======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS May 14, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== TAKE OUR NEW SURVEY!! ======================================================== Don't miss out on your chance to be part of an extensive survey being conducted by searchSolaris and a handful of other techtarget.com sites. Here's your chance to weigh in on what platform or platforms your company uses to run mission-critical applications. Also, tell us what your ideal network would be and what you would do if you could make all of the technology decisions for your company. Just click on this link to take the survey NOW. http://www.insightexpress.com/ix/showSurvey.asp?id=26642&accessCode=5477574934&noemail=true ======================================================== LEAD STORY "IBM aims for the .Net" Let the competition begin! Big news from Big Blue this week -- IBM plans to launch a service dedicated to helping corporate users build Web services applications. Big Blue's WebSphere application server, DB2 database, Tivoli Systems' WebSphere management offerings and Lotus' Domino products will all ultimately support Internet standards including SOAP, UDDI as well as J2EE. IBM will be closing in on Sun and other rivals offering J2EE infrastructures. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/05/14/010514hnibm.xml Read more about Big Blue's big news at http://www.internetnews.com/prod-news/article/0,,9_765201,00.html. =============================================== Want help streamlining the Solaris systems management process? Then head over to the searchSolaris Tips Exchange where you can read and rate tips from dozens of Solaris administrators, or submit a tip of your own. Just click on http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849,00.html. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1.] "Sun releases VoIP for Sun Ray thin clients" [2.] "Covisint grabs deals with Sun, Exodus" [3.] "Intel says server market has bottomed" [4.] "Itanium to arrive soon" [1.] "Sun releases VoIP for Sun Ray thin clients" Sun has released for its Sun Ray thin clients new voice-over-IP software that lets users create voice conferences, and make or take phone calls at any Sun Ray device. The voice-over-IP support is part of Version 3.2 of the SunForum software. SOURCE: Network World http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0511sunvoip.html =============================================== [2.] "Covisint grabs deals with Sun, Exodus" The auto industry is driving some business to Sun. Covisint, the online business exchange carmakers are putting together, will use Sun's servers and software to run its Web sites, application and database servers in the United States and Europe. Apparently Sun's open standards helped seal the deal with Covisint. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-5918215.html?tag=lthd =============================================== [3.] "Intel says server market has bottomed" Intel says the server market has seen the bottom; now it's begining to work its way up again. The company claims the market is now experiencing the same encouraging trends as the personal computer market. The sluggish market has forced Sun to force vacations on its workforce. SOURCE: The Street http://www.thestreet.com/tech/semis/1424690.html =============================================== [4.] "Itanium to arrive soon" Sun's 64-bit chip rival is about ready to unleash Itanium. The first servers and workstations containing Intel's chip will begin to hit the market in a few weeks at prices a bit lower than expected. Intel will release it at the end of May, according to sources, and most computer companies plan to come out with their products around the same time. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and other large computer manufacturers will soon unveil 2-, 4-, and even 16-processor computers containing the 64-bit Itanium chip for the first time. SOURCE: ZDNet News http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082743,00.html ============================================ Did you know searchSolaris has three site experts currently taking questions on system security, Java and general Solaris administration? To post your questions, or to read answers to previous queries, go to http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid12,00.html. ============================================ 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. ============================================ Have you seen our new "Word of the Week" feature! This week's word is "SPARC." 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 ====================================== "Improving Apache" With so many Internet Information Server exploits being publicized, Apache users may be tempted to let their guard down when it comes to securing their Web server. However, nothing is foolproof. This article will help you securely install, configure, harden and test an Apache Web server. (April 2001) SOURCE: Information Security Magazine http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/april01/features1_web_server_sec.shtml For many more helpful security links, go to http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax1395,00.html. ================ THE MISSING LINK ================ A look at an off-the-wall story from the Web... "Of mouse and man" Ever hear of Dr. Douglas Engelbart? Well, chances are if you're an IT pro or if you just surf the Web for fun at home, the fruits of his labor are in the palm of your hand. Engelbart is the inventor of the computer mouse, and his colleagues and disciples hail him as a point-and-click visionary. Engelbart is also responsible for the first public demonstration of hypertext and online conferencing, more than 30 years ago. Now 75, Engelbart "retired" in 1989 only to throw his energies behind what he calls his "bootstrap institute," a vision that pulls countries, concepts and other "social organisms" together. 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