A new CFO and Board of Directors member have been named by Sun [15978], which tops the News section this week. Sun also is actively taking steps to acquire Aduva, whose technology will bring automation of processes associated with patch and dependency management [15980]. 2006 TED prize winner Architecture for Humanity will have its wish come true with the help of Sun [15982].

Is the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) better than Linux? One company offers its cost analysis [15910]. Features of the Sun Management Center 3.6 Version 2 [15971] and Solaris OS for x86 Installation Check Tool 1.0 [15823] are also noted in the Software section.

The latest in Java Technology includes the preview download of JavaTM EE 5 SDK and NetBeansTM Enterprise Pack 5.5 [15976]; Sun and Openware's collaboration to bring standards-based tools to the mobile market [15987]; and JavaServer PagesTM 2.1 and JavaServerTM Faces resolve compatibility issues [15960].

In Sun Education and Research, find out which institutions are adopting and applying Sun technologies to better their IT environments [15985]. Don't forget to apply for Sun's 2006 US Education Matching Grant Program [16017]. And, Sun seals its largest Latin American education deal [16024].

Sun's publication of technical drafts for CAS and DRM [15933] headline the FOSS section, which includes details on OpenSolaris for Xen [15967] and a step-by-step guide on OpenSolaris and VMware [15931].

Promotions on Sun products include the Sun FireTM T2000 server [16014], Sun FireTM UltraSPARCR IV servers [16015], Sun StorEdge NAS and SAN arrays [15988] and free Oracle database with Sun servers [16013].

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Sun News this week reports on the Sun FireTM E25K server running UltraSPARCR IV+ processors setting a world-record performance on the SPEC Java Business benchmark [16062]. Two new Sun Fellows and six Distinguished Engineers have been named [16079], announced Sun, which also revealed that it has united its Global Sales and Services divisions [16082].

Features covers a Sun paper on identity management in the Participation Age [15968]; Sun EVP and CTO Greg Papadopoulos' penned view of IT's future [15969]; Sun's work with a 2006 TED Prize recipient [16031]; an English city's adoption of StarOffice[16020]; and Oxford University's switch to Sun technologies [15986].

The Promotions section publicizes a developer bundle being offered at a 76 percent savings [16059]; an Itanium-based workstation trade-in promotion for an UltraTM 40 workstation [15996]; a free cabinet and special pricing on rack integration and software when buying 20 or more Galaxy servers [16058]; and a Solaris-embossed jacket giveaway with Sun training [16045].

Sun's Galaxy server line is expected to expand this year [16053]. A new version and new configurations of the Sun FireTM V440 server have been released [15852]. Sun Fire servers win Supercomputing's Product of the Year [16080]. And, InfoWorld reviews the Sun FireTM X4200 server [16012].

Project Sun SPOT (Small Programmable Object Technology) [16046] tops Java Technology news, which also invites readers to vote for a winner in the Duke's Choice Awards [16030]; introduces the JavaOneSM Event Connect Tool [16074]; and has information on NetBeansTM [16061] and JavaScriptTM [16042].

Articles in the SysAdmin's section report on OpenSolaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) Toolkit [16054]; the design of UltraSPARCR T1 [16016]; and two Sun BluePrintsTM OnLine papers covering the Sun Systemic Security approach [15944] and the least privilege approach [15943].

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The Sun Grid Compute Utility's power and cost efficiency are being taken advantage of by financial services organizations who are seizing on the benefits of this pay-per-use utility [16119]. Sun Developer Network is offering two new programs for registered SDN developers [16117]. New blade servers powered by AMD and Sun's UltraSPARCR T1 processors are expected later this year [16092].

NetBeansTM announcements include a NetBeans C/C++ Development Pack release [16114]; a universal version of NetBeansTM Enterprise Pack that offers enterprise-class JavaTM application development tools for Apple's Mac OS X [16111]; and information on NetBeansTM Software Day scheduled for May 15 [16112].

This week's Promotions section covers a 15 percent off deal for Sun FireTM T2000 servers [16122]; free Oracle database with the purchase of UltraSPARCR IV and IV+ servers [16123]; and up to a 44 percent discount on a Sun StorEdgeTM package [16124].

