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Visit the new SearchSolaris.com White Paper Library today! SearchSolaris.com now offers free white papers on dozens of subjects of importance to you. Topics include Apache, Solaris administration, application deployment, third party Solaris tools and Solaris security. Simply CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,293835,sid12,00.html?Offer=sowpcs1 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - Featured Topic: File hunting with 'grep' commands - News: Sun shields server rooms from attack - News: Java makes room for open-source - News: IT execs: .NET needs Corba for J2EE interoperation - News: SAS stays the course with Solaris 9 - News: Lucent's VitalNet 9.0 opens arms to Solaris - News: Sun CTO: Biggest doesn't equal best in chip world 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS Security Tip: Securing Solaris-based Web services concluded - Part 10: Set File Permissions - Part 11: Test the Configuration - Part 12: Conclusion - The Missing Link: Cosmic elevator could be running by 2017 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | File hunting with 'grep' commands This week SearchSolaris.com spotlights the best ways to find files with 'grep' commands. Enjoy! >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci859859,00.html >> To visit our archive of previous information-packed Featured Topics, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid12,00.html >> Visit our Solaris Administrator Tips library! CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ SUN SHIELDS SERVER ROOMS FROM ATTACK | CNET Sun has devised a way to insulate computer networks from fires, floods and bomb attacks. The company has unveiled its new Enterprise Continuity program, a collection of technology and services designed to prevent network failure by separating computers that work together in a unified cluster. JAVA MAKES ROOM FOR OPEN-SOURCE | eWeek The Java Community Process agreements have changed and become more open to open-source. Starting Tuesday, Java licenses must "provide for the possibility of a clean-room implementation" and offer a free test suite apart from the reference implementation. With the change, non-profits will be able to compete in developing open-source versions of every Java technology. IT EXECS: .NET NEEDS CORBA FOR J2EE INTEROPERATION | vnunet Web services is still long on hype and short on substance, according to IT execs at Borland's BorCon conference in London. Those execs see enterprises using both J2EE and .NET in the future, but, they said, .NET needs to come with Common Object Request Broker Architecture (Corba). A Microsoft official said an independent software vendor probably needs to make that move. SAS STAYS THE COURSE WITH SOLARIS 9 | ServerWatch SAS, a business-intelligence software and service provider, has affirmed its allegiance to Sun's Solaris 9 operating system. SAS and Sun have been working since January to improve SAS performance in Solaris 9. LUCENT'S VITALNET 9.0 OPENS ARMS TO SOLARIS | TechWeb Lucent's VitalNet 9.0, a fresh version of its network-management software, now comes in a Solaris version. VitalNet 9.0 uses the Solaris OS with Oracle Enterprise Database Platform to show the status of more than 10 million network ports. SUN CTO: BIGGEST DOESN'T EQUAL BEST IN CHIP WORLD | CRN Sun CTO Greg Papadopoulos says the most powerful processors aren't necessarily the best choices. In fact, he recently told a reporter that the wave of the future could be "smaller, cheaper, not-quite-as-good [64-bit] processors assembled into a system that is much more cost-effective." The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURITY TIP | Securing Solaris-based Web services concluded This week Solaris expert Gary Smith concludes his 12-part tip about securing Solaris-based Web services. If you missed the parts 1-9 of this informative set of tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci856692,00.html Part 10: Set File Permissions Limit non-root access to system files and directories by making the following changes from the command line: >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci860107,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 11: Test the Configuration Obtain Nmap and Nessus to test the system. Nmap is a utility for network exploration or security auditing. Nessus is a powerful, up-to-date and easy to use remote security scanner. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci860108,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 12: Conclusion Security is inversely proportional to complexity. By installing a minimally configured host and further hardening it, the complexity of a Web services host can reduced and the security increased. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci860109,00.html >> To experience our complete library of Solaris Security Tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax286832_alpD_idx0,00.html >> Sign up for the Solaris Security Tips e-mail newsletter! Simply click the following URL and update your profile: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Cosmic elevator could be running by 2017 A Seattle-based firm is working on a space elevator that could do some heavy lifting that's out of this world, making deliveries to space that would make FedEx and UPS astronomically envious. 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