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Guest Editor Scott McNealy
Kim's Notebook

Dear [Name],

I'm pleased to author this guest column on education in the Participation Age, and to commemorate such visionaries as Sun Education VP Kim Jones, nominated for the Women in Technology Hall of Fame.
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Scott McNealy,
Chairman and Co-Founder
Sun Microsystems, Inc.


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October 2006   
Edu Insight Corner

Security and Identity Management Named #1 Issue for Education IT Security and Identity Management Named #1 Issue for Education IT

Security and identity management has become the #1 issue facing education IT, according to the 2006 EDUCAUSE Top Ten Issues survey. Size up the growing problem — and how Sun's systemic approach can help you fortify your security and identity management systems. MORE »


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Training Today for the Thought Leaders of Tomorrow Training Today for the Thought Leaders of Tomorrow

Students and IT professionals need to continually develop new skills to compete in rapidly changing job markets. Around the world, Sun is helping provide those opportunities with Sun Tech Days, Sun Academic Initiative, and other programs. MORE »


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Slicing and Dicing Servers: A Guide to Virtualization and ContainmentSlicing and Dicing Servers: A Guide to Virtualization and Containment

Containment and virtualization technologies, such as Solaris Containers, offer IT administrators powerful new weapons to consolidate servers and applications to reduce costs, improve manageability, and stop server sprawl. But which is right for your organization? MORE »



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