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Using BIND: Don't get spoofed again by Matt Larson and Cricket Liu Learn how to secure your Internet domain name servers. (1,700 words) Sun turns its rays on big iron by Rick Cook Does Sun have what it takes to take a bite out of the mainframe market? (3,300 words) Is ISDN still a contender? by Robert E. Lee We tell you about the latest ISDN implementations and how they work along with the challenges they face. (2,100 words) The impact of Java standardization by Bill Day Find out how Sun's approval as PAS submitter for Java really affects developers. (1,950 words) Top news stories Goodbye NEO, hello Enterprise Java Beans by Robert McMillan and Niall McKay Sun's C++ object technology to be done in Java. OpenStep gets dumped too. (900 words) Java to be standardized by ISO by Niall McKay 20 of 27 members vote in favor of Sun's proposal. (400 words) Sun switches SNMP focus to Enterprise Manager by Stephanie Steenbergen Stops development of Domain Manager. (550 words) SunSpots: The latest tidbits on Sun deals and product news by IDG News Service staff Sun completes its Encore storage unit acquisition. What are Java developers saying at Comdex? McNealy shows up at Nader's Microsoft event. (8 stories posted) Microsoft brings Internet Explorer to your Solaris desktop by Robert McMillan Sun's nemesis touts GUI-based alternative to Lynx. (600 words) LISA conference thrives as Sun User Group dies by Robert McMillan A report from LISA in San Diego where spam is on everybody's mind. (1,000 words) Burton Group slams Sun Directory Services by Stephanie Steenbergen Analyst calls Sun directory strategy confusing. (1,000 words) Views Career Advisor: Advancement, burnout, and the love of money by Edgar Saadi This month, we tackle dilemmas involving skills improvement, burnout battles, and the sole pursuit of more $$$ (1,200 words) Bill's Bookshelf: How has the Internet changed the rules on business and economics? by Bill Rosenblatt The Friction-Free Economy offers up some entertaining, if not enlightening, notions (2,600 words) Unix Enterprise: What are the most common IT organizational problems? by Harris Kern We list them here and tell you why they're causing complications. (950 words) Readers Speak Out This month: Adrian Cockcroft speaks to the threads vs. forking debate; international readers offer advice on working abroad; and feedback on last month's cover story, "Choosing a Scripting Language." More news Sun releases new Java scripting technology by Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz Jacl promises more power for Java. (1,000 words) Sun's Encore acquisition threatened by Robert McMillan Unhappy shareholders may nix deal in November 24 vote. (800 words) Fibre Channel comes of age with Sun's new A5000 arrays by Robert McMillan If you want software RAID, the A5000 promises 184-MB/sec throughput. (600 words) The Internet Files: news on the latest Internet standards and struggles by IDG News Service staff Victims of Moldovian re-rout to be compensated. Registry operator selected for new domain name plan. Rockwell plans 1-MB/second modem. (4 stories posted) Eye on the competition: Up-to the-minute news on Sun's rivals by IDG News Service staff Interesting times for the Unix have-nots: SGI must meet the Wintel challenge to recover, say the analysts; Intel settles with DEC. (2 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. Webmaster: Weeding your Web site -- part 2 by Chuck Musciano A checklist of what to do to keep your Web site healthy and uncluttered. (2,000 words) Inside Solaris: Demangling message queues by Jim Mauro Up close and personal with Solaris's message queue facility. (3,800 words) Security: Pete's Wicked World -- Should Sun be your security manager? by Peter Galvin Sun's Security Manager Suite can add access control, centralized management, single sign-on, and auditing to your Suns and PCs. But should you let it? (2,000 words) Performance Q&A: Got a problem? Want an answer? Where do you start? by Adrian Cockcroft How about right here with 12 simple questions to ask yourself before you ask others for help with your performance problems. (1,900 words) Connectivity: The next generation of communication technologies by Rawn Shah How will you be logging on in the 21st Century? Ku-band, SONET, xDSL? Get the low-down on bandwidth. (2,000 words) Unix 101: Search and replace with vi -- part 2 by Mo Budlong What's in an expression? Mastering the substitute regular expressions. (3,500 words)

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