======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS May 16, 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 "Shining light on Sun's storage tale" Sun's passion for storage isn't waning. The company is tooting the horn of a Sun server and storage pairing that gives customers one place to shop and "one throat to choke." Sun is trying to take a bite out of the sultans of storage EMC. Sun is behind EMC in the market for storage products linked to Solaris, a market Sun should own. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0515sunstor.html For more on Sun's recent moves in the Storage arena, check out these Best Web Links at http://searchsolaris.stage.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax287099,00.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 admits ASP better than Java for Web" [2.] "B2B sites lagging in customer service" [3.] "Take that! Linux beats MS in benchmark test" [4.] "Open source group slams Microsoft" [5.] "Bush administration rewriting national IT protection plan" [1.] "Sun admits ASP better than Java for Web" In a flyer promoting its Cobalt RaQ 4 server appliance, Sun says Active Server Pages are better than Java when it comes to faster, simpler Web applications. Could some of the Cobalt engineers be getting a call from Palo Alto soon? SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18996.html =============================================== [2.] "B2B sites lagging in customer service" Sun's deal with i2 Technologies to create a software bundle aimed at helping companies improve customer service could be the TLC B2B needs. New research shows nearly 30% of surveyed business-to-business companies did not respond to basic customer service inquiries and that only 2% of companies have private marketplaces with user-friendly search functions for customer self-service. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-5948258.html?tag=owv =============================================== [3.] "Take that! Linux beats MS in benchmark test" The penguin is beaming. The Transaction Processing Performance Council released new data this week showing that IBM's upcoming DB2 7.2 release running on Linux 2.4.3 outperforms SQL Server 2000 running on Windows 2000 in the 100GB category. IBM is proud; Microsoft says keep in mind this was a database test and not an operating system evaluation. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2760874,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 =============================================== [4.] "Open source group slams Microsoft" Boys, boys, boys!!! The open source community and Microsoft are at it again in a battle that seems to pit science versus capitalism. This latest round comes from Mister Linux Linus Torvalds and nine of his comrades, who called Microsoft the "practitioner of the deliberately incompatible." Earlier this month, a MS official dissed free software licensing, calling it a threat to intellectual property rights, security, and the software business. SOURCE: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1121712 =============================================== [5.] "Bush administration rewriting national IT protection plan" Uncle Sam wants you - for your input. The Bush administration has started rewriting the federal government's plan for protecting critical technology infrastructures in the United States. They say the current plan won't cut it because it has too many flaws and doesn't do enough to help companies strengthen their IT security defenses. Input from the private sector is welcome. SOURCE:ComputerWorld http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO60600,00.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 "IPsec." 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 ====================================== "The Solaris security FAQ" If you have a Solaris security question, go no further until you check out this extensive FAQ. It covers everything from general security questions to root user configuration, to recommended programs you should replace or add and more. This is a great resource to bookmark. SOURCE: Unix Insider http://www.itworld.com/Comp/2377/security-faq/ 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... "Web surfers hunt like animals, researchers find" Computer scientists are getting primal when it comes to simplifying the search for material on the Internet. A scientist named Ed Chi at Xerox's research center is working on a program that determines a Web site's usability. Chi is applying foraging theories developed by ecologists decades ago to his program because he believes people surf the Web much the same way animals prowl for prey. He wants to make surfing an intuitive exercise rather than one where users feel like stranded tourists in a foreign country. 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