Sun Developer Network Highlights

Solaris Enterprise System: The Open, No-Cost Software Alternative

Sun is offering the Solaris Operating System, Sun Java Enterprise System, a complete set of developer tools, Sun Secure Global Desktop, Sun Java Integration, and Sun N1 management software at no cost.

Sun Developer Network Channel for Student Developers

Wondering how to use your college degree to break into the lucrative software development market? Industry luminaries share how they got started in software development and the tools they used.

Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery on a System With Zones Installed

This BigAdmin article explores various methods for backing up zone configurations and data on a system running the Solaris OS.

Free Developer Help Program (Beta)

Get expert assistance from Sun engineers when using our technologies. Free to Beta users for duration of Beta program.

Duplex Printing on the Solaris 10 OS (Community Submission)

A BigAdmin reader describes his experience configuring a printer for two-sided output using the Solaris 10 OS.

Sun Fire X2100, X4100 and X4200 Servers: Redefining x64 Industry Standard Servers (pdf)

This Sun white paper outlines the considerations that give an edge to this new server line. Among these advantages are the costs of operation and costs of providing cooling and power.

Way Fast, Real Cool: Slash Power and Heat

Meet the new energy-efficient Sun Fire servers at Sun's quarterly Network Computing event (Tuesday, December 6, 2006).

Free Java Technology Developer Tools

Sun is offering the award-winning Sun Java Studio Enterprise and Sun Java Studio Creator IDEs at no cost to members of Sun Developer Network (SDN).

Scheduler Policies for Job Prioritization in the Sun N1 Grid Engine 6 System (pdf)

Read about the tools and techniques for resource management available in Sun N1 Grid Engine 6 software. This Sun BluePrints article also explains how to use these tools effectively. It discusses the prioritization policies in the N1 Grid Engine 6 software, describes how they fit with the new resource aggregation methods, and makes recommendations for how to map real-life resource allocation schemes to N1 Grid configurations.

SunLearning Connection Now Available

This program simplifies training by providing a rich portfolio of online courseware from Sun and leading off-the-shelf eContent providers. Over 5,000 titles in multiple languages can be tailored to help you acquire and maintain the skills needed to thrive in the fast-paced IT environment.

Analyzing Snort Data With the Basic Analysis and Security Engine (BASE)

Find out how to store Snort alert output in a MySQL database and how to use the web front end BASE to analyze the data.

Solaris Operating System Administration for Experienced HP-UX and Tru64 Administrators

This training course describes key system administration tasks in the Solaris 10 OS, and identifies corresponding HP-UX or Tru64 OS elements. Intended to provide experienced HP-UX and Tru64 admins with information about core Solaris concepts. Focus is on practical experience implementing Solaris features through lab exercises.

XPerts Session on Sun Java Enterprise System: Installation, Configuration, and Integration

Ask the XPerts about Java ES, a software system delivering a suite of integrated enterprise network services components. Operating systems supported: Solaris 9 and 10 OS for SPARC and x86 platforms, Solaris 8 OS for SPARC platform, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 2.1.

USB Driver Development Kit Version 2.0 Released

The USB DDK 2.0 helps developers prototype new USB drivers under the Solaris 10 OS.

No Bad Dogs: How to Make a Dog-Slow System Sit Up and Speak

Be sure to catch this Contrarian Minds article on Bryan Cantrill, co-creator of DTrace in the Solaris 10 OS.

Save 10% on a Sun Certification Through December 2005

For a limited time, save 10% off the price of a Sun certification exam (Solaris or other Sun certification programs). To qualify for the 10% discount offer, purchase a qualifying Sun certification exam, assignment, or essay by December 31, 2005, and mention Priority Code WW26CXG.

Introducing the Sun Grid Developer Community

At the Sun Grid Developer Community, Solaris developers can discover new information as well as discuss, collaborate, and exchange source code and ideas about Sun Grid and utility computing. The Sun Grid is an open, grid-based computing infrastructure available on a pay-per-use basis. The first project in the community will give developers the opportunity to use up to 100 CPU-hours on the Sun Grid free of cost.

Configuring MySQL to Use With Service Management Facility (SMF)

This community-submitted Tech Tip explains how to take advantage of SMF in the Solaris 10 OS using MySQL.

