======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS June 27, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: Sun Microsystems =============================================== GET EXPERT TIPS ON BUILDING WEB INFRASTRUCTURE Check out Dot-Com Builder--the site for Web architects, by Web architects. You'll find how-to's, technical case studies, product profiles, tips from experts and more. It's your one-stop resource for building sites on Sun and Sun-partner technologies. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3034059;5058249;i?http://www.sun.com/dotcombuilder =============================================== LEAD STORY ".Net to support Linux?" Microsoft seems to hate the penguin with a passion, so why are there whispers that Redmond plans to port part of .Net to Linux? Some developers and beta testers think the second beta of Visual Studio .Net contains proof Microsoft will ship a smaller version of its .Net common language runtime on operating systems other than Windows, including Linux and Unix. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2780203,00.html Hold the phone! Doesn't Redmond recoil at the thought of open-source? Read about that at http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6291224.html?tag=lthd. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1] "Caldera ships open Unix and two Linux upgrades" [2] "Sun launches iForce initiative for portals" [3] "SAP jazzed up over Java" [4] "HP servers keep a foot in AOL's door" [1] "Caldera ships open Unix and two Linux upgrades" Caldera has shaped up and shipped out an upgrade of Unix Ware that optimizes Linux. The company bills Open Unix 8 as a high-end OS that runs both Unix and Linux applications. Caldera is likely trying to return Unix Ware to the top. Figures for 2000 show Solaris leading the former Unix Ware 7 OS in units shipped. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27711 =============================================== [2] "Sun launches iForce initiative for portals" The freshest face of Sun's iForce program has Sun and iPlanet working with iForce partners to build a specific solution set. This new iForce component ponies up portals that solution providers can sell as bundled packages of hardware, software and services. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=27696 =============================================== [3] "SAP jazzed up over Java" SAP is clearly committed to Java. Its recent partnership with Borland Software and announcement that it will integrate with third-party software using Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is proof. But what does the future hold for SAP and Java? SOURCE: searchSAP http://searchsap.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid21_gci751248,00.html =============================================== [4] "HP servers keep a foot in AOL's door" Sun and AOL are tight, but AOL has a thing for HP too. AOL is using Superdome servers along with other lower tier Unix servers. HP will also pitch its products on several AOL properties, including Netscape, Spinner.com and ICQ. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6387031.html?tag=mn_hd ============================================ Are you running Solaris on Intel? Then check out our newest Ask the Expert section featuring Solaris on Intel guru Chris Baker. He's available to answer any questions you have on the subject at http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84c40. To view all of our Ask the Expert categories, click on http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExpertsBios/0,289621,sid12,00.html. ============================================ Take our latest poll: What was the biggest benefit you derived from JavaOne this year? Give us your answer at http://www.searchSolaris.com/poll ============================================ LEARNING ZONE FEATURED BOOK OF THE WEEK ============================================ "Solaris System Management," by John Philcox Solaris System Management provides the system manager with the information they need to make the critical, higher level, "architectural" decisions such as large project rollouts and their impact. Philcox addresses the specific needs of the System Manager working in a Solaris environment focusing on task-oriented solutions for the critical decision this demanding job requires. For example, the book covers how to work through the decision of upgrading to a new version of the OS involving many complex issues. Other examples include managing core infrastructure services, balancing security with distributed name, and meeting the customer's needs and priorities or Service Level Agreements (SLAs). http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?sku=073571018X&dept%5Fid=242&ac%5Fid=68&accountnumber=&couponnumber= ====================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM WEB LINK OF THE DAY ====================================== "Solaris Security Tips" You can't be too secure. That's why searchSolaris sends out a new security tip to those who request it every other Wednesday. This link will take you to our security tips archive, where you can view the Solaris security info we've sent so far. SOURCE: searchSolaris http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax286832,00.html For general Solaris Administrator Tips, go to http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849,00.html. ================ THE MISSING LINK A look at an off-the-wall story from the Web... ================ "Change your life, not your keyboard" You may want to hold off on buying those ergonomic keyboards that are supposed to ease repetitive strain disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome. You know what those funky keyboards look like; some are split in half to make it easier to reach the keys, others place the keys on shaped panels so your fingers can touch them more readily and others simply re-arrange the letters. There is, however, little research on whether these keyboards actually help or make the problem worse. Changing your keyboard does one thing: It forces you to change a critical work habit. 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