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Dear <name>,
Scott McNealy has asked me to take on a new role, as Sun's Chief CIO Advocate and Advisor to the CEO. Taking my place as CIO is Bill Vass. Bill and I sat down recently to discuss his 10 rules for a successful IT organization.
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Best regards,
Bill Howard
Chief CIO Advocate and Advisor to the CEO
Sun Microsystems, Inc
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OS Security: Solaris 10 OS Breaks New Ground — Net Talk on Demand
Find out how you can better protect your software environment with the ground-breaking, out-of-the-box security capabilities of Solaris 10 OS. All viewers will receive early access to a new security white paper, discounts on selected security publications, and free security blueprints.
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Raising the Standard on Industry Standards: AMD Opteron Processor and x86
Hear Sun founder Andy Bechtolsheim and Executive Vice President John Fowler discuss how Sun is blazing a path to take you from 32-bit to 64-bit computing. It's a tale of exceptional price/performance, unprecedented OS flexibility, and innovative subscription programs — with exclusive offers available only to attendees.
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Network Computing 04Q3 — Replay
Get a first-hand look at the Solaris 10 OS, Sun's AMD Opteron processor-powered Solaris OS servers and workstations, and new storage solutions that attack IT cost and complexity.
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Live Chat — Fast Track to Solaris 10 OS Adoption: 64-Bit Performance,
Wednesday, Nov. 17; 10-11 a.m. PST
Ask your own questions on how expanded support for 64-bit computing in the Solaris 10 OS lets you take advantage of the exceptional performance of 64-bit applications — while protecting your investments in 32-bit technology with seamless binary compatibility.
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Bill Vass — Live and Uncensored
Bill Vass, newly anointed CIO of Sun Microsystems, recently sat down with some of your peers for a live chat session on a variety of topics, fielding often tough questions on everything from tips on IT management, to desktop alternatives, to Sun's position on open source.
Plus, Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz imagines the possibilities of an N1 Grid service utility and the ramifications of $1/CPU/hour computing. For the full stories, read on.
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An interview with Sun Labs' Richard Gabriel and Ron Goldman, authors of Innovation Happens Elsewhere
Wouldn't it be great if someone would write a book about the open-source movement in a business context — what has worked for companies and what hasn't?
Sun Labs' own Richard Gabriel and Ron Goldman have written that book. In this Inner Circle Q&A, the two authors discuss the benefits and drawbacks of open source, how companies can tap the knowledge of the open-source community, and writing a book about it.
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Real Time Infrastructure Technologies: Shifting the Boundaries of Service Management
Shiralee Rawsthorne-Houghton & Jon Ford
Real-time infrastructure challenges long-standing organizational rules of IT. The necessary changes will not suit every company, but are critical if RTI is to be deployed.
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Sun Applies Managed Services Expertise to Achieve IT $11 million annual Cost Savings
Sun runs its business on its own products and services. Sun refines its managed-services approach in the same way, taking best practices in managing IT services, applying them to its own IT operations, and sharing them with customers.
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Special Discounted Book Offer!
As a special thank you to our readers, Inner Circle is pleased to offer a 10 percent discount on Ron Goldman and Richard Gabriel's soon-to-be-released book, Innovation Happens Elsewhere.
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Take the Solaris 10 OS Challenge
Tell us how you've used new Solaris 10 OS features in an innovative way and you could win a 32" flat-screen HDTV!
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It's Still Not Too Late: Enter the Why-I-Love-Solaris contest
Tell us your Solaris OS story and you could win a FREE Apple iPod!
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FREE 90-Day Evaluation: Sun Cluster 3.1 9/04 Base Software and Sun Cluster 3.1 9/04 Agents
Go to: http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/get.html and click on Sun Cluster 3.1 9/04 Base Software and Sun Cluster 3.19/04 Agents. Sun Cluster 3.1 9/04 software is the third release of Sun Cluster 3.1 software. It offers new powerful manageability features and increased choice in agents.
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