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October/November 2006

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The CIO Perspective


Realizing SOA's Potential

Dear Colleague,

Want to narrow the gap between IT development and business processes? Big advancements in SOA platform and identity management technology can help you get there fast. » More

Bob Worrall
CIO, Sun Microsystems
Write me at cio@sun.com

»  Net Talk: Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0

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»  Glenn Brunette Glenn Brunette's Security Blog
Get the insider's view on the latest in security from one of Sun's top security engineers.

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»  CoolThreads Tuning Tool


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»  Linux Unleashed: Open Source Tools and Technologies: Get the tools needed to rapidly develop high performance applications for GNU/Linux from the Sun Developer Network Channel.


»  Net Talk: Java Platform Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6): Learn how to take immediate advantage of the features and functionality in Java SE 6 without having to make changes to your applications.


»  Net Talk: Solaris: Open Source for the Enterprise: Learn how Sun's winning strategy to open source Solaris is driving innovation and adoption, along with the rapid growth of the OpenSolaris community.

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Talking Security
with Mr. Cryptography.


Sun's Whitfield Diffie on ECC and Solaris 10 OS security

ECC CurveThe emergence of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and new security features in the Solaris 10 OS are giving organizations powerful new tools to fortify data protection. Whitfield Diffie, Sun's chief security officer and the pioneer of public-key cryptography, explains in this fascinating interview with Sun Inner Circle. » More

»  The Solaris Cryptographic Framework

»  Elliptic Curve Cryptography Portal

»  Solaris 10 Security Resources

Editor's Choices
Putting It All Together — The Sun Technology Stack

Changing Technology Stack Over the past several months, Bill Vass, COO of Sun Federal, has been writing about many different pieces of the Sun technology stack. Read his final piece to see how these technologies fit together — and hear some of Bill's startling predictions for the future of technology. » More

»  Listen to Bill explain how Sun's technology stack fits together Listen

Tech Tip Video: Testing I/O and RAID
Video


Project Blackbox: Innovative Virtualization

Project BlackBox On October 17, 2006, Sun displayed its innovative streak again by previewing a "big idea" in virtualization of IT infrastructure: Project Blackbox. Project Blackbox is a prototype of the world's first truly modular, rapidly deployable complete computing environment. Pointing the way to the future, it is another major innovation from Sun! » More


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Your Resources


»  Virtualization Learning Center: Learn how Sun technologies can help you build a virtualized enterprise with these videos, demos, white papers, and more.


»  AJAX Developer Resource Center: Check out the AJAX Developer Resource Center to get the latest Java tools and technologies to build visually appealing, easy-to-use Web and portal applications.


»  Learn the Latest on RESTful Web Services: Discover Representational State Transfer (REST)-based Web services, when to use it, tips on building RESTful Services, and get tons of code samples.


»  Gartner Analysis: x86 Server Lifecycle Planning: Gartner explains how enterprises can maximize their investment in x86 servers by understanding factors such as failure rates, software upgrade schedules, and technology roadmaps.


»  With Appliances, Data Warehousing Reinvented: Read this Ventana Research paper on how a new generation of data warehousing appliances is changing the data warehousing landscape.


»  Integrating Server and Storage Technologies: Check out how the powerful four-way Sun Fire X4500 server — the world's first hybrid data server — combines server technology with up to 24 TB of storage.



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