to learn Sun's latest technologies with the release of 17 new courses [14452].
Sun's Network Computing '05 Q2 focused on network computing as a service model, new business subscription models and updates to its Sun Grid offerings. This quarterly launch event was held in Washington, D.C. to highlight Sun's ongoing commitment to global governments and longer-range strategic design work in the U.S.
The new Sun Connection is a key component of Sun's service relationship with its customers and a way for Sun to deliver ongoing value. Built on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), the always-on Sun Connection program joins the Sun Grid Compute Utility and the Sun Grid Storage Utility as a service offering in Sun's grid strategy.
At Sun's Network Computing '05 Q2 product launch, the company introduced the Sun Management Connection that remotely manages heterogeneous IT environments over the Internet without customers having to invest in IT infrastructure. This remote managed services technology was derived from Sun's acquisition of SevenSpace and delivers continuous, highly scalable remote management.
Two new grid solutions were announced at Sun's Network Computing Launch '05 Q2 held May 3rd in Washington, D.C. - the Sun Grid Rack System and the Sun Grid Solution. These offerings along with the status of the Sun Grid were presented during Sun's quarterly product launch.
Two new software releases within the Sun N1 product family offer next generation services for easier management of complex systems. The Sun N1 System Manager and Sun N1 Service Provisioning System have been designed to simplify the management of data center servers and business services.
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:
86.4: StarOffice 8 Software to be Released This Summer [14399]
86.3: Enhanced Sun Fire V40z Server - Sun's First Dual-core Server [14411]
86.2: Solaris OS End-of-Software Support Announcements [14367]
If you haven't noticed, Sun's Web site and portals have a brand new look. The new designs are based on several thousand customer feedback sources including surveys, usability testing and interviews. Highlights of the new Sun design include pulldown navigation menus and greater consistency across Sun sites.
The Oracle 10g has been certified on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), improving customer choice within the scalable computing market, announced Sun at its Network Computing '05 Q2 launch. Coupled together, these two solutions deliver an IT platform that ensures forward momentum in the adoption of scalable computing, Sun projected.
Secure and scalable technologies have ingratiated Sun and its partners with government agencies worldwide, who continually seek cutting-edge solutions to meet their demanding requirements. During its quarterly Network Computing '05 Q2 launch, Sun shared how some of its next-generation solutions are benefiting the government sector, partners and citizens.
Sun's release of the Sun Java Workstation W2100z with AMD Opteron processor Model 252 in March has led to the end of life for some previous standard configurations of this workstation. To reduce complexity, two specific part numbers will be replaced with the updated models, which offer more value to customers and resellers.
Sun Ray ultra-thin clients soon may be offered with a recently developed technology that allows this Sun solution to run Microsoft applications. Code named "Retro", this technology illustrated the versatility of these ultra-thin clients and was one of 50 technology demonstrations presented during the 2005 Sun Labs Day.
Sun's worldwide education grants and donations program recently offered a USD$5 million initiative to educational institutions, whereby Sun donates equipment to match investments of educational institutions. In addition, Sun Microsystems India Pvt Ltd will provide a series of hardware, software and Web-based training as part of its Sun Matching Grant Program.
Sun customers now have another training option as part of the Sun Educational Services portfolio - Live Virtual Classes. This new modality will be available initially in nine training courses that will bring instructor-led training to desktops worldwide via the web.
The Sun Educational Services team has released 17 new courses specifically designed as Instructor-led Training (ILT) that translates advanced technologies into real-world skills and applications. Released this spring, these new courses cover the areas of Java technology software, storage, operating systems and the N1 grid for network infrastructure.
Weekly snapshot releases of Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) have been posted on mustang.dev.java.net as the platform moves toward version 6.0. The team now is actively seeking source code contributions from the development community.
Register for one of Sun's five most popular Java technology training courses and become eligible for one of five of these most requested giveaway items - an iPod Shuffle, Sun Java Bomber Jacket, MP3 Watch, Sony PlayStation 2 or Biometric Flash Drive. Registration must be completed by July 8, 2005.
The final version of the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 exam has been released for experienced Java language programmers. This exam tests knowledge on this Java platform including the latest enhancements and features of version 5.0 and is considered the foundation certification in Sun's Java technology certification portfolio.
The NetBeans organization plans on releasing NetBeans IDE 4.1 by week's
end with core stabilization features and enhanced performance additions.
This latest version supports application development for the Java 2
Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 and deployment to the Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 Platform Edition.
Join the NetBeans team for their annual NetBeans Software Day at 2005 JavaOne Conference scheduled for June 26, 2005, at the Argent Hotel for the latest updates on the NetBeans IDE and other Sun tools. This free, half-day event offers a roster of industry experts who will be presenting keynotes and track sessions.
NetBeans Profiler Milestone 6 for NetBeans 4.1 and 4.0 IDE has been released with multiple new features including support for the upcoming JDK 5.04_04 release that will be available at the end of June and the current builds of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 6.0.
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