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FROM OUR SPONSOR: FREE WHITE PAPER-Performance Management Strategies at eBay and Wal-Mart http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,4939,00.htm?proactivenet ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - News: IBM goes on the offensive against Sun at LinuxWorld - News: Open source's new weapon: The law? - News: Microsoft and IBM sign Web services pact - News: Sun fixes serious Web server flaw - News: Flash flaw opens Windows for attack - Featured Topic: RBAC Tips 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - WEBCAST AUG. 22ND: Securing Solaris-based Web services - From the Forums: Sun Cluster 3.0 and third party storage - Ask the Experts: Installing Solaris 8 on a Sparc 20 - The Missing Link: The Professor and his Mac tattoo ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: ProactiveNet ******************** FREE WHITE PAPER - Performance Management Strategies at eBay and Wal-Mart Wondering how the online gurus at eBay and Walmart.com are maintaining a positive online experience? This white paper outlines the online business challenges and successful solutions implemented at each of these online giants! http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,4939,00.htm?proactivenet ProactiveNet: Identify, Diagnose, Resolve. ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY IBM GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST SUN AT LINUXWORLD | SearchSolaris IBM is once again firing shots at Sun as both companies vie for market share in the growing Linux market. Is there enough penguin pie for everyone? For the full article, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid12_gci843818,00.html MORE INFORMATION ON LINUX: Best Web Links on Linux http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax289012,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ OPEN SOURCE'S NEW WEAPON: THE LAW? | CNET California has a bear on its flag -- is there room for a penguin too? Open source proponents have drawn up a proposal that would forbid the state from buying software from any company that doesn't open its source code and licensing policies. If it survives the legislature as is, the "Digital Software Security Act" would essentially keep Microsoft out of state offices. MICROSOFT AND IBM SIGN WEB SERVICES PACT | silicon.com Microsoft, IBM and BEA Systems have created a new set of specifications in an attempt to accelerate the adoption of emerging Web services. Where is Sun in all this? They're on the outside looking in. SUN FIXES SERIOUS WEB SERVER FLAW | IDG News Flaws in Sun's iPlanet Web server 4.1 and Sun One Web server 6.0 can let an attacker unleash a DoS attack and run attack code. Sun has released a work around and service packs to fix the problem. This is a case where a feature, chunked transfer encoding, has turned into a flaw. FLASH FLAW OPENS WINDOWS FOR ATTACK | CNET Here's a newsflash about Macromedia's Flash Player: It has a flaw that could let unsavory characters run malicious code on Windows and Unix-based operating systems. A separate flaw has been found that could let an attacker read files on a local hard drive. Macromedia's Web site has the fixes available. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RBAC Tips | SearchSolaris Featured Topic This week SearchSolaris delves into the general subject of Solaris security and specifically the topic of Role Based Access Control, a newer security feature that began shipping with Solaris 8. Click below for our complete collection of RBAC tips and expert advice. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci779282,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed Featured Topics, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIVE WEBCAST AUG. 22: Securing Solaris-Based Web Services Title: Securing Solaris-Based Web Services When: August 22. from 3-4 p.m. (EDT) Speaker: Gary Smith, Solaris Security Expert Description: Join SearchSolaris and Solaris security expert Gary Smith as he walks you through the process of building highly secure Web services on the Solaris platform and answers any questions you might have about Solaris security and general administration. To pre-register for this live event, CLICK: http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2691 WIN A FREE COPY OF "SOLARIS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION!" Five attendees who ask a relevant question during the Q&A portion of "Securing Solaris-Based Web Services" will be picked at random to receive a free copy of "Solaris System Administration" by John Philcox. Remember, all you have to do is sign-up, attend the event and ask a question about general Solaris administration or securing Web services and you could be a winner. Pre-register now at http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2691. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE FORUMS | Sun Cluster 3.0 and third party storage Are there any known problems using third party storage products such as HDS 9200 or EMC Clarion 4700 in a Sun Cluster 3.0 environment? If you know the answer to this question, click the link below and respond to this post in the SearchSolaris discussion forum. >> To help put a peer, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84c40/215 Start your own conversation in one of the SearchSolaris discussion forums! CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/searchsolaris =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERTS | Installing Solaris 8 on a Sparc 20 QUESTION: When I try to boot Solaris 8 on a Sparc 20 using a Solaris CD, I get the message "Short Disk Read." What does this mean? For the complete expert answer to this question, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid12_cid463989_tax286949,00.html To pose your own question to one of our experts, or to read some of their answers to previous questions, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | The Professor and his Mac tattoo Teenagers have acquired important ammunition in the ongoing struggle with their parents over the right to bear tattoos. Now kids can shout, "Christof Koch did it, and he's a professor of Computation and Neural Systems!" Koch, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, chose to have an Apple (as in Mac) tattooed on his arm, which isn't the ink most teens would choose. Aside from that, smart parents know enough to say, "When you're a professor of Computation and Neural Systems, you can get one, too!" 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