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Geisinger Health System

Sherry Borg — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:14:07 +0000

As we have all heard, there is non-stop talk about Healthcare in politics. But.....did you hear that President Obama referred to Geisinger Health System as an "island of excellence"? Geisinger Health System was a former SeeBeyond customer and remains a loyal customer to Sun. Learn more about what they have been doing to achieve their success!

More on what President Obama had to say:

"In describing what he wanted to do, the president said that his plan would be guided by a simple principle: Fix what’s broken and build on what works. Later, he specifically mentioned 452-bed Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 453-bed Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa., and Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, as “islands of excellence” that have to be replicated elsewhere."
http://www.modernphysician.com/article/20090622/REG/906199992

Customer Spotlight: Pretium Telecom

Sherry Borg — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:36:22 +0000

Pretium Telecom is a provider of fixed telephony in the Netherlands. The company provides traditional, low-cost services to over 200,000 customers along with a soon-to-be released Voice over IP (VoIP) and broadband offerings. Learn about the telco's open-source SOA solution on Sun GlassFish ESB.

GlassFish ESB in Action: A Technical Deep Dive Webinar Replay

Stephanie Brannan — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:34:20 +0000

The GlassFish ESB in Action: A Technical Deep Dive webinar was a huge success with over 360 live attendees. Topics covered included:

Web services based upon EJB modules and web applications
XML schema creation and WSDL development
BPEL orchestration of web services using the BPEL service engine
Web user interface design
Storing data in a database table via the JDBC binding component
Interfacing with a JMS queue using JMS binding component
Assembly, deployment and testing of a composite application

Check out the Replay

Vote For OpenSSO & Other Sun Products - Ends Nov 8th

Sarah Richardson — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:27:42 +0000

We need your help getting votes for the 2008 SOA World Readers Choice Awards. Sun has many products nominated included OpenSSO, Java CAPS, and GlassFish.  Most of our products are in the lead, but competitors like IBM have been pushing for votes as well and are catching up. Voting only takes few minutes and ends on Nov 8th. Please click here and vote!

Sun Java CAPS Horizons Summit – EMEA Oct. 13-15, 2008

Criss McCauley — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:43:38 +0000

The Java CAPS Horizons Summit is returning to Europe with a two-day conference plus post-event hands-on workshops and feedback sessions.

The summit agenda is designed for Java CAPS Customers to:

Become familiar with the new technology in Java CAPS Release 6
Gain insight into migrating to the new platform
Get the latest developments and insider tips directly from technology innovators
Participate in workshops, technical deep dive and solution sessions
Network with your peers and exchange knowledge
Become familiar with the components of Java CAPS, including: GlassFish Enterprise Server, Federated Access Manager, Sun Java System Message Queue, NetBeans IDE, and MySQL
Learn how to participate in the open source communities which will drive Java CAPS going forward.
- Open ESB: Enterprise Service Bus
- Mural: Master Data Management

Customers will have a chance to interact directly with representatives from the Java CAPS Engineering team. This may be in the form of a common round-table session or as a 1-on-1 session. When signing up for the event you will have the possibility to register for the common engineering feedback session and to register your interest in a 1-on-1 session. Registration is possible for the first two days and/or the third day.

We look forward to welcoming you in our German Headquarters in Munich.

Sun Delivers project WebSynergy Stable Build 2 (SB2) and Offers Commercial Support for Early Access

Sarah Richardson — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:28:54 +0000

At Java 2008, Sun and the OpenPortal community announced project WebSynergy, an open source initiative with the Liferay community, to develop a common Web presentation platform that incorporates portal and integration technologies from both companies. After three months, Sun is delivering to the community an updated version.

WebSynergy provides a new class of portal functionality where users can define their own web space, with built in content and document management capabilities, human work flow development tools and more all leveraging built in social networking features as well as ability to integrate with other social network services.

Sun customers can begin testing features of project WebSynergy now and can take advantage of Sun's commercial support if they sign up for the early access program. Interested customers, can contact their local Sun sales office

»Download & More Info

Join us at the Sun Java CAPS Horizons Summit-EMEA 2008 in Germany!

Criss McCauley — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:10:22 +0000

Come out and see us Oct. 13-15th in Munich, Germany!

The Java CAPS Horizons Summit is returning to Europe with a two-day conference plus post-event hands-on workshops and feedback sessions.

