======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS July 19, 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 "Sun's NAS devices get the nod from CTR" Computer Technology Review has named Sun's Network Attached Storage appliances a "Top Choice for Resellers." So what's so special about these devices? CTR's editor in chief gave us his opinion. SOURCE: searchSolaris http://www.searchSolaris.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid12_gci756237,00.html 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's Java decision a mixed bag" [2] "Veritas says SANs are still experimental" [3] "Worm has servers seeing 'Code Red'" [1] "Microsoft's Java decision a mixed bag" Sun Microsystems said on Wednesday that it is "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision to remove Java from the upcoming Windows XP operating system. Analysts, on the other hand, say the move could help Sun in the long run. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6606742.html?tag=mn_hd =============================================== [2] "Veritas says SANs are still experimental" Veritas CEO Gary Bloom reveals the secret to his company's upbeat second-quarter earnings. The company has kept on top of the need for utilization software, despite the lure of sexy technologies like SANs, which Bloom says is still in the experimental stage. Veritas has plenty of meat-and-potatoes products to rely on before SAN spending starts to kick in, and Bloom highlighted that the transition of storage value from hardware to software continues to keep the vendor at the top of the storage heap in these tough times. SOURCE: the451 http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci756121,00.html =============================================== [3] "Worm has servers seeing 'Code Red'" If you've got any Microsoft server software in your shop now might be a good time to make sure it's properly patched. About 12,000 Web servers have been infected by a new Internet worm that takes advantage of a flaw in Microsoft software. 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