Sun FireTM V890 servers are tripling the performance for ESRI, which is why Sun was chosen to maximize the GIS software company's overall system [14947]. A new Open Source Office was launched by Sun this week with Simon Phipps at its helm [14963]. Additionally, the company is planning on opening a new European data center for remote management in the near future [14919].
Sun also is making news by going on tour with Coldplay in support of the Fair Trade Movement [14964]. A new Sun Center of Excellence was recently inaugurated in India [14923]. And, a survey reveals which programming skills are currently in-demand [14925].
XML Pioneer Tim Bray [14761] and Sun Distinguished Engineer Jim Waldo [14807] share their experience and latest projects in the Features section, where you can also learn about transient blocking synchronization [14846] and how InnovationWell is improving knowledge management for healthcare [14718].
In Hardware, Sun has repriced CPU parts for the Sun FireTM V40z servers [14933], announced the end of life (EOL) for Brocade 12000 FC Port Blade [14899] and released new and repriced hardware spare parts [14900].
Read eWeek Labs take on the Sun JavaTM Studio Creator 2 Early Access (EA) release [14922], which also is the topic for an article on design patterns [14873]. Early adopters may be interested in downloading the Sun JavaTM Studio Enterprise 8 EA [14953]. Subscription pricing is being offered on the new Sun Java StorEdgeTM Software and Suites [14932]. Plus, learn how to use the Sun JavaTM System Identity Manager for service and RBAC profiles [14928].
The Servers section covers remanufactured offerings on the Sun FireTM 15K/12K [14905] and Sun FireTM E2900 [14884] servers. EOL announcements have been made for the Sun FireTM V880 [14904], NetraTM CT820 [14903] and NetraTM 120, whose last order date has been extended [14902].
In the Sun and Standards section, readers are invited to attend an upcoming two-day conference entitled "Standardization and the Law: Developing the Golden Mean for Global Trade," that will explore international trade, law and standards [14951].
Finally, in the Education section, a white paper describes data-grid architecture for higher education [14946], Sun Fire servers that can save educators up to 50 percent [14915] and how to sign-up for an e-newsletter designed for student developers [14916].
As a world leader in geographic information system (GIS) software and technology, ESRI was looking for systems that could maximize its overall system throughput in supporting advanced data analysis. With that in mind, ESRI chose Sun with its combination of Sun Fire servers running SPARC processors and the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS).
Sun officially launched an Open Source Office this week that will be headed by Sun Chief Technology Evangelist Simon Phipps, who will oversee its open source efforts. As a member of the OpenSolaris Community Board, Phipps appointment to lead this new division was a natural one.
Building on its acquisition of SevenSpace Inc., Sun is planning to open a European data center within the next few months to remotely manage customers' systems, said Don Grantham, executive vice president of Sun Services, as reported by IDG News Service's China Martens.
Sun is joining Oxfam America's "Make Trade Fair" campaign by lending its technologies to enlist supporters through a text message petition that will be presented during musical group Coldplay's summer and fall concerts. This campaign is meant to raise awareness and mobilize support for reform of agricultural and trade policies.
The Center For DNA Fingerprinting And Diagnostics (CDFD), whose primary focus will be medical bioinformatics, was inaugurated early this month in Hyderabad, India by His Excellency Dr. A.P.J Kalam, who is the Honorable President of India. This Sun Center of Excellence is a collaborative effort between Sun Microsystems India Pvt. Ltd. and the CDFD consortium.
CIO Magazine reports that a survey of 48,000 IT workers on compensation found that salaries are increasing for individuals with application development, networking, messaging, and database experience, as well as experience in systems administration. This June report listed the top eight to nine certifications and knowledge backgrounds that are "Hot" and "Not" in the industry today.
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:
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Tim Bray is both one of the co-inventors of XML and director of web technologies for Sun. In his role at Sun, Bray stresses identity management as a central issue in web services. He is also committed to ending the turf wars among the competing and incompatible implementations of RSS.
Sun Distinguished Engineer Jim Waldo likes being out front, which is exactly where he is at the moment in the Neuromancer project, an effort housed at Sun Labs' Burlington, Mass. site, whose current goal is to create a decentralized system whose edge devices are not clients but servers.
Authors Ori Shalev and Nir Shavit argue in a Sun Microsystems Laboratories Technical Report that neither the traditional blocking synchronization design nor non-blocking operations will provide the required synchronization support on mega-scale multi-processor machines. They propose instead the technique of transient blocking synchronization (TBS).
