More Resources

Karen Perkins, last updated 2009-11-06

Here are some additional resources.

• White papers (registration required):

  • Sun Java Communications Suite: Industry-Leading, Scalable, and Reliable Messaging and Collaboration Platform for Service Providers, which provides info about enhanced email indexing and search; interoperability with Mac's iCal, Mozilla's Thunderbird/Lightning calendars, and Microsoft Outlook; and native calendar synchronization with mobile devices that support CalDAV, such as Apple's iPhone

  • Designing Storage Solutions with High Availability for Messaging Server, which describes a proof-of-concept, large messaging server implementation based on Sun servers with CoolThreads technology running the Sun Java System Messaging Server, the Solaris OS, the ZFS file system, and Sun Storage arrays

  • Tiered Storage and Messaging Server, which explains how to use production products, such as Sun Communications Suite software, the ZFS file system, and a Sun Storage array, to cut storage costs by half, while increasing performance (measured by messages per second) by more than 50 percent in environments with millions of users

  • Sun Java System Instant Messaging 8: Real-Time Collaboration for Service Providers and the Extended Enterprise, which explores the architecture, design, deployment features, and benefits of the Sun Java System Instant Messaging solution

  • Sun Java System Messaging Server 7: High Performance, Scalable, Cost-Effective Messaging Platform Based on Internet Standards, which details the architecture, design, performance, and configuration and deployment features of the newest release of the Sun Java System Messaging Server

• Forums for Sun's communication servers, including Sun Java System Messaging Server, Calendar Server, Instant Messaging, E-Mail, Calendar, and Collaboration forums

• Videos

• The Factotum blog, which provides tips, such as:

  • What's New in Sun Java Communications Suite 7
  • Communications Suite 7: Installation Tips
  • Communications Suite: Hooking Up Comms & Apple
  • Sun Java Indexing and Search Service: Time to Have the Talk
  • Email Phishing: Still a Big Problem

• Twitter*

• CalConnect*, the Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium

• CalDAV*, a site that describes the CalDAV protocol and related standards

• Sun Java Communications Suite data sheet (pdf)

• Documentation for older versions of Sun Java Communications Suite on docs.sun.com