Sun launched a new approach and introduced solutions for data management at its quarterly Network Computing Event [16340] held this past week. The company also welcomed back Richard Green, who will head its software division[16347], and announced the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) will have zettabyte file system (ZFS) in its June release [16302].

New Sun CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz revealed some of his next steps for the company in a recent interview [16311]. Sun also has won over Fox Television Stations [16306], HBO [16307], Nickelodeon Movies [16308] as well as multiple other customers [16309] this past fiscal third quarter.

The Storage section covers the new Sun StorageTekTM 5320 NAS [16346], Sun StorageTekTM Virtual Storage Manager system 4e and 5 [16345] and Sun Managed Operations for Storage [16344].

Learn about User Process Rights Management [16270], Xinerama [16242], SOA for composite applications [16250], availability and disaster recovery options [16268], plus more in SysAdmin.

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Sun made several major announcements from the 2006 JavaOneSM Conference including its intention to open source key JavaTM technologies [16428], availability of the JavaTM Platform, Standard Edition (JavaTM SE) 5 under a new operating system distributor's license for JavaTM [16429] and the open source release of web services interoperability technology components facilitating Java and .Net [16427].

Sun also has named John Fowler EVP of Sun's new Systems Group and David Yen as EVP of Sun's Storage Group [16420]. Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz talks about Sun's growth with Forbes [16368] in Features.

Learn about the Sun N1TM System Manager 1.3 [16321] in the Software section that also covers several technical articles on SolarisTM Containers [16392], [16355], [16393].

A live virtual class on JavaTM Platform, Enterprise Edition (JavaTM EE) 5 and Enterprise JavaBeansTM 3.0 [16323] is one of the latest courses available in Sun Training.

Plus, read about how the JavaTM Platform, Micro Edition (JavaTM ME) is linking patients to caregivers [16310], how Sun and TeraMedica are improving patient's quality of care [16390] and where to learn more about upgrading the healthcare environment [16324].

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Sun is being recognized for climbing into the number one spot in the worldwide UNIXR server market [16480] as well as earning a TSANet 2006 Champion Award [16483] and a Network Computing Award for its Sun Ray Server Software [16378].

Information on Sun Management Center 3.6.1 [16473] is in this week's Software section. Plus, learn to minimize memory usage in a Solaris OS application with large memory requirements [16419], and more.

In Servers, read about DigiTar's experience with Sun's CoolThreads Try and Buy program [16450]; SPEC's research into energy metrics for servers [16465]; the new RoHS compliant Sun Fire X4600 [16468]; Sun Fire V40z with four GB DDR1/400 DIMMS [16471]; and a last order date extension for the Netra 440 1.6 GHz systems [16470].

The SysAdmin's section features a Solaris ZFS Administrative Guide [16356]; CoolThreads Selection Tool [16352]; a resource page for Sun documentation and information [16375]; testing the Sun Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture [16283]; and a Sun Desktop Manager tutorial [16353].

Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz discusses plans for the channel [16452] in the Partners section.

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Making Sun News this week: the company's classification as a leader in user provisioning for identity management in a Gartner report [16360]; Sun FireTM T2000 server's database performance [16372]; a new vice president is named for Eco-Responsibility [16395]; four Sun executive women receive recognition [16351], among other stories.

Update 1 of Sun JavaTM Studio Creator IDE [16357] is available for download as is Sun JavaTM System Identity Manager 6.0 [16312].

JavaTM Platform, Enterprise Edition (JavaTM EE) 5 specification has been approved by the JCPSM [16377]. The 2006 JavaOneSM Conference gets underway [16342]. Read about Java CardTM 2.2.2 features [16341] and JXTATM technology's five year existence [16316].

For educators, learn about Sun's role in rebuilding an Iraqi virtual library [16361], discounts on the Sun UltraTM 45 workstations [16320], why one university is raving about Sun's Data Management Group [16220], and much more.

The FOSS section covers OpenSPARC T1 1.0.1 availability [16285], ISO's approval of the OASIS OpenDocument Format (ODF) for office documents [16376] and ODF versus OpenXML [16256].

This week's edition also hosts Partners, Promotions and WebEvents sections.

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Sun is enticing developers to try the Sun Grid Compute Utility with new programs and promotions specifically designed for them [16441]. Sun also reports that its Sun Fire server line has set records on the SPEC Java Business Benchmark [16442], and its technologies along with SAS solutions have achieved an ETL benchmark [16435]. The company also is helping power Asia's fastest supercomputer - TSUBAME [16423].

Sun executives Jonathan Schwartz [16426] and Richard Green [16451] each offer their perspectives on open sourcing Java technology.

In Client Systems, find out about the Sun Desktop Manager 1.0 installation and configuration guide [16394] as well as a course on Sun Secure Global Desktop Software 4.2 [16398].

Various features of the new Java EE 5 [16430], [16417], [16414] are covered in this week's edition. Also, learn about Sun's next steps in supporting AJAX development [16421] and early access to the next-generation Java ME [26431].

Don't miss the inaugural edition of NetBeans Magazine [16438] or the Service, Promotions and Web Events sections.

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