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Sign up for SearchSolaris.com's Ask The Experts e-mail newsletter! Just click the following link, log-in and update your preferences. http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid12,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - Ask the Experts: Why can't I boot Solaris from a CDROM? - News: Oracle seeks to align Eclipse with Sun's Java - News: Databases get Java boost - News: Can .NET and Java be friends? - News: Sun, Dell, IBM expected to strike up the InfiniBand - News: HP to provide certification road maps in February - News: Sun site shuts down - Featured Topic: Solaris Questions? Ask Gary! 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Administrator Tip: Permission denied! - From the Forums: Convincing a door thread to terminate when idle - The Missing Link: Microsoft employee attempts an inside job ____________________________________________________________________ Sign up for SearchSolaris.com's Ask The Experts e-mail newsletter, where SearchSolaris.com site experts answer questions from systems administrators like you! Just click the following link, log-in and update your preferences. http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid12,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERTS | Why can't I boot Solaris from a CDROM? Ever get an error message when trying to boot up Solaris from a CDROM? In this tip, Sun Microsystems' own security expert, Mark Thacker, explains a number of problems that can cause this sort of trouble. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid12_cid508354_tax286950,00.html >> To pose your own question to one of the SearchSolaris.com site experts, or to read some of their answers to previous questions, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,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/ ORACLE SEEKS TO ALIGN ECLIPSE WITH SUN'S JAVA | Computerwire The Eclipse story takes a different turn each week, it seems, and today it's IBM's turn to make news by saying it will encourage other board members to embrace Sun's view of Java. Currently Eclipse, which is dedicated to a framework and IDEs for Java, relies on the Java Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) while Sun, and a majority of Java vendors, use the rival Swing toolkit. DATABASES GET JAVA BOOST | InfoWorld Databases will be speaking more fluent Java. A new Java Data Objects tool from SolarMetric, Kodo 2.4.0, has plug-ins that allow it to work with any development environment, including Sun ONE. Kodo gives access to relational databases through the JDO standard, nullifying the need to know SQL or to be an expert in relational databases. CAN .NET AND JAVA BE FRIENDS? | CIN New technologies are bridging the gap between Java and .NET, raising hopes that the two might be compatible someday. From Web services to tools that let .NET run on anything from Linux to IBM mainframes, companies are finding ways to pair the competitors in ways that work for them. SUN, DELL, IBM EXPECTED TO STRIKE UP THE INFINIBAND Sun, IBM and Dell this week are expected to release some information on their I/O bus InfiniBand plans. Analysts say these big companies need to take charge of InfiniBand (a technology they developed four years ago along with Intel and HP) because the start-ups charged with delivering the products just don't have the power to create a market for them. Sun will use InfiniBand for storage, servers, applications, switches, blade servers and the Sun ONE environment. (Network World Fusion) HP TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION ROAD MAPS IN FEBRUARY | SearchHP.com Hewlett-Packard told SearchHP.com recently that it will have road maps ready in February for HP-certified professionals in technology areas that were consolidated as a result of the acquisition of Compaq. Users, however, say that it's experience that matters most with employers. http://searchhp.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid6_gci869698,00.html SUN SITE SHUTS DOWN | The Register Say farewell to Sun's Dot-Com Builder Web site. The company that "put the 'dot' in 'dot-com'" is putting it out to the virtual pasture on December 23, and the contents will be spread out among other Sun developer sites. This is kinda like the last word on the dot-com downfall. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Got Solaris questions? 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINISTRATOR TIP | Permission denied! Security Expert Mark Thacker explains what your system is thinking when it gives you a "Permission Denied" message. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid12_cid508356_tax286950,00.html >> For our complete library of Solaris Administrator Tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE FORUMS | Convincing a door thread to terminate when idle A Unix systems administrator writes, "I am desperately looking for someone with intimate knowledge of the door IPC mechanism (door_call(), door_return(), etc.). I'm having a problem convincing door threads that are idle to terminate after a specified period of time, and want to know how to do this or work around it in a clean way." >> Can you help this fellow sysadmin? If you think you can, click the following link and respond to his post in the SearchSolaris.com discussion forum. CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.1dcf990f/24!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= Start your own conversation in one of the SearchSolaris.com discussion forums! CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/searchsolaris =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Microsoft employee charged with stealing Windows How many of Microsoft's mid-level engineers can afford Bill Gates-worthy toys like a $95,000 Ferrari, a 58-foot yacht and a Rolex? Yep, something smells rotten in the state of Washington, and the FBI thinks it has found the source of the stench. Authorities have arrested 32-year-old Daniel Feussner, who headed a .NET project, and charged him with pilfering some $9 million worth of Windows. He allegedly used Microsoft's internal purchase orders to buy high-end server software, then sold it on the street and kept the cash. Feussner was livin' large and even hosted a Web site to show off the spoils of his "Windows outlet" operation. Now he could spend up to 75 years in prison and pay more than $1 million in fines. (IDG) >> CLICK: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,107982,00.asp >> 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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