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Click here: http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,7695,00.htm?unisys ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM FEATURED TOPIC | KSH and CSH Here's a collection of tips dealing with KSH and CSH commands. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci863507,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed Featured Topics, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ SUN BEGINS GRID COMPUTING PUSH | vnunet Sun is rolling out partner programs for resellers designed to push its grid computing services into the mainstream. Grid technology has the potential to lower IT costs by sharing the computing or storage power of multiple networked computers. Sun's new Grid Computing Solutions Program will target several markets including life sciences, financial services and electronic design automation. Sun's grid offering includes architecture services to design the approximate mix of services, systems and software needed. SUN GIRDS UP WITH LINUX SECURITY DEVICE | ZDNet Sun and firewall maker Check Point Software have teamed up to unveil a new Linux-based security appliance. The new product, the Sun LX50 Firewall/VPN appliance, runs a version of Linux with enhanced security. The product is built on Sun's LX50 Intel-based server and supports Check Point's Open Platform for Security specification that allows integration with products from other software and hardware makers. LINDOWS: UNBUNDLED AND READY TO GO | CNET Lindows is now rarin' to go solo against Microsoft on the desktop. Lindows OS 3.0 is the first product from Lindows that sells by itself rather than as part of a bundle. The company said that the OS package will sell for about $129 and support dozens of Linux applications, including ones that look a lot like Windows. StarOffice 6.0 word processing software will be part of the package as well. SUN'S MCNEALY TAKES ON MICROSOFT AT COMDEX | PCWorld Sun's Chief Scott McNealy used most of his keynote address at Comdex to attack Microsoft on everything from office-suite software to the Xbox game console. The theme of the speech was that Sun's strategy of selling both hardware and software is better than the Windows/Intel world's approach. To illustrate his point, McNealy repeatedly referred to Microsoft and Intel as "General and Motors." McNealy also used the opportunity to show a demo of SunRay, a server-based technology that replaces PCs with network appliances. The SunRay used the Gnome user interface, Sun's StarOffice suite, and Ximian's Evolution personal-information manager to create a Windows-like environment. MCNEALY: IT TOO COMPLEX | Reuters Scott McNealy seems to have a complex about complexity. Sun's chief announced this week that the company will spend $10 billion on research, acquisitions and other programs like marketing, with the goal being to simplify computing. McNealy said that computing has gotten so complicated that companies have trouble keeping up -- especially when money is tight. DELL OFFERS BRIDGE IN UNIX-TO-WINDOWS MIGRATION | TechWeb Dell has lowered a drawbridge for Unix users -- inviting them to cross the moat into the castle of Windows servers. Dell Fast Track to Microsoft Windows is the name of a new service, and it's geared to help businesses migrate servers, applications and databases (oh my!) to Windows. 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There but for the grace of God goes IT, right? We won't use your name if you'd rather be anonymous. To submit your blooper, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Visit the new SearchSolaris.com White Paper Library today. Just CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,293835,sid12,00.html?Offer=sowpcs1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Receive free Solaris Administrator Tips in your e-mail! Subscribe today and learn how to simplify your job with helpful tips. To sign up click the following link and update your profile: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/editSummary/1,291026,sid12,00.html?Offer=soatcs1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Think tank debates chip implants for people Would you like to be treated like a dog? Scientists and privacy advocates have been debating the pros and cons of implanting people with microchips. The little glass gadgets can track you, ID you and tell doctors your medical history should you be unable to do any of those things. Some people say "chips ahoy" to the idea -- others say the concept really gets under their skin. (SearchWindowsManageability.com) >> CLICK: http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci864456,00.html >> To view our complete collection of offbeat tales from the world of information technology, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax292504,00.html ********************************************************************* Do you find this email useful? 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