Sun[tm] ONE Application Server 7, Standard Edition is J2EE 1.3
compliant and offers a full range of features for developing Java web
services. It is free for development and evaluation. The download will
install as a 60 day license after which time you can use it by
entering the license key which will be emailed to you after the
download. Should you decide to purchase an unlimited license for Sun
ONE Application Server 7, Standard Edition, you can upgrade this
installation. Sun ONE Application Server 7 includes: the Java[tm]
Web Services Developer Pack (including JAXM, JAXR, JAXP, and JAX-RPC);
Web-based management tool and full support for local command line
administration; Multiple Administrative domain support for wholly
separate configurations from single application server install; Sun
ONE Message Queue, Platform edition; and HTTP engine from Sun ONE Web
Server.
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Three months after first laying out the roadmap for N1, Sun has acquired
two companies, Terraspring and Pirus Networks. By leveraging and
enhancing the virtualization technologies gained through these
acquisitions, Sun is executing on its vision for next-generation data
centers.
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The Solaris 9 12/02 Operating Environment for SPARC platform is now
available for download.
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If you would like to be notified about future announcements
and information regarding N1, all you need to do is join the
Sun Inner Circle Program. Inner Circle members receive
business-critical reports on IT trends and best practices,
as well as invitations to join exclusive Net Talks and
roundtable discussions – all at no charge to you.
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Solaris 9 12/02 Operating Environment for x86 Platform will be available
in January. Until then, you can download a copy of the Solaris 9 x86
Early Access software.
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Sun will be retiring its “Dot-Com Builder” web site as
of December 23rd.Link

This NEWS.COM article gives details on the UltraSPARC-IV,
which will be a dual-core processor.Link

This InformationWeek article tells how Sun will start
bundling a trial version of BEA’s application server software
with Solaris 9, starting in January.Link

The Java Developer Connection(SM) discussion forums is an
interactive message board for sharing knowledge and
questions about Java(TM) technologies and programming
techniques. In addition to getting answers you need from
peers, Sun’s Developer Technical Support (DTS) engineers
also visit the forums and answer questions.
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In this article, InfoWorld interviews Scott McNealy.
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This NEWS.COM article has details on Sun’s N1 and blade computing
plans.Link

This eWeek article describes how Sony will be bundling StarOffice
on Sony computer systems in seven European countries instead of
Microsoft Office.
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This InfoWorld article details some of Sun’s plans for future
servers after its acquisition of Afara WebSystems.Link

The Sun [tm] ONE Studio Migration Toolkit is designed for use with Sun ONE Studio 4 update 1, Community Edition and Enterprise Edition for Java. This Toolkit allows you to export your Projects from the VisualCafe 4.5x IDE to a format readable by Sun ONE Studio or NetBeans for the WebGain Platform.
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