======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS August 7, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: Evidian =============================================== Leverage your iPlanet directory for WEB ACCESS CONTROL! Need to protect your portal from access violation? Users tired of multiple password log-ons to your portal? Fed up with cookies and system agents? Learn how to deploy Web access control, while leveraging your current applications. FREE white paper and personalized online demonstration at: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3188885;5058249;z?http://www.evidian.com/p/pxp.php?c=pxpnews24&d=wp1 =============================================== LEAD STORY "Unix vendors go on offensive" The masters of the Unixverse are parrying the thrusts of Linux. Unix vendors like Sun, IBM, HP and Compaq are coming out with more powerful OSes to combat the open-source threats. Sun, for one, should beta test Solaris 9 (called Helix) this fall - a version that will likely be stocked with support for Itanium. SOURCE: Network World http://www.idg.net/ic_663828_1794_9-10000.html What kind of progress is Sun making in the Unixverse? Find out about the latest goings on in the world of SPARC processors at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci759152,00.html. Also check out a world of information about Sun hardware at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci757494,00.html. For info on Solaris 8, Sun's latest flavor of Unix, go to http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci751020,00.html. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1] "IBM server sales rise as HP's and Sun's fall, report shows" [2] "Tech job cuts up in July; overall cuts hit new high" [3] "Meaner Code Red II worm appears in Asia" [4] "McAfee wins Net subscription patent" [5] "Analysts don't expect Windows XP injunction" [1] "IBM server sales rise as HP's and Sun's fall, report shows" IBM is doing something right - Big Blue's worldwide server sales for Q2 2001 grew more than 10% over the same period last year. By comparison, Sun's sales were down more than 15% for the same period, while HP's sales tanked more than 10%. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010806S0007 =============================================== [2] "Tech job cuts up in July; overall cuts hit new high" The U.S. hasn't seen a deluge of pink slips like this in years. A Chicago-based company that keeps track of such things reports the rate of job cuts has hit a record high, especially in the IT sector. So far this year 358,375 jobs in the telecommunications, computer and electronics industries have disappeared. Last year's figure: 26,758 jettisoned jobs! SOURCE: ComputerWorld http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO62836,00.html =============================================== [3] "Meaner Code Red II worm appears in Asia" Code Red II, the evil of two lessers, is working its way through Asia. It's having its way with computers in China, and South Korean officials think it may have burrowed into the government's systems. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1392982l.htm =============================================== [4] "McAfee wins Net subscription patent" McAfee.com has beaten everyone to the patented punch. The security company has gotten a patent for the way it delivers its software and services over the Internet. So all the companies looking into the "software as a service over the Internet" strategy better not mess with McAfee. SOURCE: The Associated Press http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6799927.html?tag=lthd =============================================== [5] "Analysts don't expect Windows XP injunction" There's been lots of speculation that Windows XP may pay the price for Microsoft's monopoly game. But analysts don't think the courts will "set a pick" on XP. Critics say the upcoming OS is just another poster child for Microsoft's monopolistic practices. SOURCE: Reuters http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6796806.html?tag=lh =============================================== GET YOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED in our Ask the Expert and Discussion Forums!! SearchSolaris has on-site experts currently fielding your questions about General Solaris Administration, Solaris on Intel and Solaris Security. Get their free advice at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid12,00.html. In the searchSolaris Discussion Forums admins can brainstorm and share the experiences they've had with Solaris 8, Sun Hardware and Solaris on Intel. Plus, our site experts regularly peruse the Discussion Forums, helping out where they can. Learn more at http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/searchsolaris. ============================================ This week's SearchSolaris Featured Topic is SPARC Processors. 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