Updated: 2010-06-30 15:00:00
Quest Software and Cloudera announced plans to develop an Oracle connector for Apache Hadoop. This connector will link the Hadoop data management platform to Oracle databases. The bidirectional data transfer between Hadoop, which serves as a large-scale storage and computation engine, to relational data in Oracle databases is expected to be done by a free Quest utility currently code-named "Ora-Oop".
Updated: 2010-06-25 15:57:04
Series of articles related to RichFaces 4 features - started at in.relation.to. Follow them to be updated about RichFaces team progress and get the details about features/components which could be missed in documentation.I will update jroller also with a links to new write-ups.
Updated: 2010-06-25 09:39:28
The OpenSolaris project Sun Security Toolkit (SST) is a flexible Unix and Linux hardening tool. A June 4 conference call, discussing the open source project's history, goals, use cases, and future, was held. Minutes have been posted. For those wanting to hear the information firsthand, a recording of the event is also available.
Updated: 2010-06-24 17:38:00
Oracle posted solid fourth-quarter fiscal results with an increase in net profits and revenue by 25 percent and 39 percent, respectively, when compared to the same period last year. The rise in profits was attributed to higher revenue from databases and business software as well as hardware sales from the acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Revenues went up from $6.9 billion a year ago to $9.5 billion.
Updated: 2010-06-24 09:37:19
Oracle offers Self-study CD-ROM (SSCD) Libraries that allow individuals who cannot schedule time away from the office and/or prefer to learn new skills or hone their knowledge at a self-pace to do so. Topics include Sun System Administrator, Sun Network and System Administrator, and Sun Java Development. For a limited time, these specific SSCD Libraries can be purchased at a 35% discount.
Updated: 2010-06-23 15:00:00
The process of configuring Oracle VirtualBox VM for Oracle Enterprise Linux and installing Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 for Sun Ray Server is the subject of two blog entries by Jaap Romers.
Updated: 2010-06-23 15:00:00
The Java Road Trip: Code to Coast tour is traveling to 20 cities across the United States showcasing Oracle's commitment to everything Java. The Java Code to Coast bus is what Oracle is calling a "high-tech block party on wheels" with key Java technologists from Oracle, who will present demos on Java FX, Oracle ADF, Java EE 6, JDK 7, GlassFish, and Java ME.
Updated: 2010-06-23 15:00:00
Oracle Technology Network members receive discounts on select technology books from Apress, Pearson, CRC Press, and Packt Publishing. This membership perk is just one of a few new benefits OTN expects to pass along to members. Find out what books are being offered and their subsequent discounts.
Updated: 2010-06-22 13:05:51
"Optimizing Applications with Oracle Solaris Studio Compilers and Tools" is an Oracle white paper that offers an overview of Oracle Solaris Studio 12 Update 1 software. It includes recommendations for selecting the compiler flags, options, and development tools necessary for the optimal compiling and tuning of the high performance SPARC and x86 processors commonly found in current server product lines.
Updated: 2010-06-22 13:05:50
<a href="http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/148/4/FOSS/23242"The OpenDS Directory Server offers a fully featured LDAPv3 compliant directory server with multi-master replication, advance command line interface, graphical user interface and much more. The open source project recently released OpenDS 2.3.0-build003. Visit the promoted build page and the Changelog for the latest on this release. More general information on OpenDS is available from its home and wiki pages.
Updated: 2010-06-21 15:00:00
The Sun Software Library which used to let users search through Sun's partner database to find applications that ran on Solaris 10 is no longer available. The new location for this type of information can either be found at the Oracle Partner Network Solutions Catalog or the Sun Partner Advantage Program Partner Directory.
Updated: 2010-06-21 15:00:00
A truly handy reference for Oracle Solaris users is its video blog site where informative webcasts are uploaded to assist in working with the OS and various situations its customers may find themselves faced with. A recent example brings Brendan Gregg and Roch Bourbonnais, now Oracle performance experts and Fishworks engineers, to the screen to discuss the art of performance experimentation and how this skill can help tackle complicated performance issues.
Updated: 2010-06-21 15:00:00
Before the recent release of NetBeans 6.9, James Gosling detailed why NetBeans 6.8 was his Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of choice, listing five features of the free, open-source IDE as reasons.
Updated: 2010-06-18 15:00:00
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 3.0.1 and the commercial Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1 product are both now available. This is its first product release under Oracle, and the newly branded Oracle GlassFish Server includes numerous critical fixes and updated platform support.
Updated: 2010-06-17 15:00:00
Updated Oracle Solaris learning paths are now available on the Oracle University site. The company states that these updates are aimed at continuing to align to principal system administration roles, culminating in an Oracle Solaris Certification to help administrators validate their proficiency.
Updated: 2010-06-17 15:00:00
A recent BestPerf blog reports that the Oracle Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 (five in number) and a single Oracle Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 server delivered a world record result of 28,648.74 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard on the SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark. According to Kevin Kelly, the result was run using the Oracle WebLogic 10.3.3 Application Server, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition with Oracle Solaris 10 to obtain this world record result.
Updated: 2010-06-17 15:00:00
NetBeans IDE 6.9 introduces the JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool for visually building JavaFX GUI applications, similar to the Swing GUI builder for Java SE applications. Additional highlights include OSGi interoperability for NetBeans Platform applications and support for developing OSGi bundles with Maven; support for JavaFX SDK 1.3, PHP Zend framework, and Ruby on Rails 3.0; as well as improvements to the Java Editor, Java Debugger, issue tracking, and more.
