According to this Infoworld article, Lucent has ported its
VitalNet management software and released version 9.0 for Solaris.
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In this 12-part tip Unix expert Gary Smith breaks down the process of
building and maintaining a highly secure Web services architecture on
the Solaris platform.
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On October 28, 2002, Sun announced the availability of the
Sun ONE Application Server 7, Platform Edition and Standard
Edition. The Sun ONE Application Server 7 product, tightly
integrated with the new Sun ONE Studio Enterprise Edition 4
Update 1 and Sun ONE Application Framework 2.0, is a newly
architected application server that has many new features
that enhance the developer experience for creating,
assembling and deploying web applications. This new version
of the application server is J2EE 1.3 compatible. In
addition the Sun ONE Application Server 7 provides the basis
for an integration platform with built-in support for web
services standards such as SOAP and WSDL, plus tools and
support for the J2EE Connector Architecture.
Sun ONE Application Server 7, Platform Edition is free for
development and deployment on all major operating systems
and Sun ONE Application Server 7, Standard Edition, which
provides remote management capabilities, is available for
$2,000/CPU.
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This announcement applies only to 32-bit static system libraries and
statically linked utilites. 64-bit static system libraries and utilities
have never been provided. The Solaris Application Binary Interface (ABI)
is provided through dynamic system libraries. All Solaris applications should
be linked with the Solaris dynamic system libraries. 32-bit applications
linked with Solaris static system libraries do not utilize the Solaris ABI.
Support for 32-bit Solaris static system libraries and statically linked
utilities will not be provided in a future release. Of particular note,
support for the static C library (/usr/lib/libc.a) will not be provided in a
future release. Please send feedback and comments to
static-libs-feedback@sun.com.
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The Sun Fire ™ Server Design and Configuration Guide offers the
tools, methods, and knowledge needed to design and configure Sun Fire
systems that meet their application support requirements. The book
contains topics such as: a process to determine your needs; design
considerations and rules of thumb; step-by-step system analysis
procedures; methods for planning for growth and upgrades; and much more.
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According to this NEWS.COM article, Sun will be
releasing technologies on Tuesday that allow clustered
computer systems to be up to 125 miles apart from each
other.Link

This NEWS.COM article explains that Sun
will be joining the Web Services Interoperability
Organization.Link

This Infoworld article details a new version of
Sun’s LX50 Linux-based server to debut at Comdex next
month.Link

The October 22nd Sun.com feature story details
Sun’s plans for “blade computing”.Link

This eWeek article has information on Sun and
Siebel announcing support for J2EE in Siebel’s
eBusiness Applications version 7.5.Link

This NEWS.COM article has details about Sun’s new
Change Management software, designed to make changes on a
large number of computer systems at the same time.Link

This USA Today article details Sun’s fiscal first-quarter
results announced today, and its plans to cut 4,400
employees – 11% of the total workfoce.Link

This NEWS.COM article has details on what has been changed and
updated in the Solaris 9 September 2002 release.
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After a long delay, Sun has announced plans to release a version of Solaris
9 for x86 processors. SearchSolaris.com spoke with Chris Baker, Sun’s
Product Manager for Solaris x86, about his company’s decision to charge for
the formerly free operating system and the level of support users can expect
once they buy.
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According to this NEWS.COM article, Sun will be announcing
support (and release) of Solaris 9 for x86-architecture
systems on Friday. Unlike Solaris 8 for Intel systems,
Solaris 9 will cost $99 for single-CPU machines.
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