======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS May 15, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: Computer Connection of Central New York ======================================================== CCNY (http://www.ccny.com) provides solutions utilizing Sun hardware; offering a wide range of systems including Ultra desktops (Ultra 1 - Ultra 10), mid-range servers (E220 - E450) and a complete line of Enterprise systems (E3000 - E6500). We also offer the CompCon line of Sun compatible systems. Register to win a FREE... Sun Ultra 10 (270 MHz, 128 MB memory, 4GB hard drive, CD ROM,PGX Graphics, 17" color, keyboard & mouse. Drawing on 7/27/01. http://www.ccny.com/contactwinu10.htm ======================================================== LEAD STORY "First ebXML specification approved" The United Nations and OASIS, a consortium that promotes open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications, have approved a standard for e-business Extensible Markup Language (ebXML). Approved specifications include a technical architecture, business process specification schema, registry services and messaging. Sun and IBM helped develop the standard. SOURCE: ComputerWorld http://www.idg.net/ic_536639_1794_9-10000.html ebXML may be a useful technology, but we're not talkin' 'bout a revolution here. Read why at http://searchebusiness.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci548175,00.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.] "Borland to unveil integrated XML support for JBuilder Java IDE" [2.] "Vignette upgrades offer J2EE, tracking" [3.] "Sun claims UK server crown" [4.] "Clustered grids make their way into the enterprise" [5.] "Fake virus warning carries worm" [1.] "Borland to unveil integrated XML support for JBuilder Java IDE" Borland is showing off a new version of its JBuilder Java integrated development environment with integrated XML support. JBuilder 5 will usher Java developers through every phase of XML development, from creation of documents to integration between e-commerce applications, according to Borland. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=26592 =============================================== [2.] "Vignette upgrades offer J2EE, tracking" Vignette's new versions of its content syndication and aggregation servers support Java 2 Enterprise Edition and work with any J2EE-compliant application server. Vignette Content Syndication Server is used for content that a customer owns and wants to sell or provide to others. SOURCE: eWeek http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2717520,00.html =============================================== [3.] "Sun claims UK server crown" Back in the day the sun never set on the British Empire. Today, Sun is basking as the top revenue earner in server sales in the UK. Sun claims it has pounded Big Blue in the UK, although IBM is still ahead of Sun on a global scale. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/18948.html =============================================== [4.] "Clustered grids make their way into the enterprise" NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 can do the math! Because of advances in hardware and OS design, PCs can crunch complicated numbers with the power of supercomputers and save enterprises money in the process. According to this article, one prominent company no longer relies so heavily on UltraSPARC-based servers from Sun to compute its complex calculations. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4498 =============================================== [5.] "Fake virus warning carries worm" Talk about a tricky worm -- a new one poses as a virus warning from antivirus firm Symantec! A worm in warning's clothing! This poser is called VBS.Hard.A@mm, VBS/Hard-A, or VBS/Hard@mm. Symantec has created software to nab it. 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"Berners-Lee finally gets credit due to him" The United Kingdom's Royal Society, the organization that awards the UK's highest scientific honor, has a lot in common with the folks who hand out Grammys in the U.S. -- they're both constantly accused of being out of touch. Mainstream technology has never earned a significant notice from the society, but the election of a new president has brought aboard a new philosophy. The society has found it in its good graces to bestow its highest honor, a Fellowship of the Royal Society, to someone outside the circle of high science. Tim Berners-Lee, the man responsible for the World Wide Web's address system, was recently tossed a fellowship allowing him to rub elbows with the 360-year-old institution's elite. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/18921.html ================================================= SOUND OFF! WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK - We're looking for your feedback and suggestions on how we can improve the site. 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