Addressing Virtualization and High-Availability Needs With Sun Solaris Cluster

This IDC white paper discusses customer challenges where high availability and virtualization intercept, with the use of Solaris Cluster as a solution. (Login or registration required.)

Posted at 08:00AM Oct 30, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Powerful Logging in Java ME

Java ME developers can add powerful logging to their MIDlets by simply adding the Microlog code and a configuration file to their projects. Learn more.

Posted at 01:22PM Oct 29, 2009 by GD in Java ME  |  Comments[1]

Updated: Resources for Upgrading to the Solaris 10 OS

The BigAdmin Upgrade hub has lots of new info on how to move to the Solaris 10 OS. Find out why upgrading is a good idea, what you'll need to know, what to do with your legacy applications, and what resources are available.

Posted at 08:00AM Oct 29, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Vote Until Nov. 2 for JCP Executive Committee Members

It's time to vote for new Executive Committee (EC) members for both Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition and Micro Edition.

Learn more on the JCP blog and the JCP elections page.

Posted at 05:39PM Oct 28, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

Patching the Solaris OS Using Sun Ops Center 2.5

This article on BigAdmin describes methods to patch the Solaris OS using Sun Ops Center 2.5. Sun documentation experts explain how to use system catalogs, baseline analysis reports, black lists and white lists, and more.

Posted at 08:00AM Oct 28, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Upcoming Events Worldwide

Don't miss the following events:

• SAP TechEd 09 Oct. 27-29, Vienna; Nov 11-12, Shanghai; Nov 18-20, Bangalore
• Supercomputing 09 Nov. 14-20, Portland, Oregon
• Sun Tech Days Dec. 8-9, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Posted at 03:52PM Oct 27, 2009 by GD in Events  | 

Compatibility Between Solaris Releases Is Guaranteed

With the Solaris Application Guarantee Program, Sun maintains binary compatibility between OS releases. With the Solaris 10 OS, Sun guarantees source code compatibility between SPARC and x86 processors, so applications can run across platforms with a simple recompile.

Posted at 08:00AM Oct 27, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Sessions on the Solaris OS at LISA'09

Check out the schedule of Solaris related activities at the 23rd Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '09), Nov. 1-5, 2009.

Posted at 05:13PM Oct 26, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

MIDP 3.0 Features: Inter-MIDlet Communication and Events

This article by Java Champion Bruce Hopkins introduces two major enhancements to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 3.0 specification, currently in Final Draft stage. Learn more.

Posted at 10:57AM Oct 26, 2009 by GD in Java ME  | 

Updated for New Solaris Release: x86 Installation Check Tool

This tool on the BigAdmin HCL detects whether your x86 system is able to run the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS). Solaris Operating System for x86 Installation Check Tool version 1.7 loads the Solaris 10 10/09 kernel.

Posted at 08:00AM Oct 26, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

23rd Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '09)

LISA '09 is around the corner, November 1-6, 2009, in Baltimore, Maryland. Register online by October 26, noon PDT. Also, check out an interview with Tom Limoncelli on LISA '09 Training: Design Patterns for System Administrators.

Posted at 08:00AM Oct 23, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

NetBeans IDE 6.8 Beta Available for Download!

NetBeans IDE 6.8 Beta is the first IDE to offer support for the entire Java EE 6 spec. Highlights include support for JSF 2.0/Facelets, Java Persistence 2.0, EJB 3.1 including using EJBs in web applications, RESTful web services, and GlassFish v3.

The IDE's integration with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for hosting open-source projects, now offers full support for JIRA and improved instant messenger and issue tracker integration. PHP support has been extended to include the Symfony framework and PHP 5.3. The release also supports the JavaFX SDK 1.2.1, and comes with added features to the IDE's Maven and database integration, and improvements to the editor and tools for Ruby, Groovy, and C/C++ projects.

NetBeans IDE 6.8 Beta is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Simplified Chinese, as well as in several community-translated languages.

Posted at 03:05AM Oct 23, 2009 by seapegasus in NetBeans  |  Comments[1]

Sun BluePrints Article: Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 With Oracle

This Sun BluePrints paper describes an integrated platform of highly scalable servers, next-generation storage, and networking technologies with software and services from Sun and Oracle, for deploying Enterprise 2.0 infrastructure.

Posted at 08:00AM Oct 22, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Troubleshooting With VisualVM 1.2

Version 1.2 of VisualVM, the Java technology troubleshooting tool, has been released.

Take a look at the release notes and download VisualVM today.

Posted at 11:16AM Oct 21, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[2]

Test Your Knowledge of Java Technology

Developers: Test your knowledge and get an update on recent developments in Java technology with this new quiz.

Posted at 10:00AM Oct 21, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[1]