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Instructions for Functional Deployment so Users Can Evaluate Sun’s New Software

The Sun Wiki “Deployment Example: Sun Java Communications Suite 7 on a Single Host” describes how to install Sun Java Communications Suite 7 software on one computer for a functioning deployment. This document is intended for any evaluator, system administrator, or installation technician who wants to install and evaluate the services delivered by these components.

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A Closer Look at Key Capabilities, Benefits

The Sun Java Indexing and Search Service (ISS) 1 is part of the Sun Java Communications Suite 7. It offers real-time indexing and search of email content, including attachments in a wide variety of data types such as PDF, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, and popular image formats. The Factotum blog outlines some of the key capabilities offered in this indexing and search service along with a view of the ISS software architecture and the benefits that can be derived.

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Licensing, Support, Installation Information and EOL for Specific Parts

Information on support, licensing, and installation of the recent release of the Sun Java Communications Suite 7 is available. This release of the Communications Suite brings the end of life for specific part numbers associated with earlier releases, namely Calendar Server, Instant Messaging and Messaging Server in the Communication Suite 6 Update 2. Support will continue to be available for the release, Sun announced, emphasizing that the EOL is applicable only to the part numbers that pertain to perpetual licenses and those that are version specific.

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Updates Calendar, Messaging, Convergence, Indexing and Search

New updates in Sun Java Communications Suite 7 include:

• New Calendar Server that supports the CalDAV standard
• Real-time indexing and search of email content
• State-of-the-art AJAX Web 2.0 client experience
• Mobile messaging: wireless “push” email
• Mobile synchronization of calendar/contacts
• Rich assortment of clients available

The Sun Java Communications Suite is a communications and collaboration solution. It delivers email, calendaring, and real-time collaboration functionality while providing an extensible, standards-based development platform, with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.

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