DNS Configuration in the Solaris Operating System

This community-submitted tech tip can serve as a quick reference for configuring DNS servers in a Solaris environment. The document is for readers who already know about DNS servers and how they work.

Sun Bloggers Writing About Solaris Technology

We've aggregated some of the sun.com blogs that talk about the Solaris OS. The wide range of topics spans OpenSolaris, DTrace, predictive self-healing, fault management, networking, security, performance and availability, laptops, and more.

Utility Tools for Management of Solaris Containers

You can utilize the Solaris platform's built-in utility tools to manage Solaris Zones partitioning technology. Article is intended for management service/solution providers, architects, data center administrators, and performance engineers.

Sun Tech Days in Toronto Expands to Include Solaris Day

Join us in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) December 6-7, 2005 for a conference featuring Java and Solaris technology sessions, plus December 8 for Solaris Day. The Sun Tech Days conference brings together visionaries, leading experts, and developers to seize the next wave of technological innovation.

Need Developer Help?

Try our Free Developer Help Beta program. Get expert assistance from Sun engineers when using our technologies.

Curious About the Query Editor?

Find out about the improved features in Java Studio Creator 2's query editor, ranging from increased user accessibility through extended support for SQL statements.

Java Studio Creator 2: Trading Ease-of-use for Performance

In this review, Benoy Jose says that with Java Studio Creator 2, "even novice programmers can build and upload a small- to medium-sized Web site with database connectivity, style sheets, and JavaScript in a matter of days."

Sun Developer Network Announces New Membership Offerings

Joining Sun Developer Network has always meant continuous access to the tools, technologies, and expertise you need to maximize your productivity through a variety of on-line and off-line resources. As part of our pledge to continually evolve our offerings we are announcing new membership offerings that provide a range of new, exclusive services.

Sun Java Studio Enterprise Now Available

Complete developer solution for the Sun Java Enterprise System with ready-to-go, preconfigured developer tools and the Java Enterprise System together offer a complete develop-test deploy solution.

Notice Something Different About Our Masthead?

Sun Developer Network is comprised of key communities focused around Java, Mobility, and Solaris technologies. To help developers easily affiliate with one or more of these technology areas, we are aligning our branding with our community strategy. By consistently branding the site, developers gain a better experience across all our developer sites and ensure more effective integration of, and access to, information, services, and program benefits.

Portal University

Learn all about Sun Java System Portal Server through this collection of technical articles, video tutorials, learning paths, and other resources. Join the community dialog, too, by becoming a member of the Portal Server User Group and Portal Server Developer Forum.

Release 2 of the Consolidation Project

We're nearing the second release of the consolidation project we began earlier this year and we're excited about the changes we're making and how you will benefit. Take a look at what's coming and why.

Updates to the Developer Forums

This month, Sun launched the latest version of the Developer Forums at with a new look and feel. This latest version provides new functionality, allowing developers to set forum level watches which indicate that an entire forum is of interest to them. Developers can then elect to have e-mail notifications sent to them when their selected forum is updated.This service is in addition to notifications regarding community response to questions developers themselves have posted.

A New Look: java.net

Check out the new home page of : it's now even easier to find the latest content, existing projects, and active communities.

Sun Student Developer Program

Build your education and careers on Sun with more than 40 software development products.

Where Java Technology Collaboration Happens: java.net

Have you heard that Sun has recently launched java.net? This open source development site has advanced collaboration tools including project and community source code hosting, mailing lists, forums, and blogs featuring regular participation by James Gosling.

Sun's Cool Consumer Site for Java Technology: java.com

Developers can now showcase their consumer-based applications on java.com. This highly trafficked, consumer-focused site provides consumers the ability to get applications, download the Java runtime environment (JRE), and become educated about the benefits of Java technology.

Sun Developer Network Mobility Program

Looking to create, test, certify, and market Java mobility applications? Then consider membership in the Sun Developer Network Mobility Program. Membership gives you high-profile visibility to strategic partners and puts you in the elite group of developers with access to exclusive mobility content and services.

Getting Started With the MIDP 2.0 Game API

Get game with the MIDP 2.0 (JSR 118) javax.microedition.lcdui.game API. Discover the features of the game API, covering: Screens and Canvases, Layers, Sprites and Tiles along with animation techniques.

JavaOne Tokyo

Check out a blog to get the view from the floor at JavaOne Tokyo.

