======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS August 17, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== DON'T MISS THIS UPCOMING ONLINE AUDIO EVENT!!! =============================================== "Soaring Solaris on Intel" When: Aug 28, 2001 at 02:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Speaker: Chris Baker, Sun Microsystems' Solaris' Product Marketing Manager Topic: Baker will discuss the communities and applications around the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Intel Platform edition and preview SOI's roadmap going forward, including early access and beta programs for Solaris 9. Pre-Register at http://www.italkservices.com/iTalkSlides/CustomerDocs/tcht01/viewLogin.asp?prov=15660&pres=1. =============================================== LEAD STORY "Microsoft slaps back at Sun in Java spat" The verbal ping pong continues - now Microsoft has responded to Sun's ad campaign calling for users to rise up and demand Java in Windows XP (reminiscent of "I want my MTV" back in the early 80s). Microsoft has released a statement to explain why it yanked Java support for XP. Redmond accuses Sun of hypocrisy and argues the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company "has taken every step possible to prevent Microsoft from shipping its award winning Java virtual machine." SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6895623.html?tag=mn_hd Read Sun's initial "ping" that prompted Microsoft's "pong" at http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6839693.html. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1] "Industry divided over Java on Windows XP PCs" [2] "Microsoft loses request to delay antitrust remedy hearings" [3] "IBM's embrace of Linux a little too tight, analyst says" [4] "Microsoft plans Web server for appliances" [5] "Microsoft releases new security tools" [1] "Industry divided over Java on Windows XP PCs" Now that Java won't be brewing in Windows XP or a forthcoming Web browser, PC makers and Internet service providers are trying to decide if they should step in and bundle Java support into their PCs and services. Dell's gonna do it; Compaq is not. Windows XP users will be able to a download a Java Virtual Machine from Microsoft's Web site or from a third-party provider. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_668846_1773_1-3921.html =============================================== [2] "Microsoft loses request to delay antitrust remedy hearings" No delay. A U.S. appeals court shot down Microsoft's request to delay remedy hearings until the Supreme Court decides if it will review the monopoly case. A federal district court judge will be appointed to preside over hearings and issue a remedy. Legal analysts doubt the High Court will touch the case. SOURCE: Bloomberg News http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=Technology%20News&s1=blk&tp=ad_topright_tech&T=markets_bfgcgi_content99.ht&s2=ad_right1_technology&bt=ad_position1_technology&middle=ad_frame2_technology&s=AO30ohRW8TWljcm9z =============================================== [3] "IBM's embrace of Linux a little too tight, analyst says" Big Blue is propping up the penguin for the enterprise, going so far as to say Linux could replace all Unix OSes one day. But some analysts think IBM's Linux strategy is at odds with the open-source community. A Giga analyst said "IBM wants to drive Linux towards the high end and take out Sun Solaris, but the Linux community doesn't care about that." SOURCE: Network World http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0814linuxibm2.html =============================================== [4] "Microsoft plans Web server for appliances" Look for a dedicated Web server to roll out of Redmond early next year. The Windows .Net Web server will shoot for a piece of the growing appliance server market and maybe try to steal some of Linux's thunder there. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/08/15/010815hnnetweb1.xml =============================================== [5] "Microsoft releases new security tools" There's more info on the Web about Microsoft's new security tools. HFNetChk is a command-line tool that points out which security patches are on a network's machines and checks those patches against the latest releases. The other tool, the Microsoft Personal Security Advisory (MPSA), is a Web site users visit to get a report of their computer's security settings along with recommendations for security patches, changing weak passwords, or improving security settings. Visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsolutions/security/tools/hfnetchk.asp for HFNetChk info and www.microsoft.com/security/mpsa/start.asp for MPSA info. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=29048 =============================================== GET YOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED in our Ask the Expert and Discussion Forums!! SearchSolaris has on-site experts currently fielding your questions about General Solaris Administration, Solaris on Intel and Solaris Security. Get their free advice at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid12,00.html. In the searchSolaris Discussion Forums admins can brainstorm and share the experiences they've had with Solaris 8, Sun Hardware and Solaris on Intel. Plus, our site experts regularly peruse the Discussion Forums, helping out where they can. Learn more at http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/searchsolaris. ============================================ This week's SearchSolaris Featured Topic is Certification. 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