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Which version of Solaris are you running? Tell us at http://www.SearchSolaris.com/poll. ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - Tip: Change all file.asml to file.java in current directory - News: Sun rolls out 13 new products - News: Sun complements blade platform with new storage suite - News: Here comes Solaris 9 for Intel - News: Sun soaks up commitments to x86 - News: Memo criticizes Solaris/Java relationship - News: Desktop Linux Consortium aims to break a few Windows - Featured Topic: 10 Solaris White Papers 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Experts: Solaris version numbers and product roadmaps - White Paper: Setting up a secure Apache server - Crash Course: Secure Solaris Web Services - The Missing Link: New technology keeps up disappearances ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMIN TIP | Change all file.asml to file.java in current directory The sample command included with this tip shows you how to change every file with an unwanted suffix in the current directory to files with desired suffixes. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci879241,00.html >> For more Solaris Administrator Tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ SUN ROLLS OUT 13 NEW PRODUCTS | Mercury News Sun is getting ready to roll out thirteen new N1-compliant hardware products. The new products range from low-end blade servers that sell for $1,800 each to 12-processor servers that cost $64,000. Sun is also announcing new NAS products and cutting prices on some of its high-end Sun Fire server products by up to 35 percent. The competition says Sun is way behind in the game right now and is no longer relevant when it comes to servers. Analysts, however, point out that Sun has proven itself resilient and has managed to turn around financial troubles in the past. SUN COMPLEMENTS BLADE PLATFORM WITH NEW STORAGE SUITE Sun is attacking the entry level by rolling out a NAS system, a Fibre Channel array and a tape autoloader designed to complement the company's blade computing platform. (SearchStorage.com) HERE COMES SOLARIS 9 FOR INTEL | CRN Sun has come through with Solaris 9 x86 Platform Edition. This version that customers wanted, and now can get, has shipped. The company also plans to deliver Solaris 9 with an integrated Sun One software stack for both Unix and x86 by the end of this year. The delivery signifies a change for Sun, which is moving cautiously toward a new multiplatform approach. SUN SOAKS UP COMMITMENTS TO X86 | CNET Sun has been soaking up commitments to Solaris/x86. Companies like Sybase, BEA, Verizon, AMD and Nuance have either endorsed x86, are using it, or plan to release software for it. MEMO CRITICIZES SOLARIS/JAVA RELATIONSHIP | eWEEK In what appears to be an internal Sun memo, Sun engineers have criticized the Java platform as it relates to Solaris, saying Java's implementation on the OS is a hindrance to reliable applications. "We do not believe these flaws are inherent in the Java platform but that they relate to difficulties in our Solaris implementation," the memo says. It can be seen on the InternalMemos.com Web site. DESKTOP LINUX CONSORTIUM AIMS TO BREAK A FEW WINDOWS | CRN A posse of the penguin's peeps is assembling to try and drive Microsoft from the top of the desktop. Sun's friend Ximian, along with Xandros, CodeWeavers, MandrakeSoft and SuSE Linux have united to form the Desktop Linux Consortium. Their goal is to weaken Microsoft's grip on the PC software market. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM FEATURED TOPIC | 10 Solaris White Papers We scoured the Internet looking for the ten most informative Solaris white papers we could find. Our mission was a success and they're all ready to be downloaded. Enjoy! >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci879252,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERTS | Solaris version numbers and product roadmaps Sun's Mark Thacker explains how his company goes about naming different versions of Solaris, and offers some insight into the future of the operating system. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid12_cid515806_tax286950,00.html >> Pose your own question to one of our experts. CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | Setting up a secure Apache server This white paper, taken from a chapter of "Teach yourself Apache in 24 hours," explains how to set up an Apache server capable of highly secure transactions. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid12_gci849092,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CRASH COURSE | Secure Solaris Web Services Unix expert Gary Smith breaks down the process of building and maintaining a highly secure Web services architecture on the Solaris platform. >> CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci856692,00.html >> For the accompanying Webcast, "Securing Solaris Web Services," CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/webcastsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid12_gci842434,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | New technology keeps up disappearances If you feel virtually invisible at work now, or if there are times when you'd like to vanish into thin office air, just wait. Tangible invisibility (oxymoron alert!) is on its way. A professor at the University of Tokyo claims that he is creating the technology to make you go away. It's not as easy as Harry Potter putting on a cloak. In order to vanish, you have to wear a coat made of retroreflective material, and the person to whom you want to appear to have disappeared must look at you through a pinhole. Professor Invisible hopes his disappearing act will be a commercially viable product in a few years -- just enough time for magician David Copperfield to find a new line of work. (The Associated Press) >> CLICK: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=816&ncid=816&e=1&u=/ap/20030207/ap_on_fe_st/japan_invisible >> 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 ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: SEARCHSOLARIS.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MARK BRUNELLI, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your tech tips, article ideas and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your news, press releases and product announcements. ____________________________________________________________________ MATT PELINO (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Published by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. 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