I/O PodcastPodcasting the inside of Sun Microsystems, for those on the outside.Corporate Blogging To Take Off.- June 28, 2004 David Weinberger links to Scott Rosenberg's Salon blog about Corporate Blogs and the potential for a slower take up in other industries unlike tech. This makes Jonathan Schwartz's comment, pointed out by Jim Grisanzio, in The New York Times article by Markoff, Sun Moving to Underscore New Strategy, very interesting. "Mr. Schwartz will also announce that he plans to begin writing his own Web log on a regular basis. Several Sun employees maintain online dairies, known as blogs, at both official..http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/corporate_blogging_to_take_off Schwartz Explains Open Source Solaris.- June 27, 2004 Jonathan Schwartz has responded to a Fortune article, and in it he explains his thoughts on Red Hat and open sourcing Solaris in a bit more detail than he has previously. David Kirkpatrick, in a follow up article, Why Open Source Doesn't Always Mean Free, explains his thoughts on the letter, and publishes it in full.http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/schwartz_explains_open_source_solaris Mac OS X Security Myth Exposed, Damn Lies, And Statistics.- June 25, 2004 There is a little bit of talk about some "amazing" statistics that Secunia is releasing on its web site. Apparently we can now see how secure, or un-secure, an OS is by the number of advisories that are released. This seems like a great way to raise some press about a company. Simply publish some statistics that disprove popular perception and watch the profile of your company rise. Everyone knows how reliable statistics are, given how easy they are to manipulate. For instance, the article in..http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/mac_os_x_security_myth Sun Rays Reduce Virus Threat and Management.- June 25, 2004 We use Sun Ray desktops throughout Sun, eating our own dog food. We've done so for some time because of the amazing benefits. Hot Desking is certainly one of the tangible benefits that we see in the office, but obviously centralised system management is another. A huge difference that is amazingly noticeable when you replace 30 desktop workstations with Sun Rays in a open plan office is the reduction in noise. You might think it's a trivial difference, but you'd be amazed at the reduction in...http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/sun_rays_reduce_virus_threat Open Source Java.- June 24, 2004 There is one session at JavaOne this year that is sure to gain a good amount of interest. On the last day there will be a panel discussion on whether Java should be open sourced. "Numerous individuals and organizations suggest that Java technology adopt a new community and development model. This panel will dive into the tangle of granular technical and legal issues, including the potential tradeoff between technologist's calls for openness vs. the market's demand for compatibility. Panelists..http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/open_source_java Government Goes StarOffice.- June 24, 2004 From NEWS.com.au Technology section, NSW makes open source move. "The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority -- traditionally a big Microsoft user -- is tipping savings of $2 million a year from the rollout of Sun Microsystems' Star Office package to registry managers and the Mozilla browser and email client to 1500 computers used by the authority's front counter staff in vehicle registries across the state."http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/aussie_government_department_goes_open Your Personal Technology Freedom.- June 23, 2004 Hot on the heels of Cory Doctorow's DRM Speech, several technology heavy weights, including Sun, are announcing an alliance called the Personal Technology Freedom Coalition. More information at CNET, Tech heavies support challenge to copyright law, and the Register, Microsoft, Apple snub consumer freedom coalition (is it alright for a blogger to link to Orlowski these days). If you're not sure what all the fuss is about then it's well worth reading Cory's speech at his craphound.com site, or..http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/your_personal_technology_freedom RFID Tested In Australia.- June 23, 2004 Coles Myer, one of Australia's biggest retailers, is testing RFID to see how it will help its supply chain. Sun, Intel, Accenture and EAN are all assisting in the trial. UPDATE: Coles Myer kicks off RFID trial. "The trial, which started in late May, uses RFID tags to track the movement of roll-cages in the supply chain from a Coles Myer distribution centre to a Coles supermarket." In an example that is often cited by Sun Australia's CTO, it's important that organisations consider RFID today...http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/rfid_tested_in_australia Java Desktop Gets VOIP.- June 22, 2004 Skype, the peer-to-peer VOIP company that was spawned out of KaZaA, has released their beta client for the Java Desktop System Release 2. Previously they only had a version for Windows 2000, XP and Pocket PC. The main difference between Skype and other IM clients is that it is decentralised. Meaning that the load is borne across the peer-to-peer network. See their Skype P2P Explained page.http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/java_desktop_gets_voip SpaceShipOne.- June 21, 2004 Congratulations to the SpaceShipOne Team for making the first non-governmental flight to enter space piloted by the first civilian astronaut. What a great day for mankind and science. Details of the flight as they happened at Space.com. More info at How Things Work and Scaled Composites.http://blogs.sun.com/rgiles/entry/spaceshipone |