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].
Sun is announcing a new promotional offer for Sun Fire T2000 servers. For a limited time, customers can get more core for their dollars when purchasing a Sun Fire T2000 with 50 percent more performance at a third of the price. Just pay for a four core Sun Fire T2000 server, and get a six core one at no additional cost.
Qualify for a free 60-day trial of the Sun Fire T2000 server powered by Chip Multi-threading Technology (CMT) UltraSPARC T1 processors with CoolThreads technology, in order to discover how this eco-responsible server is an ideal choice for all web-tier and app-tier environments.
Now there are three ways to save on selected members of the Sun Fire UltraSPARC IV server family. Sun Fire UltraSPARC IV technology offers performance increases of up to 6.5 times in performance, up to 3 times system bandwidth, 3.4 times memory scalability and higher levels of RAS at affordable price points.
If you are in the process of centralizing data storage at your enterprise, then Sun's offer of up to 44 percent off the price of a Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Gateway bundled with a Sun StorEdge 6130 RAID Array should be of interest. The offer is good through June 1, 2006.
Sun plans on delivering a completely open SOA platform with the release of key Java technologies, including Sun Java Studio Creator, Sun Java System Portal Server, the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) Engine from the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (CAPS), NetBeans Enterprise Pack, Sun's Java Message System (JMS)-based message queue and Web Services Interoperability Technology (WSIT).
Sun Executive Vice President John Fowler will be taking on a more comprehensive role to lead Sun's Systems Group which encompasses the SPARC and X64 Systems Groups. Fowler will have the charter and responsibility to deliver all systems products at Sun, from the x64-based servers to the UltraSPARC IV+ products and CoolThreads-based systems.
The Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 5 is now available for redistribution by GNU/Linux and OpenSolaris operating system distributors under the new Operating System Distributor's License for Java, which is also known as the "Distro License for Java" or DLJ, Sun announced during the 2006 JavaOne Conference.
A collection of web services components is being made available by Sun to the open source community in order to help drive web services interoperability between the Java platform and the .Net framework. The Web Services Interoperability Technology (WSIT) components focus on security, messaging, quality of service and metadata support.
A new program for Personal Computer (PC) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to distribute Sun's Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) was announced during the 2006 JavaOne Conference. This new program will ensure customers receive the latest version of the Java platform on the latest Windows PCs and laptops.
Robert Worrall, Sun vice president of IT Governance, IT Strategy and Architecture has been named a recipient of the 2006 CIO Ones to Watch awards from IDG's CIO magazine and CIO Executive Council. Only 20 individuals within the IT industry are presented with this award that singles out leaders who bring innovation and value to their organization.
Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz talked recently with Elizabeth Corcoran of Forbes. They talked about how Java technology fuels an enormous market and the value of Java to Sun, driving operational efficiency and improvements in product quality.
This year's "Share the Opportunity" volunteer project cooridinated by Sun employees and the Sun Foundation presented many opportunities for Sun employees to participate in programs in their communities.
The results of Sun's "Power the Participation Age" road tour have been overwhelmingly positive. With only 2 sessions left, hurry to grasp these opportunities to meet with Sun experts face-to-face.
Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 offers new features such as diskless boot support and Windows provisioning. Sun N1 System Manager helps with provisioning, monitoring, patching and managing Sun systems, providing an integrated hardware and software management that is easy to set up and use for Sun x64 and SPARC systems.
A Sun BluePrints OnLine white paper by Joost Pronk van Hoogeveen of the Solaris Software team explains how to use some new functions in the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) such as Predictive Self Healing and Solaris Service Management Facility.
A new how-to guide explains basic steps for getting Solaris Container technology and the Solaris ZFS (zettabyte file system) working in collaboration with each other.
For an introduction to Solaris Containers technology, see the May 2006 Sun BluePrints OnLine edition for Jeff Victor's guide to the Solaris Containers technology architecture. He emphasizes the need to find better ways to provision applications and ensure shared resources are not compromised.
The second edition of the book, "Solaris Internals, Second Edition: Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris Kernel Architecture", has been completed by the authors. Authors Richard McDougall and Jim Mauro have updated this book with new information for Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS)and OpenSolaris.
Standards Strategy Ambassador for the Chief Technologists' Office of Sun Microsystems Michelle Aden briefly discusses how IT standards affect innovation in an interview with the International Electrotechnical Commission.
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99.2: Sun Fire T2000 Server's Database Performance [16372]
Java Champion Fabiane Bizinella Nardon who represented last year's Duke's Choice award winner, the City of São Paulo Integrated Patient Scheduling System, recently discussed a ground breaking application that uses Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) technology to link patients to their caregivers through their cell phones.
There is now a solution that enables caregivers to securely share patient-centric digital content electronically over the network. Evercore from TeraMedica on the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (CAPS) allows physicians to attach medical images to a patient's existing electronic health record (EHR) and then access them from the desktop.
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