How do you manage staff idiosyncrasies within the purview of a system administrator? You could allow access to all of your applications (from Oracle or other vendors) through Oracle Secure Global Desktop, which allows you to host the client side of the applications on dedicated Application Servers in the data center, which are tightly controlled and managed by IT. And Oracle Secure Global Desktop provides a simple, web-browser based way for users to access those applications remotely from Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and Solaris. Users don't have to be concerned about installing any client bits or complicated VPN software.
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The Linux Foundation and Yeoman Technology Group conducted an invitation-only survey of 1893 enterprise Linux users. Among the findings are plans by 80% of respondents to implement Linux servers in the next 12 months; 72% plan to use Linux to support their "big data" operations; the number of respondents with reservations about technical issues declined from 40% in 2010 to 20.3%; 22% fewer cite perceptions by management as an impediment to Linux implementations, and 10% fewer cite no issues at all impeding the success of Linux; and some 66.6% of respondents consider Linux to be more secure than Windows.
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With the release of the free, open source NetBeans IDE 7.1 there is now an IDE that supports JavaFX 2.0 and JDK 7, available for Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, other Linux distributions, Mac and Windows. Support for Java EE includes cluster and instance deployment support for GlassFish Server; 50+ CDI support enhancements in the Java editor; and JSF component suite supporting improvements in Java Persistence, Web Services, EJB; and support for Oracle WebLogic Server 12c. NetBeans platform enhancements include Windows system APIs and support for multiple window layouts; enhanced TopComponentGroup behavior; visual window layout designer; and pluggable multiview components.
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Net Applications analysts posted results of their findings on OS net usage share in November 2011 which revealed Apple's iOS dropping seven points and Android two points. These losses contrasted with a hike in usage by Java ME 2, which captured a 20% usage share for the same period. RIM's Blackberry and Symbian also showed slight gains while Microsoft's Windows Phone platform trailed the pack with less than one percent.
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