Solaris 10

Introducing a new offering from Sun: a no cost acquisition model that creates volume
opportunity and makes it easier for customers to acquire and use a complete, integrated
Sun™ portfolio, including the robust Solaris™ Operating System (OS), Sun Java™ Enterprise
System, developer tools, a host of server-side Sun software, and many supported open source
products. This no cost offering is available on multiple OS platforms and optimized for the Solaris
OS as part of the Solaris Enterprise System. The new strategy is aimed at helping developers and
deployers manage the entire software adoption life cycle while easing the cost and risk of acquisition, development, and deployment of services on Sun software.
Shared success
Why are we doing this? In the Participation Age, easier access allows more people to do more things, creating greater value for the community and for customers. Sun is breaking down the barriers to access by offering wide distribution of our software at no cost. We are also building communities and empowering our customers to participate.
Sun is the first to simplify the customer experience with no cost access to preintegrated, pretested infrastructure software and simplified subscriptions for related support and services.
We are committed to sharing the risk of acquiring and deploying enterprise infrastructure
software with our customers.
This means that anyone can download and use current development and deployment
versions of the Solaris™ Enterprise System, which now encompasses the Solaris Operating
System (OS), developer tools, Sun Secure Global Desktop, Sun Java Integration, and
Sun N1™ management software, plus the Java Enterprise System (Java ES) — at no cost.
It also makes it easier for customers to adopt our software by developing and deploying on
no cost versions that are the same as the versions deployed in production environments.
The goal is to help speed our customers’ time to market for new applications and services.
We believe that volume is the way to win for Sun and our customers — because increased
access drives increased availability of related solutions and support, leading to safety, ubiquity, and cost advantages.
A holistic approach
Customers taking advantage of this new offering can adopt our software, and develop and deploy on no cost versions that are identical to the versions deployed in supported production environments.
Full enterprise support with patches, upgrades, updates, warranties and more will
be enabled with technology and available as a subscription.
Intelligent network services for operations management
Sun Connection services are already offered for Solaris OS updates and patches, and Sun will continue to roll out technology-based, automated remote network services for operations, administration, and management. These include remote configuration, monitoring, resource management,and maintenance services. Software and full documentation are available online. A
single download of the latest software releases and tools may be used for evaluation, development, testing, and deployment. Customers can choose to develop and deploy in a self-supported fashion, leveraging thriving communities such as java.net, OpenSolaris™, the Sun Developer
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Highlights
• Solaris™ Enterprise System includes the Solaris 10 OS and other Sun server software offerings, plus the Java™ Enterprise System, developer tools, and full online documentation —at no cost.
• Leverage thriving communities such as java.net, OpenSolaris™, and new communities created around Java ES and Java System Suites.
• Infrastructure, integration, education, and support services available with Sun’s warranted software.
• Sun Connection links together customers, partners, developers, and Sun to deliver economies of scale and the power of community from the desktop to the enterprise. Services include remote configuration, monitoring, resource management, and maintenance.
New Solaris™
Enterprise System Complete, integrated, enterprise-class Network, and other communities that foster shared support and insights. At any phase of the software life cycle, customers will be able to purchase a subscription that includes warranted software along with the appropriate support, education, and integration services necessary to ensure their success. No cost. No restrictions. No limit. Developers and system administrators can take advantage of full-featured and preintegrated, pretested, self-supported software at no cost.
Develop and deploy Sun software with the confidence that comes from using stable,
enterprise-class software. In addition, developers gain access to a complete set of Java and Sun
Studio develop, test, and deploy tools. Risk-free adoption For CIOs and IT managers, the benefits are clear: Now customers facing unclear, disjointed paths in software adoption can more easily obtain and use Sun software to satisfy business needs. Sun helps customers address challenges throughout the adoption life cycle of identifying a business need and then obtaining, evaluating, developing, and successfully deploying the appropriate software solution. Sun’s new no cost software model is designed to enable customers to bring new services to market under tight budget constraints. Built-in advancements like predictive self-healing will enable Sun to extend its broad range of network- delivered services, such as Sun Update Connection and Sun Preventive Services.
System administrators and IT managers will appreciate the opportunity to employ preintegrated, pretested enterprise software on multiple platforms. It is no longer necessary to hassle with migrations complicated by free trial versions that differ dramatically from supported versions, because Sun’s no cost and supported versions are one and the same. The same JavaES infrastructure software that is optimized for the Solaris OS can be deployed acros several platforms, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows, and HP-UX.
Support: It’s all about choice
Self support by leveraging the community is available at no cost. Or, customers can take advantage of Sun’s world-class enterprise service capability, now accessible in two ways: First, Sun is continuing to roll out technologybased, intelligent networked services that leverage automation for improved efficiencies. They also provide access to the appropriate integration, education, and support service offerings for each stage of the software life cycle, enabling customers to manage project investments. Second, Sun will introduce a series of building block services which, used progressively, lead customers to deployment and operation of proven, optimized, and standardized solutions with a significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO) over the application’s life. These services augment currently available Sun Software Support Services — comprehensive architecture, implementation, management, and methodologies — making the right services available for every step in the software life cycle, and extending them to new audiences through Sun Connection, as well as our network of partners.
Especially for developers
Take advantage of the full-featured Java Enterprise System, which is optimized for the most advanced OS on the planet — Solaris 10. Part of the new Solaris Enterprise System, the Solaris OS is the industry’s first enterprise operating system to be offered at no charge, with the same production quality bits that are used in commercially supported environments. Sun’s no hassle and no limit test drive enables developers to create and deploy richer, more fullfeatured,
enterprise-ready applications — at no cost. They can also obtain a full set of developer
tools and the most complete, integrated, serverside,enterprise-class software—at no cost.

New Solaris Enterprise System
• Solaris 10 OS
• Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES):
• Sun Java Application Platform Suite
• Sun Java Identity Management Suite
• Sun Java Availability Suite
• Sun Java Web Infrastructure Suite
• Sun Java Communications Suite
• Sun Java Integration Suite (Coming soon)
• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System
• Other server software:
• Sun N1 System Manager
• Sun N1 Grid Engine
• Sun Secure Global Desktop
• Sun Ray™ server software
• Complete set of developer tools:
• Sun Java Studio Enterprise
• Sun Java Studio Creator
• Sun Studio
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