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22 Aug 2005
#14977
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Sun to Open Source its Digital Rights Management Technologies
Open Media Commons Initiative to Act as Platform for DRM Standards
Sun will be releasing its entire digital rights management (DRM) technologies, known as "Project DReaM," from its internal Sun Labs program under the OSI-approved Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL). Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz made the announcement during the Progress and Freedom Foundation Aspen Summit held August 21-28, in Colorado.
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22 Aug 2005
#14976
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Java Teaching Innovations Portal to Share Knowledge
Online Resource for Educators' Technology Programs
The Java Teaching Innovations Portal launched by Sun this week is designed to offer secondary and higher education students and teachers Java technology-based curriculum in order to expand knowledge of the Java programming language. Plans are to have this innovative curriculum be integrated into technology education programs.
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24 Aug 2005
#14984
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Sun and Oracle Announce Database Packs
Offers Oracle Database 10g on Sun Fire x64 Servers
Sun and Oracle have announced Database Packs that offer pre-configured infrastructure solutions to help customers with rapid and successful deployments. These configurations are aimed at providing cost-effective, high performance and enterprise-level reliability at price points for the small- and medium-sized business.
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25 Aug 2005
#14986
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Sun Earns Top Spot in UNIX Server Revenue, Unit Shipments
Gartner Dataquest Reports 2Q05 Worldwide Server Database Findings
According to 2Q05 Worldwide Server Database by Gartner Dataquest, a leading provider of research and analysis about the global information technology industry, Sun leads the UNIX platform server vendor category in revenue and unit shipments worldwide. Sun also reclaimed the number three position for all operating system server revenue.
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24 Aug 2005
#14985
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Sun Grid Cuts Transaction Time From Days to Under an Hour
Planned Demo Center to Offer Customers Opportunity to Test Data
The Sun Grid has proven it can reduce the time required to run complex financial risk simulations from days to less than one hour. These results were reported following a recent trial deployment of financial services software from CDO2 on the Sun Grid Compute Utility.
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22 Aug 2005
#14950
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Significant Changes Expected in Sun's Partner Program
New Incentives Anticipated to Revitalize Channel
Sun is making some significant changes to its channel program by aligning it with the company's new U.S. growth strategies, according to Bill Cate, director of Sun's U.S. iForce Program Office as reported by Karen D. Schwartz with the Channel Insider. Strategies include giving partners incentives to sell, among others.
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23 Aug 2005
#14979
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3D Animation Process Improves 50% with Sun Systems
Performance, Pricing Sways Dygra Films to Upgrade to Sun
The Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) has won over Spanish film production company Dygra Films, which has replaced its Intel processor-based platform running Windows with Sun's latest UNIX release. According to Dygra Films, its 3D animation process, including production and procedures, has improved 50 percent.
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27 Aug 2005
#15009
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Top Ten Articles for Last 3 Issues
Vol 90 Issue 1, 2 and 3
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 Web version of this article lists the top 10 articles for each of the last three issues. The top articles for the three most recent issues were:
- 90.3: Which Programmers are Receiving Premium Pay?
- 90.2: The Inside Story on Sun's Stability, Strategy, Product Line
- 90.1: "System Administration Guide: Security Services"
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