======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS July 18, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: whatis?com =============================================== Visit the Web's most comprehensive online technology encyclopedia! Whatis.com defines more than 2,700 of the most important tech terms in plain English. Search for a term or navigate by category. Check out Fast Reference guides for a quick summary of everything from connection speeds to online color palettes. And don't miss Every File Format in the World, the Web's largest list of file extensions and the programs that use them. It's all free at http://whatis.com. =============================================== LEAD STORY "Dell plans Solaris storage products by year end" Dell is expected to release later this month a storage product compatible with servers running Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system. Dell said it plans to broaden its focus by making its initial foray into the Unix operating systems market later this year. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/18/010718hndellsol.xml This week's SearchSolaris Featured Topic is Sun and the Storage Market. To get a gander at the many storage resources that searchSolaris has to offer, click on http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci755010,00.html. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1] "Microsoft throws Java out of Windows XP" [2] "Dell to sell network switches" [3] "Intel hits the gas on Pentium 4" [1] "Microsoft throws Java out of Windows XP" Microsoft has announced that it will not include its Java Virtual Machine with Windows XP or any subsequent Windows operating systems. The company is phasing out its JVM following a January out-of-court settlement with Sun. Windows XP users will be able to download Microsoft's JVM for free from the company's Web site, or they could choose to download any other JVM, such as the one offered by Sun. SOURCE: IDG News http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/18/010718hnnojava.xml =============================================== [2] "Dell to sell network switches" Dell announced today that it will be introducing a new line of network switches for small and medium-sized businesses. The switches will be marketed under the brand name PowerConnect and will go on sale next month. This isn't the PC giant's first foray into the area of networking. The company already sells wireless local area network gear, as well as network storage and network appliance products. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6598562.html?tag=cd_mh =============================================== [3] "Intel hits the gas on Pentium 4" Intel is preparing a Pentium 4 marketing blitz for the remainder of 2001. The company wants Pentium 4 to take over the desktop PC market by the end of the year. 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