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FROM OUR SPONSOR: WIN a FREE Sun ULTRA 5 Workstation http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,10283,00.htm?bytek ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - Tip: Java versus C# -- no need for war, just understanding - News: Sun reveals U.K. prices on blades - News: Sun pushes network computing initiative online - News: Microsoft bares more teeth in Java scrap - News: Openly hostile -- 'Penguinistas' to protest MS speaker - News: Sun sets on Avcom Technologies - Featured Topic: 10 Solaris White Papers 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Administrator Tip: String search in text files only - Submit a tip and you could win a free Global Positioning System! - New Poll: Which new products from Sun tempt you most? - From the Forums: Mapping mouse buttons to the keyboard - The Missing Link: Political tensions eating into cheese biz ____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: Bytek Corporation ****************** ***WIN a FREE Sun ULTRA 5 Workstation*** The Sun Ultra 5 giveaway is back !! One lucky winner each month will receive a free Sun Ultra 5 workstation. If that isn't enough, Bytek will also give away a free Sun Blade 100 at the end of July, 2003. Click here to find out more about this extraordinary offer: http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,10283,00.htm?bytek ***** Bytek Corporation. Spend less to buy more ***** ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- JAVA VERSUS C# -- NO NEED FOR WAR, JUST UNDERSTANDING Too often the debates over cheaper, faster and better deteriorate into religious wars. Just mention the sins of the Macintosh computer, the Linux operating system or non-Intel silicon to get the argument going. But as developers and programmers look for new jobs or move up within their own organizations, they may debate the merits of being proficient in both Java and Microsoft's C#. Yes, it's always ideal to have both, but is the ideal really necessary? Experts and at least one leading corporate user don't think so. >> For the complete article, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci880185,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ SUN REVEALS U.K. PRICES ON BLADES | ZDNet The cost of Sun's mixed-processor blade servers are now on price tags in the U.K. They'll start at £1,300 per blade, with 16 blades fitting in a shelf for £3,500, and up to 12 shelves fitting in a chassis for £3,900. A Sun exec says that even though the company has rolled out an Intel-based blade, don't assume that this means SPARC will be less of a priority. SUN PUSHES NETWORK COMPUTING INITIATIVE ONLINE | InternetNews This week marked a first for Sun. The company took to cyberpace to hype its network computing event/product launch Monday. Sun's takeover of Forbes.com during part of the day, wherein site visitors were invited to click over to the big Web event, was a big part of that "come see what we're doing" strategy. MICROSOFT BARES MORE TEETH IN JAVA SCRAP | CNET As certain as a sunrise in the east, Microsoft has asked an appeals court to throw out a district court's order to ship Windows XP with Sun's Java. The order has been in limbo while the court reviews the case. Microsoft's lawyers say the order is "unprecedented" and will do harm to the company. In the meantime, MS has promised to make Sun Java available through Windows Update and the Service Pack 1 upgrade. OPENLY HOSTILE -- 'PENGUINISTAS' TO PROTEST MS SPEAKER | IDG Microsoft could get away with a booth at LinuxWorld, but having one of its people speak at an open-source conference next month in Washington, D.C. is evidently a little too much. Penguinistas plan to protest Microsoft's presence at the conference, which is supposed to promote open-source and free software to governments. An MS official will be there to talk about the company's "shared source" initiative. SUN SETS ON AVCOM TECHNOLOGIES | CRN Remember Avcom Technologies? The company made a mint back in the Sun-baked dot-com days. But now Avcom is getting out of Dodge -- jumping the IT solution provider ship because it can't make money selling Sun-based products. Avcom says it still has money in the bank, so it exits with its head up -- kinda like "Seinfeld." 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 ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINISTRATOR TIP | String search in text files only The string search method included in last week's tip entitled "Find a string anywhere in a directory tree" has you greping through binary files. Use the code included with this tip instead to limit the search to ASCII files. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci880070,00.html >> For the related tip, "Find a string anywhere in a directory tree," CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci876110,00.html >> Find more Solaris Systems Administrator Tips at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ********* Submit a tip for a chance to win a great prize! ********** This month, in recognition of the Solaris administrator or security tip that receives the highest user rating, SearchSolaris.com will give away a Garmin eMap handheld GPS. SearchSolaris.com is always looking for the best Solaris-related tips. So send in a tip today for your chance to win! >> To submit your tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid12,00.html >> For a listing of the giveaway rules, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsContest/0,289488,sid12_prz880073_cts880072,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR NEW POLL Which of Sun's new products is most tempting? Take your pick at http://www.SearchSolaris.com/poll. >> For more information on Sun's recent barrage of product announcements, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid12_gci879589,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE FORUMS | Mapping mouse buttons to the keyboard Log-in to our discussion forum and see if you can help out a fellow systems administrator. This week, an administrator writes: Does anybody know how I can map the mouse buttons to something on the keyboard? Many CAD programs make extensive use of the mouse buttons (and shifted mouse buttons) now that screen menus have almost totally replaced tablet menus. I have a number of users who would really like to be able to use the keyboard instead of right-clicking hundreds of times each day. >> To respond to this person's discussion forum post, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.1dcfa533/110!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= >> Start your own conversation in the one of our discussion forums. CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@/searchsolaris =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Political tensions eating into cheese biz Keep your Camembert! Forget your "fromage." Viva Velveeta! Those are the sentiments an e-cheese exporter in France has been seeing from U.S. customers. Marc Refabert, the big cheese at Fromages.fr, says his brie is in a bind because customers on the other side of the Atlantic are unhappy that France does not support Washington when it comes to Iraq. Customers are saying they just can't support France in any way -- so please, no cheese. Refabert said he understands that American customers are just being patriotic, and he thinks they'll be back soon -- because French cheese is too tasty. (Reuters) >> CLICK: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2217095 >> 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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