The summit agenda is designed for Java CAPS Customers to:

Become familiar with the new technology in Java CAPS Release 6
Gain insight into migrating to the new platform
Get the latest developments and insider tips directly from technology innovators
Participate in workshops, technical deep dive and solution sessions
Network with your peers and exchange knowledge
Become familiar with the components of Java CAPS, including: GlassFish Enterprise Server, Federated Access Manager, Sun Java System Message Queue, NetBeans IDE, and MySQL
Learn how to participate in the open source communities which will drive Java CAPS going forward.
- Open ESB: Enterprise Service Bus
- Mural: Master Data Management

We look forward to welcoming you in our German Headquarters in Munich!

Oracle WebLogic Takeout Campaign & Limited Time Offer

Criss McCauley — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:03:40 +0000

Sun introduces a special savings offer for Oracle WebLogic customers to reduce costs and eliminate vendor lock-in with Sun's SOA.Learn more about the limited time offer and how Oracle WebLogic customers can save with Sun SOA.

Sun Microsystems is a recognized leader in providing a comprehensive SOA solution with open source core components. Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) is the most unified SOA platform based on open source and modular standards based "pluggability", providing IT managers with more choices, flexibility, and no vendor lock-in for evolving to a service-oriented architecture.

Compare how much you can potentially save with Sun's SOA platform vs. Oracle's WebLogic Suite.
Learn More.

OpenSSO & Single Sign-On Presentation and Q&A in Second Life

Criss McCauley — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:42:15 +0000

Date: Thursday, September 30th, 2008
Time: 8:00am PT

Meet with Daniel Raskin, The IdentiCat, and Jamie Nelson, an experienced OpenSSO engineer, where you will have the opportunity to get up-front and personal. Come join us as The IdentiCat digs his claws in on OpenSSO innovation and how it pushes access management, federation and secure web services capabilities to a new level. Learn how to solve challenges around internal access management, extranet authentication, federation and securing Web services with a single, open source solution.

Register now for a reminder email with details on how to access the Chat in Second Life!

Panelists:
Daniel Raskin, senior product line manager, The IdentiCat
Jamie Nelson, Director of Engineering for Federation and Access Management

Get Into the Game at Catalyst EMEA

Sarah Richardson — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:33:47 +0000

Guests of Sun are entitled to receive €800 off a conference ticket price. Click here and use the promotion code: HSFRIEND to register.

Join us at the Sun Hospitality Suite

Are too many of your days spent making diving catches, adjusting systems for the latest playbook changes, and defending the field against opposing teams? Sun software can help you automate and simplify IT so your company can advance down the field faster.

Ready to learn more? Join Sun at our Hospitality Suite on October 21 at Burton Catalyst EMEA, where you can:
See demos of Sun's identity management and business integration software
Hit the concessions
Flaunt your athletic skills
Mingle with Sun experts and other identity management and business integration fans
Get a front-row seat for a winning lineup of product demos:
– Role Manager, which enables role lifecycle management and identity compliance
– OpenSSO Enterprise, which pushes access management federation and secure Web services to new levels
– Identity Manager, the first user provisioning software to provide role-based user provisioning
– Directory Services, including Sun's market-leading commercial and open source versions
– Business integration software that can give your business greater agility
– Identity Management solutions from Sun and Accenture

Mark your calendar and get into the game!
Event: Burton Catalyst EMEA Conference
Date: 21 October
Time: 1800 - 2100
Location: Prague Hotel

Sun at Burton Catalyst EMEA Oct. 20-23rd

Criss McCauley — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:14:42 +0000

Sun will be sponsoring a Hospitality Suite at Catalyst in Prague Oct. 20-23rd. Stop by and meet the team!

Software Freedom Day 2008

Criss McCauley — Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:41:51 +0000

Change (Y)our World
Sun supports Software Freedom Day. Join the celebration September 20, 2008
» Join Now

Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) to be held this year on 20th September 2008. Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere!

The non-profit company Software Freedom International coordinates SFD at a global level, providing support, giveaways and a point of collaboration, but volunteer teams around the world organize the local SFD events to impact their own communities.

Customers & Sun Fans!

Criss McCauley — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:24:28 +0000

We need your votes for the 2008 SOA World Readers Choice Awards! Sun has many products nominated included OpenSSO, Java CAPS and Glassfish. Voting takes 5 minutes and we'd really appreciate your support. Also, please forward this along to friends and other Sun supporters

Happy voting! Vote Now

New Sun Java System Mobile Enterprise Platform

Criss McCauley — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:11:52 +0000

Sun has announced Sun Java System Mobile Enterprise Platform (MEP) 1.0 -- a new addition to our SW Infrastructure portfolio that offers enterprises greater productivity through business mobility. MEP is a comprehensive enterprise mobility solution built on GlassFish, MySQL, and Java CAPS. Key highlights of the new release include:

Mobile-enabling wide range of enterprise applications (through Java CAPS)
Support for different mobile devices
Connected and disconnected modes of operation
Data Security on the mobile device

Read the MEP Blog
Check out the MEP external website

Sun Microsystems at OSCON

Criss McCauley — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:33:52 +0000

Check us out in the Java, Products and Services, and Programming tracks at OSCON!

