======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS April 30, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: PostMasterDirect.com ======================================================= What do you like? Networks? Computer Games? Downloads? How about Free Stuff? SearchSolaris.com can get you FREE info on the topics that interest you most - and there are so many to choose from! We'll find related news, information and special offers and deliver them directly to your e-mailbox, all at no charge! Sign up here today http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/ ======================================================= LEAD STORY "Easy administration: IBM and Sun make it a priority" IBM and Sun are launching an effort to make their systems easier to manage. The companies say the move is meant to keep their customers from migrating to a soon to be released 64-bit Intel-based Windows operating system. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/835/os.htm For more on how to simplify the administration and management of your Solaris system, check out this handy collection of FAQs located at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax1374,00.html. =============================================== Have you seen all the new Solaris System Administrator tips that have been submitted to our tips exchange? To read and rate those tips, or to submit a Solaris-related tip of your own, go to http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849,00.html. You could win a cool prize! =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1.] "Java hits the new sweet spot" [2.] "Gates makes a May date for XP debut" [3.] "Oracle, Akamai team on caching technology" [4.] "German chip maker Infineon buys San Jose-based Catamaran" [1.] "Java hits the new sweet spot" The newest version of Sun's Java 2 Enterprise Edition is due later this year and promises major enhancements for application and XML integration. Sun also is extending the Java environment to address messaging, wireless, networking, and storage issues. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/835/java.htm =============================================== [2.] "Gates makes a May date for XP debut" Microsoft has announced that the latest version of Microsoft Office will be unveiled on May 31st. Office XP, as it called, is the first version of the application suite to incorporate voice-recognition technology. Users will be able to open and close files, save documents, and perform other common tasks using nothing more than their vocal chords. SOURCE: CRN http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20010430S0002 =============================================== [3.] "Oracle, Akamai team on caching technology" A new partnership between Oracle and Akamai Technologies could mean faster retrieval of Web pages for Internet surfers everywhere. The new caching technology will be used to store information about the Web pages people request the most, so that Web browsers can find them more quickly. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5766482.html?tag=mn_hd =============================================== [4.] "German chip maker Infineon buys San Jose-based Catamaran" Germany's biggest microchip maker, Infineon Technologies AG, has announced that it will acquire California-based Catamaran Communications Inc. for $250 million in stock. Infineon's chief says that the purchase of the integrated circuit maker should make his company and bigger player in the optical networking market. SOURCE: SiliconValley.com http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/001110.htm ========================================== TAKE OUR LATEST POLL: Are you planning to fire up Sun Fire and convert your systems to the new line? To answer, go to http://www.searchSolaris.com/poll. ============================================ Check out our new "Word of the Week" feature! This week's word is "x86." To read an in-depth definition of this term, or to look at previous "Words of the Week," click on http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax285170,00.html. ============================================ LEARNING ZONE FEATURED BOOK OF THE WEEK ============================================ "Samba Unleashed," by Steve Litt Samba Unleashed shows you how to install, configure, and maintain Samba on a wide variety of platforms. You will learn practical, focused solutions and strategies so you can seamlessly get Samba working on your network. The main section of the book covers the topics every system administrator needs to know, including configuring custom file share, configuring custom printer share, using server side automation, Samba security, optimizing Samba performance, routed networks, and browsing. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0672318628&ac_id=68 ====================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM WEB LINK OF THE DAY ====================================== "SecurityTracker" So far, this is the only site we know of that dedicates its sole existence to compiling reports of security vulnerabilities. That may be the only thing this site does, but it does it very well. The current top five vulnerabilities are posted on the home page, and you can search the database by category, such as vendor, cause and impact. Information in each vulnerability report includes the vendor and the affected target, the cause, impact and solution, as well as both a brief summary and detailed description of the vulnerability. SOURCE: SecurityTracker http://www.securitytracker.com/startup/index.html ================ THE MISSING LINK ================ A look at an off-the-wall story from the Web... "Global sites left out of Webby nods" The Webby Awards are the Internet's answer to the Oscars. This year's nominations give a nod to music, spiritualism and the downright odd. But they are neither particularly worldly nor especially wide. The 350-member International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences has put an overwhelming focus on English-language, U.S.-centered sites. Still, the gala July awards ceremony is expected to draw more than 3,000 technology industry figures wearing some of the same outrageous fashions as their film industry counterparts. 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