System News Editor-in-Chief and CTO John J. McLaughlin gets the inside story on Sun's stability, strategy and product line from Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy, who recently spoke candidly during an interview with McLaughlin [14920].
In other Sun News, learn how the company is helping the UN with a global initiative[14876] and about its new alliances with T-Mobile [14908] and MPC Computers [14912]. InfoWorld 2005 Innovators Award was bestowed on six SolarisTM 10 engineers [14913]. And, the Aberdeen Group is inviting mid-size companies to participate in research study on enterprise resource planning [14907].
The Software section details new product releases including the Trusted SolarisTM 8 2/04 Operating Environment [14885], SolarisTM 10 3/05 HW1 Operating System [14880] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 [14896]. Also, read about recent surveys on RFID, which suggests upcoming market changes [14836], [14855].
The Sun FireTM V40z server now supports the fastest dual core technology - AMD Opteron 875 [14886]. Select configurations of these entry-level servers have been repriced to offer customers more competitive options [14881]. Sun also is promoting a trade-in allowance of 15 percent when trading up to a Sun FireTM V440 server [14894].
Learn how Sun is solving the market's enterprise data retention and management requirements, which are expected to increase by 54 percent this year alone [14848]. Also in Storage, read eWeek's review of the Sun StorEdgeTM 6920 system [14872], the new lower pricing for the Sun StorEdgeTM 5210 NAS appliance [14879] and EOL for Sun StorEdgeTM 6120 arrays [14888].
Get trained in the SolarisTM 10 OS [14838], the N1TM Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 [14906] and save 15 percent off Sun's live virtual classes on a variety of technologies [14837].
The JavaTM Platform, Micro Edition (JavaTM ME) headlines this week's articles in the JavaTM Technology section with information on the Mobile Service Architecture initiative [14871], its involvement in auto infotainment [14890] and support of Apache Derby [14878].
In Partners, find out how to qualify for a free Sun UltraTM 20 workstation [14889] and which Sun systems will be virtualized with VMware's virtualization infrastructure software [14917]. Some channel partners now can receive Sun sales force training [14921]. And, Cambex joins Sun iForceSM Partner program, liberating mainframe customers with Sun and Cambex's open systems servers [14914].
Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy recently answered some hard-hitting questions posed by System News Editor-in-Chief and CTO John J. McLaughlin. Some of 55,000 subscribers to the System News publications had been requesting straight-forward responses to various issues from the company's top executive.
Sun will be taking an active role in the second Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit in Morocco by providing the network technology and training needed to assist the delegates in connecting with each other and participating at the event, as well as staying in contact, monitoring progress of initiatives and planning future activities following the conference.
Sun will be supporting T-Mobile International's next-generation service delivery portal by providing software and hardware that includes the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS), Sun Java System Identity Manager, Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition, Sun StorEdge storage systems and Sun Fire servers.
Each week we publish articles in a number of sections. Your newsletter contains just the sections that you have enabled in your profile. Last month, July 2005, had 4 weekly issues in which we published 89 articles in 26 sections. The 16 distinct sections were:
Sun News,
Sun Features,
Sun Hardware,
Sun Java System,
Sun Workstation,
Sun Software,
Sun Servers,
Sun Storage,
Sun SysAdmin,
Sun Entry Level Servers,
Sun Service,
NetBeans,
Developer,
Free and Open Source Software,
Java Technology, and
Telco
The 10 most popular articles, based on Web page views by logged in subscribers, were:
Solaris 10 Operating System Self-Help Guide [14689]
Sun Introduces Sun Ultra 3 Mobile Workstation [14799]
Sun Plans to Offer Entire Software Line Free of Charge in Future [14832]
Technical White Paper on the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation [14717]
Six Sun engineers earned an InfoWorld Innovators award this month for their work on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS). Sun's Solaris engineering team was honored for their design of the Solaris 10 OS that includes such innovative features as Predictive Self-Healing and Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), which empowers users to solve complex problems previously unseen.
The Aberdeen Group is inviting mid-sized companies to participate in a 10-minute research survey to compare their business processes and assist them in assessing their challenges and planned responses against those of their peers. A free copy of this study will be available for download in October. To participate in this survey examining companies' strategies and investments intentions, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/survey/erpmidmkt
Each week, we determine which articles have been most frequently referenced by logged-in subscribers to provide you with a list of the most popular articles for each of the last three issues. The top articles for the three most recent issues were:
90.1: GE Deploys Sun Java Identity Manager
89.4: Sun Plans to Offer Entire Software Line Free of Charge in Future
89.3: Sun Introduces Sun Ultra 3 Mobile Workstation
The popularity of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) is necessitating more training courses and certification exams. Sun is answering this demand with the creation of intermediate and advanced Solaris 10 OS courses in multiple training delivery options so users can learn how to maximize the benefits of this innovative operating system and advance their career opportunities.
Sign up for one of Sun's Live Virtual Classes now through December 31, 2005, and receive 15 percent off the regular purchase price. Enjoy the efficiencies of online learning with the interaction of a live instructor while mastering technologies such as the Solaris 10 Operating System, Java programming language, Sun Fire servers and more.
