======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS June 29, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: Whatis.com =============================================== Visit the Web's most comprehensive online technology encyclopedia! Whatis.com defines more than 2,700 of the most important tech terms in plain English. Search for a term or navigate by category. Check out Fast Reference guides for a quick summary of everything from connection speeds to online color palettes. And don't miss Every File Format in the World, the Web's largest list of file extensions and the programs that use them. It's all free at http://whatis.com. =============================================== LEAD STORY "Sun: Decision not all roses for Microsoft" A Sun executive said the decision not to break up Microsoft may look like a "W" for Redmond, but it's really not. The ruling still recognizes Microsoft as a monopoly, a contention Sun has made and pushed all along. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=27762 Sun has backed a breakup all along. Read about its involvement in a pro-competition, anti-monopoly group called ProComp at http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/01/15/010115hnaoletc.xml?p=br&s=4. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1] "Rivals say ruling affirms Microsoft as monopolist" [2] "Microsoft may appeal monopoly maintenance violation to Supreme Court" [3] "Microsoft reaction: Full speed ahead" [4] "Antitrust watchers: Settlement may be more likely now" [1] "Rivals say ruling affirms Microsoft as monopolist" So what do Microsoft's foes have to say about the appellate court ruling? They say MS must bear the stigma of being a monopolist, since the court upheld the judge's finding that Microsoft violated antitrust laws. Experts say that stigma could hurt Microsoft if it tries to use its clout to clobber competitors. SOURCE: Mercury News http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/rivals062901.htm =============================================== [2] "Microsoft may appeal monopoly maintenance violation to Supreme Court" Microsoft's appeal may not be over. The company may have won the "breakup battle," but it's not too happy with the court's decision that it is, in fact, a monopoly. Microsoft's lawyers may take that issue to the U.S. Supreme Court. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27779 =============================================== [3] "Microsoft reaction: Full speed ahead" Microsoft plans to start bundling away now that the appeals court has made its decision. Redmond will likely move ahead with plans to attach everything but the kitchen sink to XP - the kind of business that got the company into hot water in the first place. SOURCE: Mercury News http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/hottopics/msantitrust/msreax062901.htm =============================================== [4] "Antitrust watchers: Settlement may be more likely now" Is a settlement in sight now? The government and Microsoft both seem willing to explore it. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/Sections/BreakingNews/BreakingNews.asp?ArticleID=27780 ============================================ 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 see 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 ====================================== "Intrusion detection FAQ" This thorough FAQ sheet is divided into nine sections, including basic terms and theories, scanners, legal issues and ID product information. SOURCE: SANS Institute Resources http://www.sans.org/newlook/resources/IDFAQ/ID_FAQ.htm ================ THE MISSING LINK A look at an off-the-wall story from the Web... ================ "Forget PTA; this school goes PDA" Whatever happened to a ringed binder and a sharpened No. 2 pencil? An affluent North Carolina private school has become the first K-12 school in the nation to require its students to purchase a handheld computer that it says will be used for word processing and will include a graphing calculator, flash cards, a grade book for teachers, e-mail and more. The cost of the Palm IIIc and portable keyboard will be added to the students' yearly $10,700 tuition. Laptops were the school's first choice, but officials found the notebooks less flexible and too expensive! SOURCE: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,44812,00.html ================================================= SOUND OFF! WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK - We're looking for your feedback and suggestions on how we can improve the site. If you have any comments or suggestions on topics you would like to see covered or features you would like to see added, send an e-mail to our Asst. Editor Mark Brunelli at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. We look forward to improving your searchSolaris experience! ========================================== SPONSORED BY: PostMasterDirect.com ========================================== Get free offers from reputable merchants for products that you are interested in. Pick from over 50 categories of interest, modify your profile at any time to suit your needs, and receive only the email that interests you when you subscribe today. Just click on the link below and get your account up and running: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/ ============================================ If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://searchSolaris.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