MIDP on Danger's hiptop Device

Genealogically somewhere between a RIM Blackberry and the Nokia N-Gage, and with a helping of what was good about the Apple Newton, the hiptop is a development platform unlike any other. This article will provide an overview of the hiptop as a development platform, then show you how to get started creating your own applications.

BenQ - A New Leader in Java ME

On October 1, 2005, Siemens Mobile Devices, a division in Siemens AG, officially became a new business group of BenQ Corporation. This transition completed BenQ's June announcement to acquire the Siemens Mobile business unit.

The Wireless Messaging API 2.0

There is more to WMA 2.0 than just multi-part message support. Enrique Ortiz writes about wireless messaging on the Java ME platform using WMA 2.0 (JSR 205). Explore all the details of using WMA including multi-part message handling, connections, sync and async reception and the MIDP 2.0 security framework.

2005 JavaOne Conference Multimedia Sessions for SDN Members

Join Sun Developer Network and get access to technical sessions. It's simple to join, and membership is free. Sign up now!

Ask the Experts

Do you have a question about the NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.0 Beta? Get answers from Matt Volpi, Product Line Manager for Mobility Tools at Sun Microsystems, and Petr Suchomel, Technical Lead for the Sun Java Studio Mobility IDE. Matt and Petr are available to answer your questions from October 10 through October 14.

Here Comes Tommy

An Unmanned, Autonomous Java Technology-Powered Dune Buggy Tommy, an autonomous, unmanned Java technology-powered vehicle created by Team Jefferson of Charlottesville, Va., and sponsored by Sun, will compete with 39 other cars in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. from Sept. 27-Oct. 5. Tommy's microprocessors rely on a hardware-based Java Virtual Machine (JVM) running Java Platform, Micro Edition.

MIDP Application Security 4: Encryption in MIDP

Sun's Jonathan Knudsen delivers part 4 in his series on MIDP application security. The article demonstrates cryptography in action, developing a secure messaging MIDlet suite based on WMA (JSR 120).

The Security and Trust Services API (SATSA) for J2ME: The Security APIs

SATSA (JSR 177) is a relatively new standard intended to provide a Java ME platform access to secure storage and cryptographic operations provided by a security element. introduced concepts, communication APIs and reference implementation, this article covers the security APIs in detail, including use-cases and code examples. These two articles will become your definitive reference on all things SATSA.

MIDP Terminal Emulation, Part 4: Securing Your Mobile Communications

In the 4th and final part of "MIDP Terminal Emulation", Michael Powers extends the telnet client to operate over a secure socket connection.

Create a MIDP Application Using Drag 'n' Drop

Interested in creating J2ME MIDP applications faster and more easily? Find out how the powerful new Visual Editor in the upcoming NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1 IDE speeds your development time with drag and drop functionality. Read the transcript of this chat with the engineers who designed and implemented this feature for an inside look at its capabilities.

New Article: Sun Studio Support for the AMD64 Medium Memory Model

On a processor that supports 64-bit addresses, it would be nice to think that you could have as much code and data in your program as you could possibly want. Unfortunately, if your code used 64-bit addresses all the time, it would be much slower than a 32-bit program. To avoid that, the compiler and the linker try to use 64-bit address only where such addresses are required.

New Article: AMD64 Instruction-Level Debugging with Sun Studio dbx

Debugging at the machine-instruction level in the dbx command-line debugger environment becomes very handy when a software bug cannot be found easily. Usually, programs are written in high-level languages such as C, C++, or Fortran, and most of the software defects can be debugged in the dbx environment at the same high level.

New Article: The Sun Studio Binary Optimizer

The Binary Optimizer is a tool that improves the performance of binary executables, without the need for system changes or upgrades. This tool modifies the executable by updating the binary machine instructions to generate more optimal code.

Scott McNealy and Jonathan Schwartz on Sun Studio 11 Tools

Watch this video about the Sun Studio 11 software release.

Sun Studio 11 Compilers and Tools Released

Sun Studio 11 released! Download it for free now!

New Article: The Sun Studio Performance Tools

The Sun Studio performance tools are designed to help answer questions about application performance. This article discusses the kinds of performance questions that users typically ask. It describes the model for using the tools, and for building the target executable, as well as the data collection process, and the data that can be collected. The Analyzer and its displays are also described, along with a number of examples of what it can do.