InnovationWell, a member-based network of experts and Community of Practice (CoP) dedicated to the improvement of knowledge management across the pharmaceutical, life sciences and healthcare sectors, is also committed to the delivery of knowledge-based solutions and services to these industries.
eWEEK Labs recently tested the early access release of the Sun Java Studio Creator 2, whose final upgrade is expected by November. Writer Peter Coffee compliments this IDE's ease-of-use and foolproof capabilities. He commends Java Studio Creator 2's coherence that confines editing operations to well-architected property structures as well as other new and enhanced capabilities.
The early access release for the Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 is now available to download from the Sun Java Studio Enterprise Web site. This award-winning IDE is based on the NetBeans 4.1 platform that offers a toolset with complete support for enterprise software development.
The Sun Java StorEdge Software and Suites will be offering customers innovative subscription pricing for a complete software bundle with heterogeneous storage management, data services, file systems, availability, archiving, compliance, monitoring and all with Sun's support, training and consulting services. Its per-employee and per-TB pricing addresses the needs of any sized business.
Scott Fehrman, Sun systems engineer in the Identity Management Practice, has written two articles explaining how to take advantage of the Sun Java System Identity Manager to maximize the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). One of the articles describes how to configure identity manager as a service for Solaris OS, while the other discusses RBAC profiles.
Maximize features of the Sun Java Studio Creator 2 by learning its recommended best practices in designing and creating applications. In the first of three articles to outline these guidelines, Beth Stearns describes miniature design patterns for implementing the various components of an application using Java Studio Creator 2.
The Sun Java System Portal Server 6.1 product family (formerly known as Sun ONE Portal Server) has reached its end of life (EOL) with its last order date set for October 28, 2005, last ship date set for January 27, 2006, and its end of service life scheduled for January 27, 2011.
Select Sun Fire V40z server CPU parts have been repriced to remain a competitive option for entry-level server customers. Lower pricing has been applied to the Sun Fire V40z servers with AMD Opteron 850, 852 and 870 CPU options.
The Brocade 12000 Fibre Channel Port Blade is being replaced by the Brocade SilkWorm 24000 Director, which is now the primary director product from Brocade. The last order date is set for October 28, 2005, the last ship date is January 27, 2006 and end of service life is January 27, 2011.
Sun's new and repriced spare parts for the end of July and early August have been released, appealing to customers interested in Sun Blade, Sun Fire and Sun StorEdge hardware. Sun hardware spare parts have incorporated the latest design improvements by Sun engineering and are verified by extensive factory testing to minimize compatibility problems.
Customers using BMC PATROL monitoring and management software for their Sun environments may be interested in the new Unified Sun Knowledge Module (KM) for PATROL. This updated release extends the range of Sun systems that can be monitored by this KM and includes support for systems running the Sun Cluster software, version 3.1
Sun is offering three new 1.2 GHz configurations of the Sun Fire 15K server and one new 1.2 GHz configuration of the Sun Fire 12K server. These remanufactured products carry the same warranty as new Sun products and come with a Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) Right-to-Use (RTU) license.
Remanufactured Sun Fire E2900 servers configured with USS400, 1200 MHz processors are now available in limited supply, along with selected x-options. The remanufactured x-options include CPU/memory board with four UltraSPARC IV 1200 MHz processors with 8 MB Ecache each and 16 GB memory for the Sun Fire E2900/V1280.
Sun has announced the end-of-life (EOL) for all configurations of the Sun Fire V880 server. The last order date will be October 14, 2005, and the last ship date January 13, 2006. The end-of-service life date is January 13, 2011. The Sun Fire V890 server family is the replacement product.
The Netra 120 server end-of-life for all options and configurations was announced on June 7, 2005 [14665] with a last order date of December 16, 2005. That last order date has been extended to March 16, 2006, giving customers additional time to upgrade to the follow-on Netra 1U server, which is scheduled to be announced in Q1CY06.
Sun has announced end-of-life (EOL) for the Netra CT820 Server because critical components necessary to achieve Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) are no longer available. No replacement product has been designated for the Netra CT820.
This Sun technical white paper makes a clear distinction between
compute grids and its subject technology, the data grid. The data grid
is the vehicle, in the eyes of the authors, for moving the academy to
the next level -- the post-digital level -- of support for knowledge.
Sun is offering substantial discounts to educators on its two-way Sun Fire V20z, four-way Sun Fire V40z, Sun Fire V490 and Sun Fire V890 servers. These servers offer competitive price/performance and leading-edge technologies of either AMD Opteron processors or Sun's UltraSPARC/Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) platform.
An important of Sun's new Student Developer Program is its e-newsletter, produced exclusively for student developers. The monthly e-newsletter is a helpful source of information on new products, free resources, tutorials, tools, games, events and more.
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