Online OpenSource Roundtable - July 20

Criss McCauley — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:21:11 +0000

Join Sun's Ross Altman at the ebizQ roundtable discussion for an Open Source Market Update. This session will present an overview of ebizQ research findings into the various ways that open source software (OSS) enables both infrastructure and applications software. Panelists include representatives of the two leading industry consortia for those categories, the Linux Foundation for infrastructure software and the Open Solutions Alliance for applications. The panel will discuss opportunities, risks, and best practices for adopting Open Source technology for both these needs in your enterprise.

Featured Speakers:

Dominic Sartorio, President, Open Solutions Alliance
Ross Altman, CTO for SOA and Business Integration, SUN Microsystems
Jim Zemlin, Executive Direction, Linux Foundation
Dennis Byron, Analyst, ebizQ

What you will learn:

The types of applications and solutions where open source software has been most successfully implemented
How enterprise software users base the choice of an open source stack depending on what application/services/solution type (TP, BI, ECM, etc.) (and why)
The maturity of open source software in various industries
How involvement with the open source community can help your industry

Date: August 20, 2008
Time: 12:00 pm US Eastern

Hope you can join us!

Online SOA Roundtable - July 16

Criss McCauley — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:50:56 +0000

Join Sun's David Codelli at the ebizQ roundtable discussion on MDM's Role as a Critical Enabler for SOA and learn about the key issues and identify best practices for using MDM to maximize the value of enterprise information. As organizations move toward distributed and federated SOA architectures, there is increased value on making enterprise information readily available and increased pressure to ensure its quality and integrity. Enterprise application integration (EAI) offered proprietary mapping tools. Organizations are now looking for more open and enterprise wide solutions.

What you will learn:

The types of practices and tools required to provide a unified and consistent view of business entities common to the organization

Best practices for implementing processes and tools

How MDM can benefit other enterprise initiatives

Date: July 16, 2008
Time: 12:00 pm US Eastern
To learn more about Sun's MDM offerings visit our booth on Wednesday, July 16
Register for the event

We look forward to you joining us!

Supporting Info for the new Java CAPS 6 & MDM Suite

Criss McCauley — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:45:35 +0000

By now you've heard that Java CAPS 6 and the new Sun Master Data Management Suite is now available. Here are more supporting documents to help you understand what's been improved and what you can expect with this release.

Java CAPS 6

Datasheet Learn about this flexible, modular, open source service-oriented architecture integration platform.

Sun's Bruce Tierney, Kevin Schmidt and Senior Product Architect Michael Jenkins discuss the Early Access Program, round tripping, easy ways you can upgrade to 6.0. Plus you'll hear about the open source component of the release and Open ESB.

Take 10 Learn how to take advantage of this new modular architecture for SOA.

Video at JavaOne

David Codelli and Kevin Schmidt discuss how the newest release aligns with NetBeans and GlassFish.

Sun Master Data Management Suite

Datasheet Learn how connectivity, integration, and this middleware infrastructure solution can help you create and synchronize master data.

Whitepaper This white paper illustrates the problems created when multiple databases reside in multiple locations, across systems supplied by multiple vendors. Recognizing the challenges faced by multiple industries that require a unified approach to service-enabling MDM, this paper explores how the Sun MDM suite solves this need with a prepackaged, preintegrated product.

Sun's Ashesh Badani and David Codelli discuss MDM, what customers can expect and what it's trying to solve. Plus you'll hear operational versus analytical MDM and how MDM is open sourced.

Video at JavaOne

Kevin Schmidt and David Codelli discuss what Master Data Management (MDM) is and problems it solves. Plus you'll hear about open source and the MDM community.

New from Inside SOA TV

bianca — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:18:00 +0000

Check out the three latest videos we have on Inside SOA TV.

Ashesh Badani discusses features an benefits of Java CAPS 6 including the enhanced platform, single customer view and open source.

Sun customer Medavie Blue Cross talks about their plan to use OpenESB in their SOA adoption.

Slides

Sun customer Carrefour describes how it's leveraging Java CAPS for enterprise-wide integration.

