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FROM OUR SPONSOR: *** WIN a FREE Sun ULTRA 5 Workstation *** http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,11293,00.htm?Bytek ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - Featured Topic: Data Center Futures - News: IBM, others say SCO suit unfounded - News: Sun: No issues with SCO - News: Users offer varied predictions on SCO suit - News: Sun looking for Linux partner - News: Sun working on StarOffice update - News: Sun hopes leaner cert. requirement SPARCs sales 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Storage: Formula One racing team revs up new storage engine - White Paper: Powering the Sun ONE platform with Solaris 9 - The Missing Link: McDonald's: We love to see you surf ____________________________________________________________________ **************** SPONSORED BY: Bytek Corporation ******************* The Sun Ultra 5 giveaway is back!! One lucky winner each month will receive a free Sun Ultra 5 workstation. 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To find out more about this extraordinary offer, CLICK: http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,11293,00.htm?Bytek ***** Bytek Corporation spend less to buy more ***** ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Data Center Futures See what the data center of the future will look like through the eyes of analysts, IT managers and experts by reading a few editions of our new newsletter Data Center Futures below & learn about our DCF conference June 2003. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci867617,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ IBM, OTHERS SAY SCO SUIT UNFOUNDED | eWEEK IBM says that the $1 billion lawsuit filed by the SCO Group on Thursday is unjustified. SCO claims that IBM made "concentrated efforts to improperly destroy the economic value of Unix, particularly Unix on Intel, to benefit IBM's new Linux services business." SCO wants $1 billion for the trouble. SUN: NO ISSUES WITH SCO | vnunet Sun is trying to be a beacon of light amidst the SCO/IBM mess, reassuring customers that its licenses cover every bit of the Unix core code within Solaris and that there's no licensing issue with SCO. LINUX ANALYSTS, USERS OFFER VARIED PREDICTIONS ON SCO SUIT There is little clarity on the long-term impact SCO Group's suit against IBM Corp. will have on Linux. Some industry observers predict dire days ahead for Linux, while others pass it off as posturing by the holders of the title to Unix. SCO, meanwhile, forges ahead with its billion-dollar action claiming IBM improperly donated part of SCO's Unix code to the Linux kernel. (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com) http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci885002,00.html SUN LOOKING FOR LINUX PARTNER | CNET Sun is looking into jumping in bed with a mainstream Linux player like SuSE or Red Hat because the third-party support for Sun's own Linux just isn't there. Sun and SuSE are talking, according to the German open-source firm. SUN WORKING ON STAROFFICE UPDATE | CNET StarOffice is about to be updated. Sun this week will release the beta of StarOffice 6.1, the newest commercial distribution of the open-source OpenOffice suite of personal productivity applications. New features of 6.1 include enhanced support for handicapped users and new configuration tools that allow IT managers to oversee multiple StarOffice desktops from a single location. The new release also allows people to save documents in Adobe Systems' Portable Document Format (PDF). SUN HOPES LEANER CERT. REQUIREMENT SPARCS SALES | CRN Sun plans to ease up on the certification requirements for Sparc Solaris-based workstations and put more muscle into Sun ONE software. The company is in the process of figuring out how much to trim from those requirements and may even accept some Microsoft certifications as "baseline certifications for authorization," according to one Sun official. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ ___________________________________________________________________ ****** DATA CENTER FUTURES - HILTON CHICAGO HOTEL - JUNE 4-6 ****** Gain FREE admission to the only independent conference available today that helps you build the most scalable and reliable data center for tomorrow. Plan now to achieve a core technology foundation with a full understanding of networking, security, storage, systems management and more. 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As part of its competitive advantage, BAR has continually invested in innovative technology solutions. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci884016,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | Powering the Sun ONE platform with Solaris 9 The Sun ONE platform and the Solaris Operating Environment provide the foundation for building Web services today. This white paper discusses what it takes to implement Sun ONE Web services, some possible benefits of the Solaris Operating and describes the components and improved Java technology support that are now integrated as part of the operating environment. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid12_gci871342,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,293835,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | McDonald's: We love to see you surf Except for the Filet-O-Fish, McDonald's is all about turf. This week, the Golden Arches will add more surf. Ten of the fast food joints in Manhattan will throw in a side of wireless Internet access if you buy a combo meal. You deserve some Net access today! Just think, while the kids open up those Happy Meal toys, you can do a Google search for "choking hazards." The access is good for an hour -- if you want more, you can pay $3 for an additional hour or just get another No. 4. Or maybe the No. 3 with no onions. McDonald's plans to have "McWiFi" in 300 more restaurants by year's end. (The Associated Press) >> CLICK: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=528&e=2&cid=528&u=/ap/20030311/ap_on_hi_te/mcdonalds_intel ____________________________________________________________________ ****** DATA CENTER FUTURES - HILTON CHICAGO HOTEL - JUNE 4-6 ******* Gain FREE admission to the only independent conference available today that helps you build the most scalable and reliable data center for tomorrow. Plan now to achieve a core technology foundation with a full understanding of networking, security, storage, systems management and more. 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