In this week's Sun News, the Sun FireTM E25K server world-record setting performance on the TPC-H SF3000 benchmark [15857] is spotlighted as is the company's part in underwriting StopBadware.org [15829]. Sun pleas for improved energy efficiency in data center web servers [15862] and challenges managers to make fun use of their "extra" data center space [15778].

The Features section covers SunTM Grid Compute Utility's two flavors [15812]; the dual-purpose behind Sun JavaTM Identity Management Suite [15724]; why rumblings of UNIXR's death are premature [15834] and tech sector's expected increase in hirings and wages [15819].

Financial Services reports on this past week's Sun Analyst Summit 2006, which is available in web- and audiocasts [15879]. A new online trading system is getting help from Sun [15806]. Learn what the top strategic IT initiatives are for the banking industry [15781]. Sun infrastructure is helping take Thailand's second largest commercial bank into the future [15855].

The 2006 JavaOneSM Conference call for exhibitors is now open [15814]. A survey indicates JavaTM technology is on the rise with SMB developers [15817]. OSS/J released its web services integration profile [15856]. Plus, read stories on Duke [15818], Project Mustang [15858] and "Get Java" buttons [15859].

In Servers, Sun's UltraSPARCR T1 servers will be featuring virtualization technology [15830]. IDC survey explains why customers are choosing Sun servers [15774]. New ATO CPU/memory boards are available [15853] and last order date for PCI I/O assembly extended [15854].

The Telco section features IEEE's proposed next high-speed Wi-Fi standard [15810]; the latest on Wi-Fi hotspots [15815]; India's telecom and banking markets impact on Sun [15821] and more.

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Product announcements and company strategies Sun shared during the technology industry's premiere security and open source conferences [15945] held this past week highlight this edition, such as the UltraSPARCR T1 processors implementation in the NetraTM AdvancedTCA Blades [15938]. In other News, Swisscom Mobile adopts the Sun JavaTM Identity Management Suite [15934] and Sun's services increased business in 2005 [15813].

The Entry Level Servers section covers the Galaxy servers' new world-record benchmarks [15930]; and the new Sun FireTM X2100 AMD Opteron Model 154 2.8 GHz XATO processor option [15680].

In Storage, learn about the Imation agreement and how it will strengthen Sun storage [15871]; Sun StorageTekTM L8500 enterprise tape library [15779]; Sun StorEdgeTM Enterprise Backup software 7.3 [15886]; and trade-in discounts for Sun StorEdgeTM 3510 array [15883].

Sun JavaTM System Web Server 7.0 with Elliptic Curve Cryptography [15940] headlines Security, which also features the SunTM Crypto Accelerator 6000 [15939]; Solaris Trusted Extensions beta release [15935]; and the most common UNIXR security mistakes [15915].

The SysAdmin section covers consolidating Sun's x64 server line for server utilization [15876] and as hosts for legacy applications [15928]. Also learn to consolidate the SunSM Store onto Sun FireTM T2000 servers [15881]. Plus, three how-to guides explain the basics on SolarisTM Containers, DTrace and SolarisTM 10 1/06 Operating System (Solaris OS) installation [15824].

Partners offers information on Sun's new OEM business unit [15914]; the Sun and Openwave collaboration [15920]; Sun's role as IT operations services provider for Frontier Communications [15918]; and VeriSign's choice of Sun FireTM V40z, Sun FireTM X2100 and SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) [15905].

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In this week's Sun News: Coverage of the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics on NBCOlympics.com is being brought to you with Sun technology support [15898]; Sun Solution Centers have expanded to include a variety of new offerings such as identity management [15904]; Sun has resolved recent security vulnerabilities in the JavaTM runtime environment (JRE) [15913]; and on-demand webcasts of the recent EPA conference is available for replay [15899].

The SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) fills this week's Software section with stories on new business services [15868]; its one-year anniversary [15866]; new tools to be added [15861]; its history and future [15790]; and end-of-software support statements [15835].

The latest Sun JavaTM Enterprise System suite - Java CAPS tops the Sun Java System section that also includes Forrester naming the Sun JavaTM System Identity Manager as the industry's leader [15867]; American Express' investment in the Java Enterprise System [15831]; bundling JavaTM Enterprise Edition (JavaTM EE) 1.4 SDK with Sun JavaTM Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 [15884]; and more.

NetBeansTM IDE 5.0 and the NetBeans Mobility Pack 5 have been released [15900] along with a free NetBeans worldTour CD [15902]. Plus, technical support is now offered for NetBeans 5.0 [15901].

The Developer's section has information on the availability of JavaTM Web Services Developer Pack 2.0 [15863]; GRUB and Solaris 10 1/06 OS [15726]; the Java System Application Server 8.1 [15872]; and transporting character data from browser to database [15874].

In FOSS, read about Solaris OS, Linux and GPL 2.0 and 3.0 [15864]; the draft release of GPL 3.0 [15865]; two new OpenSolaris communities [15882]; OpenSSL receives FIPS 140-2 validation [15808]; and OpenOffice.org's Developer Contest [15909].

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This week's news includes stories on the release of specs for UltraSPARCR 2005 [15941], the opening of a new Center for Technology Governance and Complaince [15966], the launch of a partnership between Sun and three Indian firms to foster the migration to SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) [15956].

Marc Tremblay shares his views on the future of server chips from Sun in features [15949], and Jonathan Schwartz lays out his expectations for the business year [15950]. Sun CIO Bill Vass extols the virtues of Open Source [15927], and readers unfamiliar with OpenSPARC will find information of interest [15957]. Finally, Mark Hapner discusses the role of SOA in the lives of JavaTM technology developers [15875].

The Beta download of JavaTM Platform, Standard Edition 6 (JavaTM 6 SE)is announced [15948], and some details are offered about the new features of the forthcoming version of Mustang [15877]. Information is included on yet another imminent release, namely JavaTM 2 Platform, Micro Edition (JavaTM ME), and a new book on Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs) is announced [15749].

New benchmarks have been set by UltraSPARCR IV+ Sun FireTM servers [15916], and the new Sun FireTM servers featuring CoolThreadsTM technology are discussed [15946]. There is an article on Symantec's support for the Sun FireTM X64 server family [15947] and a discussion of standardization [15965], all in the server section.

New self-placed SolarisTM OS training packages are now available [15906], as are Sun Career Accelerator Packages that now feature eligibility for a free Apple iPod Nano [15878]. There are now also two new storage management courses [15907], and there are also four new Sun eLibraries for developers [15908].

The Sun UltraTM 40 and Sun UltraTM 45 Workstations are featured in the workstation section [15860], along with stories on the new benchmarks set by the Sun Ultra 40 and Sun UltraTM 20 Workstations [15970] and an article on the attractive features available with the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation [15828]. Finally, the move to Sun RayTM ultra-thin client technology by the Dutch city of Groningen is discussed [15937].

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