February 2007

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100 Days as CIO
Dear Colleague,
My first 100 days as on the job says a lot about the changing role of the CIO — and how everyone in an organization can help reinvent IT. » More
Bob Worrall
CIO, Sun Microsystems
Write me at cio@sun.com

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Blogging on Beans
Tech tips and trends from Sun’s leading NetBeans bloggers:

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JavaOne 2007: Save $200 with early registration to the world’s premier Java technology conference. San Francisco, May 8-11.

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Sun in Healthcare: Explore powerful new solutions to drive secure digital care flow in healthcare with this Sun Net Talk on Demand.

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Meet the New NetBeans.

NetBeans IDE 5.5 delivers the best of open source and Java technology

The new NetBeans IDE 5.5 opens up a world of possibilities for rapid and efficient cross-platform application development. Packed with the feature-rich fruits of seven years of open source development, it’s no wonder InfoWorld named NetBeans the Best Java IDE Innovator for 2007. » Full Story

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Save 50% on the Ultimate in Scalable Storage
Take a half-price discount when your trade up your qualifying tape library for a Sun StorageTek SL8500, with nearly limitless scalability and high availability robotics that make it the industry’s most robust solution.

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Learn NetBeans IDE 5.5 with How-To Tutorials
Discover the powerful features of NetBeans IDE 5.5 and other NetBeans releases with these video how-to tutorials and step-by-step instructions on making the most of the open source Java technology environment.

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New Sun Virtualization System Available Now
The new Sun Visualization System makes it easy to deploy the advanced 3D visualization solutions needed to analyze large data sets. Learn about this end-to-end solution of workstations, servers, networking, interconnects, graphics, software, and support.

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After Free Trial, DigiTar Adopts UltraSPARC T1 Power
Tune in to hear Dale Williams, CEO of messaging service provider DigiTar, explain how he was skeptical of performance claims for the UltraSPARC T1 CPU — until DigiTar tested a trial unit. Now DigiTar is a Sun shop, and delighted with the massive throughput of the Sun Fire T2000 server.

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Hats Off to the New Solaris 10 OS
Browse videos, blogs, and customer feedback on why the Solaris 10 OS is the platform of choice to deliver secure Web-based applications. Check out new Trusted Extensions for security and other innovations in the third Solaris 10 update. 

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Maximize Sun Blade Performance with Sun Refresh Service
The Sun Refresh Service can help you save up to 40 percent in infrastructure, software, and operating costs — potentially millions of dollars. A subscription installation of the Sun Blade 8000 modular system with server modules, plus three module refreshes over 42 months.
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