The Sun N1 Service Provisioning System simplifies application lifecycle management by rapidly provisioning business services that span multiple tiers across heterogeneous environments. To learn the best methods in deploying and configuring the latest version of this Sun software, register for a new instructor-led course that teaches these techniques and others.
Under its "Ten Moves Ahead," Partner Initiative, Sun is offering a free Sun Ultra 20 Workstation complete with Sun Studio 10 software, Java development tools and Visual MainWin for UNIX Software Development Kit (SDK) for one developer. The offering also includes three months of basic support from Mainsoft (valued at USD$4,395).
Sun has reached an agreement with VMware that will allow it to deliver the full line of server virtualization capabilities developed by VMware on its Sun Fire x64 (x86, 64-bit) servers and the Sun StorEdge 6920 storage arrays.
Sun is offering the same training materials and methodologies used in training its direct sales force to channel partners under a program designed to bring them "up to speed" in their transactions with customers. This program is available in parts of Australia with plans to include the entire country and to expand it to New Zealand as well.
Cambex, a supplier of solutions for optimizing storage network productivity and application performance, has become a Sun iForce Partner and will provide mainframe rehosting solutions and services on SPARC-based Sun Fire servers to its enterprise customers. This new alliance will liberate mainframe customers who now can benefit from the economies possible with Sun and Cambex's open systems servers.
Trusted Solaris 8 2/04 was released to general availability on July 26, 2005. Based on Solaris 8 2/04, this release supports both x86 systems, SPARC systems and systems based on the Sun UltraSPARC IV processors. This release of Trusted Solaris includes added hardware support for multiple Sun Fire servers.
The Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 Operating System (Solaris OS) is based on Solaris 10 3/05 but with support added for new and future Sun platforms. Sun recommends using only the Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 media to install those
new systems and continue using the original Solaris 10 release for
all other hardware.
The newly released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is being offered by Sun, giving customers a choice of operating systems and platforms for flexibility in deployment and development with investment protection. The standard distributions of Linux that Sun offers will be tightly integrated with the Sun Java Enterprise System.
The one point of industry-wide agreement on RFID is that the technology and the reception it is receiving are both in considerable flux. Even as more companies seriously entertain thoughts of implementing the technology, other researchers predict an imminent shift in the direction the technology will take [14855].
Just as RFID technology was firmly stamping its identity onto the public's consciousness, the industry appears due for a radical change. At least this is how things look to ABI Research, which makes the claim that the focus will soon shift from the familiar "tags and readers" to the software.
The Sun Fire V40z AMD Opteron server now supports the fastest dual core AMD Opteron 875 (2.2 GHz)processor. This newly available X-option offers an 875 CPU daughterboard that allows a 2 x 875 dual core Sun Fire V40z server to be field upgraded to a full four CPU capacity.
Sun is lowering the price for select configurations of the Sun Fire V40z server in order to continue offering customers an affordable and competitive choice in the entry-level server market. The Sun Fire V40z server takes advantage of x86 platform affordability, 32-bit and 64-bit computing and supports multiple operating systems.
Customers interested in upgrading their qualified Sun servers to a new Sun Fire V440 server should take advantage of a trade-up promotion that offers an increased trade-in allowance of 15 percent for their older servers. Recently announced by Sun, this offer is valid now through December 24, 2005.
IDC's Worldwide Disk Storage Systems Forecast and Analysis predicts storage capacity requirements will increase by 54 percent this year and continue to double every 18 to 24 months. To meet this growing demand, Sun has provided customers with a solution, the Sun StorEdge 5310 Compliance Archiving System, that solves enterprise data retention and management requirements.
eWeek's Senior Analyst Henry Baltazar recently reviewed the Sun StorEdge 6920 System, concluding this system is the ideal backbone for large to mid-sized companies to support their enterprise storage systems. The lowest rating this Sun solution achieved was "good" for its interoperability, manageability and data protection, while it earned "excellent" in scalability and upgradability.
Sun has repriced the Sun StorEdge 5210 NAS Appliance, keeping this solution competitive in the workgroup NAS market. This entry-level network attached storage server is ideally suited for departments, workgroups, distributed enterprises and small- to medium-sized companies with UNIX or Microsoft network environments.
With the Sun StorEdge 6130 array on the market that offers advanced data protection, round-the-clock availability, application-oriented management and modular, pay-as-you-grow scalability and flexibility, Sun has decided to end production on the Sun StorEdge 6120 array. Its last order date is scheduled for October 28, 2005.
John Muhlner, Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) Platform Marketing Manager at Sun, recently shared his views on the Mobile Service Architecture (MSA). Muhlner serves on the expert groups currently at work defining the MSA within the Java Community Process - Java Specification Requests (JSRs) 248 and 249.
Looking for the latest in mobile computer technology? Steven Meloan, in an article hosted on the Sun Developer Web site, suggests you will find it in the automobile. Siemens VDO Automotive and BMW, he reports, have equipped the BMW 7, 6 and 5 series cars with Top Level Architecture (TLA), Java technology-based software enabling location-based services, web services and multimedia functionality with offerings good for the automobile's life.
Sun has thrown its support behind the release of Apache Derby 10.1.1.0 from the Apache Foundation. According to a report by Martin LaMonica on CNET News.com, Sun will dedicate staff to work on the project at Apache, assisting its advancement since multiple vendors are required for an Apache project to be considered truly viable.
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