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IN THIS ISSUE

»	Temple of the Sun Game
»	Sun's Music Search
»	Work Wherever

DON'T MISS THIS

	»	Sun Music Search Readied for Web Sun's "Search Inside the Music" is poised to meet a Web flood of 1 million new songs every day.
	»	"Enterprise-Ready" GlassFish The next open source GlassFish Java app server introduces new enterprise capabilities.

INTERNET GAMING

	»	Sun to Open Source Project Darkstar Gaming Code Sun is open sourcing its Project Darkstar online multiplayer game server platform to broaden opportunities for developers.
	»	Bluetooth Mobile Multiplayer Gaming Explore how Bluetooth can be easily added to mobile games to enable local-area wireless play.
	»	Next on the Web: The Virtual Family Reunion The Internet of the future will be a virtual metaverse with family reunions, shopping trips with friends, and virtual economies.

Can You Conquer the Temple of the Sun?

Test your C/C++ coding skills with Temple of the Sun, a new interactive game from Sun. Dodge pitfalls, battle bugs — and compete for a US$5,000 prize. Get Sun Studio and Solaris Express, Developer Edition free just for playing. Play now...

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OPEN MINDS
	»	This Is Not Your Grandparents' Work Schedule More companies are offering "open work" practices that let employees work where, how, and when they want — like Sun, which is saving $400 million in real estate costs.
	»	Why Thin Clients Are Phat Eco-friendly thin clients like the Sun Ray desktop replace hard-to-manage PC networks and give users "hot-desking" mobility.
	»	Canada, U.K. Students Honored for Java Technology Development A robotic submarine and a simulation tool built by students in Canada and the U.K. are among this year's winners of the annual Duke's Choice awards for Java technology innovation.


CODER'S TOOLBOX
	»	Open Source Java Will Still Be Secure Sun's James Gosling, the "Father of Java technology," says open source Java will be every bit as secure as proprietary software.
	»	Billions of Devices, One Set of Tools Learn how to design cool mobile applications with the NetBeans Mobility Pack in this video from Sun Developer Network Channel.
	»	Have Fun Getting Schooled in Java Technology A place for college students to experience the power of Java technology for free! Check out games, videos, downloads, and more.


SUN NEWS
	»	Sun Moves Wider on 10 Gig Ethernet Highway Sun's new multithreaded 10 GbE networking technology promises to bust through bandwidth barriers to accelerate performance across the network.
	»	Sun's Datacenter on Wheels Is Pretty Darn Cool Built inside a standard shipping container, Sun's Project Blackbox combines mobility and energy efficiency is a way cool powerhouse on wheels.


SOLARIS OS, UNDER THE HOOD
	»	Solaris Success Shaping Up as Sun's 'iPod Moment' Sun's resurgence owes a lot to its Solaris 10 OS, now said to be under development to introduce scalability of mammoth proportions.
	»	New! Solaris Express, Developer Edition The OpenSolaris-based distribution for x86 is packed with tools to create applications for Solaris OS, Java Application Platform, and Web 2.0.

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