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FROM OUR SPONSOR: FREE UNIX Management Guide http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,8446,00.htm?unixguide ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - Featured Topic: Got a Solaris question? Ask Gary! - News: Sun may lose war by winning Java battle - News: Sun's acquisitions key to N1 - News: IDC makes its 2003 predictions - News: How safe is your smart card? 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Administrator Tip: Managing the processing queue - Take our new poll: Are Java's woes Sun's own fault? - Ask the Experts: Calculating block size - The Missing Link: New handhelds shake up gadget market ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ************************ FREE UNIX Management Guide Do you want to improve user experience, exceed SLAs, save time and increase the return on your infrastructure investments? Get "The Top 10 Reports Every IT Manager Lives For" from NetIQ. This free guide explores 10 critical UNIX system views and management reports. Register now! http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,8446,00.htm?unixguide ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Got questions about Solaris? Ask Gary! Solaris expert Gary Smith, a frequent contributor of tips to SearchSolaris.com, is available to answer any questions you have about general Solaris administration. If you have a question for Gary, send it to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. We'll post an answer as soon as possible. >> To check out some of Gary Smith's contributions to SearchSolaris.com, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci868769,00.html >> For past SearchSolaris.com 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 MAY LOSE WAR BY WINNING JAVA BATTLE | vnunet The irony in Sun Microsystems having thus far won the sympathies of the judge in their current battle with Microsoft is that Sun may wind up losing on a larger scale. Industry watchers say Sun faces the impossible mission of having to present Java as sorely wounded by Microsoft's maneuvers while also preserving Java's image as a winning technology. SUN'S ACQUISITIONS KEY TO N1 | InformationWeek Sun's VP of product development says his company is buying key technology for its N1 server virtualization project so it can get products to market faster. IDC PREDICTS STRONG YEAR FOR SERVERS, SCARY ONE FOR SECURITY International Data Corp. trots out its annual year-end predictions today. Find out what makes IDC's list of winners and losers for 2003. (SearchCIO.com) http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci868826,00.html HOW SAFE IS YOUR SMART CARD? | SearchSecurity.com Smart cards are an increasingly popular means of accessing computer networks. But they're not immune to attack. A technique known as differential power analysis (DPA) can harvest a card's secret key. In response, one firm is working on a commercial DPA system that smart-card makers can use to test and safeguard their products. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci868301,00.html 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 ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS ADMINISTRATOR TIP | Managing the processing queue The file /etc/cron.d/queuedefs defines the size of the queues for batch processing. In this tip, I've listed some definitions to help you understand the terms and values found in the syntax. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci868770,00.html >> To read more Solaris Administrator Tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Take our new poll! >> Are Java's woes Sun's own fault? Tell us what you think in our new poll at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/poll. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERTS | Calculating block size QUESTION: When adding additional space to a file system, is there a way to easily calculate the block size? >> For the expert answer to this question, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid12_cid505731_tax292067,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | New handhelds shake up gadget market TechTarget editors got their hands dirty checking out the latest handhelds. Are these handy-dandy gadgets worthy of handing over your cash? Before you bet on a Blackberry, snatch up a Sony, or just go hunting for a winning handheld, check out our reviews. (SearchWin2000.com) >> CLICK: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/handhelds/intro/0,294188,sid1,00.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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