My Sun Connection Launch Day!

If you've just downloaded Solaris, or any of the Sun Java Enterprise System infrastructure products, you'll want to check out My Sun Connection, a new Web portal from Sun. Martin Hardee has a nice introduction to the portal on his blog.

Why it matters: we can save you time by putting you in touch with many of the essential resources you need to successfully install, configure, and use your Sun software. Better yet, the software is free, and so is My Sun Connection.

We've hunted down the product documentation, knowledgebases, forums, blogs and training so you don't have to.

What's more, the site is easy to use, and includes cool capabilities like AJAX and RSS.

Tip: if you've downloaded free Sun software a while back and want to use the portal, you're still in luck. Log in to My Sun Connection (you'll need a free My Sun ID), and follow the links to download the products you already own, but cancel the download after it starts.

Wait a while, and log in to the portal again. Your selected products should appear in the My Downloads portlet, and you can start browsing online resources. If you don't see your products listed, wait a bit longer and try again.

Have fun, and let me know what you think.

Lou Ordorica
Managing Editor, My Sun Connection