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Desktop management: Solaris or Novell?
Insight commentary On the surface, the Novell Linux Desktop and Java Desktop System offer the same value for the same price, and under the same game rules. A look at where they diverge.
Tags: Business applications
Sun's gloomy side
Insight The computer maker has often fallen short of its potential in software and storage. Can new plans turn things around?
Is it a bad idea for IBM to buy Sun?
News commentary Sun has some nice assets, but IBM already has many of them under its own roof. Here are some difficulties IBM could face digesting its rival.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business applications, Open source, Servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Server, intellectual property
Is Flash better than Java?
Techguide Ed Burnette says it's time for Java to take a lesson from its competitors (on the client side) and address some of the shortcomings that are allowing them to flourish.
JavaMail puts messaging power at your fingertips
Techguide The JavaMail API provides protocol-independent access to mail infrastructure for sending and receiving messages. Learn about some of the most important classes used in JavaMail applications and then check out code examples.
JavaMail puts messaging power at your fingertips
Techguide Learn about some of the most important classes used in JavaMail applications.
Tags: Java
Understanding the Java security model
Techguide The Java security model, introduced in Java 2, is the basis of highly secured and distributed enterprise Java applications. Peter Mikhalenko explores the architecture of this model.
Sun's open-source odyssey
Techguide Sun's incoming executive vice president of software says the company envisions a world dominated by open source.
Monitoring Java applications with JConsole
Techguide Lee Chuk-Munn shows how a management framework can be used to check on a Java application that is running.
Installing Java on your Linux system
Techguide Vincent Danen shows the easiest way to install Java on a Linux system.
Google launches open APIs for social networks
Techguide Search giant announces OpenSocial, a set of common application programming interfaces for developers to create multiple Web sites at once.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Search
Synchronica offers push e-mail for low-end phones
News The mobile-device management firm has released a tool to let enterprises roll out push e-mail for low-end handsets.
Tags: Wireless e-mail devices, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Server, phone, e-mail, mobile e-mail, Nokia Corp.
Build next-generation applications now
Insight Pick up any leading analyst report and you’ll see two recurring themes. The first is that software development is rapidly moving away from native code and toward virtual machines.
Sun guides buyers through the cloud
News Sun Microsystems has launched a service to help companies develop and deploy cloud computing, a rare move into professional services for the company.
Tags: Services, Service level management, Business applications, Cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Cloud computing, Consulting, professional services
Speedy Web services?
Insight The bulk of the Web acceleration marketplace in the e-commerce space focused on two approaches: speeding up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) sessions and accelerating the delivery of static content (e.g., image files of merchandise). But as e-commerce shifted from "the" killer Web application to just one of many features of today’s Web experience, the issue of accelerating commerce sites lost a bit of its panache.