Slides

New Inside SOA Home Page

bianca — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:09:25 +0000

In an effort to get our news and information to you faster we've stopped sending the Integration Insights newsletter and have opted for a multi-media approach. We just went live with the new Inside SOA home page where you can find the latest podcasts, videos and a link to this blog.

If you're not subscribed to this blog, please sign up today. Not much into reading blogs or don't have a blog reader, don't worry, you can still receive our news and information through email.

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It's All About the Data

kevinschmidt — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:34:35 +0000

While we were at the Gartner AADI event last week launching Java CAPS 6 and our new MDM Suite, David Codelli had a chance to record a podcast with Peter Shooff from ebizQ titled It's Not Just Integrated Data, It's Complete Data: A Talk With Sun. It's short, so have a listen and take a look at our new pages on MDM.

New Podcast!

bianca — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:14:46 +0000

We have a brand new podcast for you.

Open Source Anyone?
Sun's Ross Altman and Bill Wilkins discuss the open source development process and how it works, how you can contribute to Open ESB and blending open source with enterprise class software.

Show Notes:
http://java.net/
https://open-esb.dev.java.net/
sun.com/javacaps

2 New Podcasts!

bianca — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:52:33 +0000

Today is the launch day for Sun's new Java CAPS 6.0!

We have two new podcasts for the occasion.

Sun Releases Java CAPS 6.0
Sun's Bruce Tierney, Kevin Schmidt and Senior Product Architect Michael Jenkins discuss the Early Access Program, round tripping, easy ways you can upgrade to 6.0. Plus you'll hear the open source component of the release and Open ESB.
Listen Now 19:44
Show Notes: https://open-esb.dev.java.net/
Sun.com/javacaps

Master Data Management!
Sun's Ashesh Badani and David Codelli discuss MDM, what customers can expect and what it's trying to solve. Plus you'll hear operational versus analytical MDM and how MDM is open sourced.
Listen Now 21:22
Show Notes: https://mural.dev.java.net/
Sun.com/mdm

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Just Released! Java CAPS 6

bianca — Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:21:52 +0000

Today Sun announced Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) Release 6 -- a major update that offers enterprises more flexibility and less risk when taking an SOA approach to business integration. Key highlights of the new release include:

- Open source, modular enterprise service bus
- Enhanced business process management
- Intelligent event processing

Sun also introduced a new Master Data Management Suite, a preintegrated software suite to help enterprises improve the integration and management of customer, citizen, subscriber, and other data.

Learn more about Java CAPS

Learn more about Sun MDM Suite

Read the press release

Inside SOA Feature Story

bianca — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:57:58 +0000

Meet Mark Herring, the new Vice President of Software Infrastructure for Sun. In this recently written article, Mark shares some customer stories that show how different organizations are successfully handling the balancing act of reach, risk, and return.
Check it out!

SOA Related Activity from Sun at JavaOne

kevinschmidt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:55:46 +0000

JavaOne is almost here and there is a host of sessions, BOFs, labs, pods, and more to take in, but here is a short primer.

Actually, before JavaOne is CommunityOne, the free event on the day before JavaOne. There will be demos for Open ESB and Mural, our new open-source community for Master Data Management (MDM), so stop on by.

For JavaOne itself there is a host of activity. There are a bunch of sessions in the SOA and Enterprise Integration track and in the Pavilion there will be 4 pods covering Java CAPS (pod 170), Open ESB (pod 171), Event Driven SOA (pod 179), and Mural (pod 180).

Please stop by to learn more about what Sun is doing around SOA and Business Integration. Enjoy the show!

Understanding SOA & Composite Applications Preso

bianca — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:43:52 +0000

Check out this presentation by Gartner's Daryl Plummer and Sun's Ross Altman as they discuss the tools and best practices to enable composite application development in an SOA.
Go to the presentation

New Inside SOA Podcast

bianca — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:41:33 +0000

Check out the latest Inside SOA podcast featuring Sun's Ashesh Badani and David Codelli.

Listen in as they discuss why MDM is actually on the SOA podcast, talk at the MDM Summit and how you can participate in Open Source.

Show notes:
mural.dev.java.net

Harrods flash video

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Comments and questions?

InfoWorld On-Demand Webcast

bianca — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:34:47 +0000

Learn how Sun and Accenture's combined approach to business integration, leveraging an SOA, can benefit you.
Watch now

FREE registration for JavaOne and CommunityOne for college students

bianca — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:50:48 +0000

Students can go to http://developers.sun.com/events/studentprogram to get more information on the overall program.

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