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News Bites - pkg(5), Sun Forum 2.0, Gartner on OpenSSO Enterprise, JavaFX Launch

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

pkg(5) Introduction Presentation

A new presentation, which provides an introduction to the Image Package System (IPS), looks at pkg(5) from the perspective of using it for the distribution and management of middleware.

Topics include:

  • Overview of Image Package System
  • Key Concepts
  • Image Content
  • Command Line Interface
  • Repository Lifecycle, Setup and Update
  • Troubleshooting
  • Entitlement
  • Project Status

Sun Forum 2.0

Talks from the annual Sun/StorageTek customer ever, Forum, are now on-line.

Here are some of the keynote talks available as videos:

  • Sun’s Storage Strategy - John Fowler articulates Sun’s ongoing commitment to storage and Sun’s open innovation strategy.
  • Sun’s Storage Execution - Jon Benson and Victor Walker discuss Sun Storage Execution.
  • Sun Executive Panel - Top executives from around Sun discuss storage technologies for open systems and mainframe environments.
  • Sun’s Open Strategy - Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems CEO, discusses Sun’s Open Strategy.
  • Customer Panel - Listen to a panel discussion from leaders in the storage industry.
  • Special Guest - Fred Moore, Horison Information Strategies President, provides insight and analysis into the latest emerging trends and the key developments in the storage industry.

Sun OpenSSO Enterprise (formerly Sun Access Manager) Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant

Sun has been positioned as a leader in the new report by Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Web Access Management”.

Gartner says of Sun OpenSSO Enterprise (formerly Sun Access Manager), “Sun is a leader in the WAM market, due to a combination of technical platform expertise, diverse and experienced partnerships in consulting and SI; a growing customer base; and consistent customer service. OpenSSO Enterprise is a full-featured product, with identity federation, SOA capabilities and built-in Web services security functions.”

JavaFX Launch

On December 4, 2008 Sun will unveil JavaFX 1.0 — an expressive, rich client platform — at an event that will change the way you imagine, create, and build Rich Internet Applications.

You can sign up to receive a text message from Sun on the day of the launch to ensure you don’t miss any launch news and activities.

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