Updated: 2010-06-16 15:00:00
As Oracle announces its new Oracle Business Process Management (BPM) Suite 11g, the company also states that it is committed to the investments of Sun customers in business process management technology. Specifically, the BPM technology within the Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS or JCAPS) is promised to be protected, and migrations will not be forced as Oracle moves toward transitioning to a converged product line over time.
Updated: 2010-06-16 15:00:00
There is a new patch available for Oracle GlassFish Server 2.1 customers. Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1.1 Patch 5 released on June 3rd addresses 19 new defects and contains fixes from previous patches. Readers should note that this is a commercial or restricted patch. Release notes provide an overview and links to the patch.
Updated: 2010-06-16 15:00:00
Oracle Exadata V2 for SAP is momentarily under evaluation, and it is expected to be certified by early 2011. The speed of the adoption process depends on customer demand. Interested SAP users can make their desire known by downloading a request form, answering a few questions, and sending the completed form to the noted individuals listed on the form.
Updated: 2010-06-15 16:34:52
Ajax4jsf RichFaces team blog All Java General jsf ajax RichFaces . Moving . Main Tuesday June 15, 2010 RichFaces 4.0.0.Alpha2 Released RichFaces 4.0.0.Alpha2 has been released , and the project is moving into a new phase We had a lot to do on our way to this milestone , not only did we add new features , and components , but also made many general improvements . The core functionality , build system , and CDK features were redesigned to make framework development more convenient for RichFaces developers and community . contributors Some highlights in RichFaces : 4.0.0.ALPHA2 Redesigned and improved Component Development Kit Ajax core components set almost completely . migrated Ajax request smart Queuing mechanism implemented Rich Data Iteration components created Skinning including
Updated: 2010-06-15 15:00:00
Wondering what sessions are scheduled for Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne, and Oracle Develop 2010? Check the live Content Catalogs that have been posted and show just what type of content will be headlining the almost 2,000 sessions currently booked for the event. If a session is not named that someone would like to attend, the Oracle Mix Community provides a tool called Suggest-a-Session for submitting and voting on sessions.
Updated: 2010-06-10 15:00:00
Sun Ray users have a new patch for Sun Ray Server Software (SRSS) 4.2 and new firmware for the Sun Ray product line's newest addition, the Sun Ray 3 Plus Client. The firmware is included in the patch, Sun Ray Core Services Patch-02, which means users can now deploy the Sun Ray 3 Plus clients via virtual private network (VPN). Oracle recently introduced the Sun Ray 3 Plus Client along with the latest release of Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure software. These products add to Oracle's desktop virtualization portfolio, which also includes Oracle Secure Global Desktop and Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Updated: 2010-06-10 15:00:00
Oracle Solaris ZFS and Sun Fire storage server are helping warehouse close-up pictures of the real Sun for the University of Central Lancashire which is distributing NASA-supplied solar images from a new solar observation satellite designed to study the Sun and solar activity.
Updated: 2010-06-09 15:00:00
There are more than 140 online Oracle Support Communities where participants can learn more about a particular technology - such as the Oracle Solaris Cluster - ask specific questions regarding issues they may be having, or share their knowledge and help grow the communities' think tank.
Updated: 2010-06-09 15:00:00
Beating IBM DB2 once again, Oracle has set a world record result on the SAP Business Intelligence-Data Mart (BI-D) standard application benchmark, surpassing the top IBM DB2 result on this benchmark with more than eight times the performance.
Updated: 2010-06-09 15:00:00
The open source 'R' programming language is now available as a user interface for Oracle Data Mining (ODM) software. According to the ODM blog, the R interface will assist the many statisticians and data analysts who work with R but are unfamiliar with the Oracle database environment or PL/SQL to use ODM's in-database functions easily.
Updated: 2010-06-07 15:00:00
Within a five-day span, two VirtualBox maintenance releases were issued. The first was version 3.2.2, which was made available on June 2. It offered 38 fixes to improve VirtualBox's stability and correct regressions. Then on June 7, VirtualBox 3.2.4 was released to fix a couple of regressions found in version 3.2.2. Nine items were fixed in this latest addition. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware targeted at server, desktop and embedded use. This virtualization solution is open source and available as a free download.
Updated: 2010-06-03 15:00:00
Find out how to set up a simple Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 6 project on GlassFish v3 in 30 minutes or so by following Ant Kutschera tutorial. This novice to Java EE 6 and GlassFish found the open source software quite easy to use. He discusses some of the benefits in using Java EE 6 versus his usual Spring, and details how configuring his project with JMS, JPA, Web, EJB (session bean, message driven bean and a timer bean), security, and transactions was quite a cinch to do.
Updated: 2010-06-03 15:00:00
Daily News Current Issue Archives by Activity by Section by Date Blogs Keywords Condensed List List Cloud Mediakit Advertise Free Trial System News Volume 148 Issue 1 Solaris guest Sign in Register Password Help Virtualizing Applications on Oracle Solaris Training VendorVoice Partners Solaris Top10 Service OpenOffice Performance Sysadmin Publications Virtualization Java Technology Trademarks Previous Next An Oracle Tech Days Presentation June 3, 2010, Volume 148, Issue 1 We'll start differentiating between the various different ways you can achieve virtualization and how Solaris enables you to do so Mayuresh Nirhali , Oracle During the Oracle Tech Days held in Hyderabad , India , on March 2010, Mayuresh Nirhali in Solaris Revenue Product Engineering presented Virtualizating Your