Developers, learn how to deal with hardware-specific instructions on unsupported hardware [16099]; qualify applications to support non-global zones [16073]; migrate to Sun JavaTM Studio Enterprise 8 from Eclipse, JBuilder and IBM WebSphere [16043]; use web services in Project Glassfish [16121]; and understand JDIC file-type associations [16086].

The BioCluster Grid [15995] and SunTM Discovery Cluster [15984] are presented in the Life Sciences section.

Read how Sun's acquisitions are promoting developments in Healthcare [15787] and are leading to healthcare providers moving to Sun IT infrastructure [15932].

Two draft specifications have been released as part of Sun Labs' Project DReaM [16118]. OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 is now available [16084] and one author speculates on it replacing MS Office in businesses [16083]. Plus, get free label-making templates for OpenOffice.org Writer [16101].

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Sun's interest in HP and its customers has resulted in the release of a new community resource to help migrating customers adopt Sun technologies [16025] and led Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy to propose to HP's CEO Mark Hurd to join forces with Sun [16040]. OpenDocument Format also has been in the headlines with a new Alliance being created [16047] and McNealy stating the case for a truly open standard file format in an Op/Ed piece for the Wall Street Journal [16050].

Sun hosted the Worldwide Education and Research Conference 2006 this past week [16052] and announced a number of international customers taking advantage of Sun technologies to educate students worldwide [16048].

Interviews with Bryan Cantrill, Sun engineer responsible for the invention of SolarisTM Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), and Sun XML Schema Developer Kohsuke Kawaguchi are in the Features section.

Promotions highlighted this week cover Sun FireTM X4100 and X4200 servers [16027]; an UltraSPARCR upgrade offer [16026]; JavaTM ME development tools raffle [16021]; and 30 percent savings on Sun branded HBAs [16028].

Read about the new Sun JavaTM System RFID Software 3.0 [16018], the Sun and SAP collaboration that facilitates RFID deployment [16023], two Sun JavaTM Studio Creator 2 tutorials [16010], plus more.

Storage articles include an interview with Mark Canepa on the latest with StorageTek integration [15990]; 10 proof points show why Sun NAS solutions beat the competition [15925]; and two PDF articles covering encryption strategies [15963] and the benefits of NAS over GPS [15953].

For Developers, learn more about the JavaTM EE 5 [15994], Sun JavaTM System Application Server PE 9 Beta [15993], improvements in SolarisTM Express 2/06 [15983] and Sun's new Developer Service Plans [15979].

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Promotions start off this week's edition with a 78 percent discount off of the Sun JavaTM Web Infrastructure Suite [16093]; a Sun FireTM server and Sun StorEdgeTM 5000 NAS Appliance deal [16095]; and 25 percent off Sun training with the purchase of a Sun FireTM T2000 [16094].

Sun Grid Compute Utility is available now via portal access for U.S. customers [16110]. UltraSPARCR T1 processor design and SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) porting specs are being released [16115], and the JavaTM Web Services Developer Pack 2.0 can be downloaded for free [16113].

The Sun StorageTekTM T10000 also has been released [16081] and the vice president of Sun's Tape Business Unit discusses its state-of-the-art design [16085]. The Sun StorageTekTM L14000M Tape Library was named Storage magazine's product of the year [16056]. New storage releases include the Sun StorEdgeTM 9900 NAS Blade Manager Suite v1.0 [16088]; Sun StorEdgeTM LTO 2V Tape Drive [16089]; and Sun StorageTekTM Business Analytics 5.0 [16057].

The Hardware section carries articles on the SunTM XVR-2500 Graphics Accelerator [15795]; Sun SMF Transceiver for Sun 10-GE Adapter [16090]; two new SunTM Rack Cabinet models [15794]; and newly released spare parts [16091].

OpenSolaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) Toolkit [16054] is covered in the SysAdmin section that also reports on two DTrace Workshop events [16100] and an upcoming Sun Net Talk on systems management with Sun N1TM software [16116].

In Partners, read about Sun's integrated security solution with ActivIdentity [16076]; web services interoperability with Microsoft [16070]; advanced IP-service infrastructures with Nominum [16109] and high quality digital infrastructure for Tata Sky [16075].

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