======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS August 21, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: Ecora ========================================= Sick and tired of manually documenting your system configurations? Automate it! Ecora's Documentor for Solaris remotely collects configuration data from systems and generates an HTML report detailing how all systems are configured. The plain-English reports are useful for security assessment, disaster recovery, troubleshooting, migration, and more. No agents to load, no scripts to write, and installation takes only minutes. Download a FREE copy to try on one server for 7 days. https://www.ecora.com/ecora/products/welcome_solaris.asp ========================================= LEAD STORY "Sun offers Java VM alternative" With apologies to Mel Brooks, "Sun don't need no stinkin' bundle!" The company is polishing a Java Virtual Machine of its own that can run on Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6. You'll have to install it yourself if you're using XP. SOURCE: TechWeb http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20010820S0004 Check out all the Java news that's fit to read at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci561228,00.html. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1] "J2EE and .Net: Two roads diverge in XML" [2] "Gartner: Don't overspend on application server tech" [3] "Data sharing: the bridge between Unix boxes and mainframes" [4] "CDW named Sun's first volume channel provider" [5] "Downgraded Code Red causes few problems" [1] "J2EE and .Net: Two roads diverge in XML" This article spells out the differences between .Net and J2EE for Web services. It also spells out what the two competing platforms have in common -- XML. SOURCE: InternetNews http://www.internetnews.com/asp-news/article/0,,3411_868321,00.html =============================================== [2] "Gartner: Don't overspend on application server tech" Before you write the check to that application server vendor, consider some fresh Gartner data. The firm's research shows companies across the globe are wasting billions of bucks on app server technology. Why? Apparently because vendors are doing a great job selling them products they don't need. Gartner added that application server technology is not the same as J2EE, nor is J2EE the same as Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_670553_1773_1-3921.html =============================================== [3] "Data sharing: the bridge between Unix boxes and mainframes" Do you want to try all those funky Unix-based analytics and data warehousing applications, but your data is on a mainframe? AXA Client Solutions turned to NewFrame's data sharing technology to do just that. Data sharing has allowed AXA to use mainframe data on open systems without tying up its network or buying an expensive storage area network. SOURCE: search390 http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci762013,00.html =============================================== [4] "CDW named Sun's first volume channel provider" Sun has taken a shine to CDW Computer Centers of Vernon Hills, IL. CDW is Sun's first volume channel provider and will help Sun reach the small and midsize business (SMB) market. CDW will sell Sun's entry-level servers and appliances to small-business customers. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=29139 =============================================== [5] "Downgraded Code Red causes few problems" The FBI says Code Red didn't make much of a mark on the Internet over the weekend. Security experts say you still need to patch Windows 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server and Windows NT Server if you haven't done so already. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_670114_1773_1-3921.html =============================================== DON'T MISS THIS UPCOMING ONLINE AUDIO EVENT!!! =============================================== "Soaring Solaris on Intel" When: Aug 28, 2001 at 02:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Speaker: Chris Baker, Sun Microsystems' Solaris' Product Marketing Manager Topic: Baker will discuss the communities and applications around the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Intel Platform edition and preview SOI's roadmap going forward, including early access and beta programs for Solaris 9. Pre-Register at http://www.italkservices.com/iTalkSlides/CustomerDocs/tcht01/viewLogin.asp?prov=15660&pres=1. =============================================== This week's searchSolaris Featured Topic is Solaris on Intel. 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