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- Is mainframe-class availability possible in a Unix environment?
by Chuck Musciano
- What you must do to maximize uptime in your Unix environment.
(2,200 words)
- GUI toolkits: What are your options?
by Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz
- Find out what's available in the world of GUI toolkits. From X to OpenStep to Qt, we rack 'em up and tell you what you need to know.
(3,000 words)
- Untangling network wiring
by Robert E. Lee
- We explain the different levels of cabling and highlight the pros and cons of going with either copper or fiber optic.
(2,400 words)
- Adding network hard disk storage -- painlessly
by Ron Levine
- How one company solved its network storage problems.
(2,100 words)
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Top news stories
- Net ethnographer explains freeware to corporate natives
by Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz
- Free Netscape browser software is first step to Eric Raymond's vision of "Software in the Public Interest."
(1,700 words)
- Hewlett-Packard wakes up to Java
by Robert McMillan
- HP has cloned JVM for Windows CE; will release new native compiler later this year. Some call this a widening of the Sun-Microsoft Java rift.
(1,700 words)
- JavaOne: News from the Java Developer Conference
by James Niccolai
- Zealous developers confident of Java's future; Sun will use courts to protect Java's promise; Sun offered HP EmbeddedJava VM for free.
(4 stories posted)
- Elvis+ president clarifies company's future plans
by Ken Masica
- Strategy to move to Europe takes on new meaning.
(350 words)
- Elvis+ distances itself from Sun
by Ken Masica
- While its relationship with Sun remains part of a high-profile Commerce Department investigation, this Russian software company is planning a major internal shake-up.(1,500 words)
- Department of Justice subpoenas Sun in Microsoft case
by Nancy Weil
- Java may be under examination.
(1,500 words, including sidebar, "Microsoft under siege: An updated timeline")
- UnixWare 7 arrives
by Stephanie Steenbergen
- Company offers new release in five different editions.
(550 words)
Views
- Career Advisor:
Regretting your job change, moving beyond your job title, and avoiding the ruins of wishful thinking
by Edgar Saadi
- This month we answer questions about making the switch from programmer to sysadmin, striking out into consulting, and beating the new job blues.
(1,200 words)
- IT Architect:
The world of the technical architect
by Kara Kapczynski
- In this new SunWorld column we discuss the design of an architecture and the relationship between technology and business models.
(3,100 words)
Bill's Bookshelf:
The secrets of Intel
by Bill Rosenblatt
- Tim Jackson's Inside Intel is a must-read; but, we can't say the same about Jim Carlton's Apple: The Inside Story.
(2,500 words)
- Readers Speak Out: Letters to the Editor
- An update on Sun's Tcl group, DSL resources, questions on Linux pricing, and all kinds of information on Solaris file structure.
More news
- The state of the Sun clone market
by Stephanie Steenbergen
- Is Darwin+Windows NT a one-two punch?
(1,100 words)
- Sequent plans Unix-NT interoperability with NumaCenter
by David Pendery and Ephraim Schwartz
- Outlines product roadmap to IA-64.
(500 words)
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Sun, Netscape lawyers slam Microsoft's business practices
by James Niccolai
- Microsoft's rivals hope to set the tone for upcoming DoJ investigation.
(750 words)
Eye on the competition: Up-to-the-minute news on Sun's rivals
by IDG News Service
- HP introduces new servers and IT service products and finds a way to export 128-bit encryption. IBM talks business intelligence. UnixWare gets data center endorsement from Data General, ICL, Unisys, and Compaq.
(5 stories posted)
SunSpots: The latest tidbits on Sun deals and product news
by IDG News Service
- Sun and Microsoft continue duking out their Java dispute in court. Sun's hardware arm and chip unit both have new presidents.
(3 stories posted)
The Internet Files: news on the latest Internet standards and struggles
by IDG News Service staff
- U.S. Senate committee airs encryption arguments. New business coalition challenges U.S. encryption policy. National Infrastructure Protection Center: Janet Reno vs. hackers. Clinton endorses tax-free Internet.
(4 stories posted)
- SunWorld's Net News Central
compiled by Craig Knudsen
- Your quick resource for Sun-related headlines on the World Wide Web -- including links to full-length articles.
- New products
- If it runs on, plugs into, or talks to Sun, SPARC, or Solaris, it's here in the industry's most comprehensive and timely new product listing.
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Webmaster:
5 fast tips for improving your Web site
by Chuck Musciano
- Do you know what it takes to make your Web site more friendly to external visitors?
(2,200 words)
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Inside Solaris:
Fiddling around with files, part two
by Jim Mauro
- We cover the various file I/O interfaces, and we answer the question, "What is a file system?"
(4,200 words)
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Security: Pete's Wicked World --
More on mastering the secure shell
by Peter Galvin and Steve Acheson
- We walk you through the installation and configuration process. Also, a review of the best book about hackers Pete has ever read.
(4,300 words)
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Performance Q&A:
Sizing up memory in Solaris
by Adrian Cockcroft
- How much memory do you need? We explain the types of memory and introduce a set of tools for figuring out your memory requirements.
(2,200 words)
- Connectivity:
Cable network ins and outs
by Rawn Shah
- We show you how cable networks are being designed for IP traffic and how they stack up against DSL.
(2,500 words)
- Unix 101:
Compressing files in Unix
by Mo Budlong
- How to make space on your disk drives using the nifty
tar command.
(2,100 words)
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