=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM | Solaris Operating System and Industry News October 15, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ****** SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company ******
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert Advice: What must be done before I use prtmem? - Administrator Tip: Remote command - The Missing Link: Playboy slashes jobs at Web unit ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY Sun lures users to iPlanet | News: CW360 Sun is hoping to lure Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) customers over to its iPlanet Web Server package. Sun is offering an iPlanet discount to users of IIS or other Web server packages. It has also released detailed technical information on how to make the transition. In addition, Sun is providing free ChiliSoft software that lets users run some Microsoft Active Server Pages code unchanged on iPlanet-based servers. The headline above and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ MORE INFORMATION: SearchSolaris Best Web Links: Application Reviews http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax1413,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::::::::::: SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS :::::::::::::::::: The headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ RIVALS IBM, SUN LAND BIG CONTRACTS | News: CNET Bragging rights abound for server rivals IBM and Sun. Both have landed lucrative retailer contracts. Sun, which is billing its new Starcat server as a mainframe competitor, signed a deal with Ross Stores to manage corporate accounts, human resources and supplies. Meanwhile, IBM has sold its newest z900 mainframes and its "Shark" storage systems to Wal-Mart. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REAWAKENED SIRCAM UNLIKELY TO CAUSE MANY PROBLEMS | searchSecurity A Sophos expert says that the odds are with administrators and users in the fight against the reawakened SirCam worm on Tuesday. The malware boasts a component that brings versions of the worm sleeping on hard drives back to life, but widespread damage is unlikely because admins have been diligent in updating antivirus software since Nimda and the code component may not been well written. The headlines above and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Solaris on Intel | SearchSolaris Featured Topic If you're running Solaris on Intel, then searchSolaris has several resources just for you. >> CLICK for current Featured Topic... http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci752465,00.html >> CLICK for previous Featured Topics... http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= What must be done before I use prtmem? | SearchSolaris Expert Advice What must be done before I use prtmem? Is it a utility provided by Solaris? >> For the complete expert answer to this question, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid12_cid417720_tax286949,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Partitioning multiple similar disks | Administrator Tip Click the link below for information about how to easily duplicate a partition table between disks. >> For the full tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci539457,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Playboy slashes jobs at Web unit You know times are tough when Hugh Hefner has to slash one of his prized units. Playboy is sporting pink slips, and they're not from Victoria's Secret. Ninety employees are losing their jobs; half of them work at Playboy Online. (You know, the site everyone visits for the articles.) Playboy Enterprises, the "mother ship" so to speak, says the layoffs are necessary to ensure profitability in 2002. >> CLICK: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,5098217,00.html ::::::::::::::::::: SEARCHSOLARIS CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MICHELLE WEBB, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your original article ideas and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ MARK BRUNELLI, Assistant Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your technical tips and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ JACK PICKELL, News Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your news, press releases and product announcements. ____________________________________________________________________ GABRIELLE DERUSSY ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. 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