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»	Cool Stack for Solaris

INTERNET GAMING

Sun Gaming Gets 'Second Life'
Sun joins the virtual community with its Project Darkstar server-side gaming technology

DON'T MISS THIS

	»	Go Nuts for NetBeans Don't miss on-demand Net Talk Webcasts on migrating to open source Net Beans, and leveraging NetBeans support for UML (Unified Modeling Language)
	»	Sun Tech Days Worldwide Developer Conference Give your development skills and toolkits a jumpstart at Sun Tech Days, running for the next 12 months in cities around the world
	»	The AJAX Experience 2006 Comes to Boston Dive into Asynchronous JavaScript and XML with 60 technical sessions running over three days. Boston, October 23-25

Google Testing Sun's OpenSolaris

Google is experimenting with the open-source version of the Solaris Operating System as a possible prelude to replacing its massive network of Linux servers, according to Computerworld. With dozens of data centers worldwide estimated to house hundreds of thousands of Intel servers, a Google move to OpenSolaris would be another endorsement for the Sun platform. Find out more...

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OPEN MINDS
	»	10 Ways to Think About Innovation What are secrets to success for young technology innovators, like Solaris OS engineer Bryan Cantrill? MIT Technology Review summarizes 10 key characteristics, such as finding inspiration in failure and embracing open technologies
	»	Music Search that Doesn't Suck The "Search Inside the Music" recommendation engine under development at Sun Labs is looking like a surefire cool way to find the music you like
	»	The Challenge of Open Source Software Open source is not open and shut. Simon Phipps, Sun's chief open source officer, explains some of the key challenges that need to be addressed


CODER'S TOOLBOX
	»	Java Resource Consumption Management API Just released by Java Community Process, the early draft release of the API lets you partition resources among Java applications and query resource availability
	»	Sun Releases NetBeans Version for Beginners Learn about a new open source package that lets you transition from BlueJ, an instructional tool for Java programming, to the full-featured NetBeans IDE
	»	The Insider Scoop on Sun Java Studio Creator Get techie tips on using the jMaki tag library to add AJAX components to your Web applications with Sun Java Studio Creator software


SUN NEWS
	»	Sun Technology Wins Java Developer's Journal Awards See, we told you it was good stuff. Sun's Java Web Start technology and NetBeans IDE are winners of the Java Developer's Journal Editor's Choice Awards
	»	Sun Brings JRuby In-House Sun has hired the lead developers on the JRuby project, an open-source project aimed at developing an implementation of the Ruby language on the Java Virtual Machine
	»	Gosling: For Ruby or AJAX or SOA, It's NetBeans Sun's James Gosling, the "Father of Java Technology," talks about why Java and the NetBeans IDE is the right solution for most developers


THE SOLARIS OS, UNDER THE HOOD
	»	Download Your Cool Stack Open Source Solaris Apps Cool Stack includes open source applications (such as Tomcat) optimized for the Solaris OS and UltraSPARC platform and was built using Sun Studio 11 tools
	»	Now Available: DTrace Quick Reference Guide Grab this quick reference guide to DTrace, the comprehensive dynamic tracing facility built into the Solaris OS
	»	Visit the New Solaris Developer Center! The new community hub for Solaris OS developers offers the latest downloads, how-to technical guides, tutorials, training, and more

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