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19 Dec 2005
#15606
Understanding the UltraSPARC T1 Processor
Designed with High Transaction Throughput in Mind

Enterprises trying to meet a rising volume of customer and partner interactions on the web have routinely added more servers at the edge and middle tiers of the typical three-tier architecture. This approach has been ineffective in a number of ways. Now, customers have the UltraSPARC T1 processor as the ideal solution.
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19 Dec 2005
#15558
Metaphors: A New Programming Language
Victoria Livschitz Explains how to Make Programming Less Counterintuitive

Victoria Livschitz is a principal architect at Sun and an adjunct staff member at Sun Labs. She is, as well, expert in next-generation programming languages that address the issue of counterintuitiveness in modern programming paradigms. Janice J. Heiss interviewed Livschitz on this subject and the language that she calls Metaphors.
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19 Dec 2005
#15611
Is Microsoft Really Behind Office Open XML Formats?
Some Observers Suggest It Is Not

While Microsoft professes enthusiasm for the pending acceptance of its Office Open XML Formats as a standard, there are plenty of skeptics who question exactly what they have in mind up in Redmond, Wash. as some critical elements are being withheld from the deal.
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19 Dec 2005
#15532
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0: Ready for Migration
James Gosling and Mark Reinhold Invite Adopters

Few people have as complete a sense as James Gosling of just how ready for migration the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE 5.0) is. He and Java SE Chief Engineer Mark Reinhold recently shared their views with Janice J. Heiss. Gosling, in particular, deems the version eminently ready for use.
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