The Art of the Headline
Check out this headline -- Sun to
pull plug on Trusted Solaris. Wow. Sounds bad, right? Well, the
article -- which reads really well, actually -- is not necessarily
consistent with the headline. Here are just a few graphs:
Now, that tells a somewhat different story, don't you think? So, how about a new headline? How about this: "Sun Upgrades Trusted to Solaris 10." It's simple. It still fits on one line. There's a little play on the words "Trusted" and "Solaris" in there. I like it. Ok, I'm no headline writer, but you get the point.
Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to phase
out its Trusted Solaris secure operating system and replace it with
security extension software that can be used with its Open Solaris
operating system, said Mark Thacker, product line manager of Solaris
security.
Open Solaris and the Solaris Trusted Extensions software will provide the full functionality of Trusted Solaris, according to Thacker.
“This product will simply layer on top of Solaris 10. It will run on top of any piece of hardware that Solaris 10 runs on,” Thacker said. Trusted Extensions should be available by mid-2006.
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The reason behind the rearrangement is to consolidate the code base for Solaris, according to Thacker. Trusted Solaris has a different operating system kernel than the more widely used Solaris 10, though the two are similar.
Open Solaris and the Solaris Trusted Extensions software will provide the full functionality of Trusted Solaris, according to Thacker.
“This product will simply layer on top of Solaris 10. It will run on top of any piece of hardware that Solaris 10 runs on,” Thacker said. Trusted Extensions should be available by mid-2006.
<snip>
The reason behind the rearrangement is to consolidate the code base for Solaris, according to Thacker. Trusted Solaris has a different operating system kernel than the more widely used Solaris 10, though the two are similar.
Now, that tells a somewhat different story, don't you think? So, how about a new headline? How about this: "Sun Upgrades Trusted to Solaris 10." It's simple. It still fits on one line. There's a little play on the words "Trusted" and "Solaris" in there. I like it. Ok, I'm no headline writer, but you get the point.
