From jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu  Tue May  4 15:27:07 2004
From: jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu (Jeremy Mann)
Date: Tue May  4 14:27:23 2004
Subject: [HSC-Unix] Java Desktop Release 2
Message-ID: <61521.129.111.175.204.1083698827.squirrel@biochem.uthscsa.edu>

Sun has released version 2 of their Java Desktop software.

Information:
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/Desktop/jds2.html
http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/

"The desktop environment is essentially the same, though Sun has added
support for GIMLET (allows one to change the current input language on a
per-window basis), officially supported Japanese and Korean translations,
and is including a Java-based online update client. The bigger changes are
management items that are normally hidden from the end-user but valuable
to the Admin. Configuration Manager allows admins to setup client
preferences for remote desktops and 'protect' those settings to create
policies. Sun Control Station (the last remaining Sun product from the
Cobalt acquisition) can work as a network imaging server, can monitor
remote desktops, and can work as a patch server (both by pushing patches
out to many desktops and by serving as an online update server for clients
who need to pull additional packages)."


-- 
Jeremy Mann
jeremy@biochem.uthscsa.edu

University of Texas Health Science Center
Bioinformatics Core Facility
http://www.bioinformatics.uthscsa.edu
Phone: (210) 567-2672

From jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu  Tue May  4 15:30:12 2004
From: jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu (Jeremy Mann)
Date: Tue May  4 14:30:36 2004
Subject: [HSC-Unix] Redhat Desktop
Message-ID: <61550.129.111.175.204.1083699012.squirrel@biochem.uthscsa.edu>

Redhat has also announced a "Redhat Desktop" that will compete with Java
Desktop and Novell/Suse:

http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/desktop/


-- 
Jeremy Mann
jeremy@biochem.uthscsa.edu

University of Texas Health Science Center
Bioinformatics Core Facility
http://www.bioinformatics.uthscsa.edu
Phone: (210) 567-2672

From jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu  Tue May 11 14:47:17 2004
From: jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu (Jeremy Mann)
Date: Tue May 11 13:47:37 2004
Subject: [HSC-Unix] Novell releases their Connector for MS Exchange as Open
	Source
Message-ID: <35913.129.111.175.204.1084301237.squirrel@biochem.uthscsa.edu>


In light of today's worm activity, I found the following very interesting.
Before this release, Connector for Exchange was a commercial product from
SuSE/Novell. JAVA Desktop from Sun ships default with Evolution 1.7, which
will work with this program.

Today Novell announced that its Connector for MS Exchange Server would be
integrated into Evolution 2.0 and made available as open source, beginning
today with the current Connector 1.4. Apparently, downloads will be
available for the current version of Evolution starting May 14th.

>From Novell's Connector website: "With the Connector for Microsoft
Exchange installed, Evolution functions as an Exchange client, enabling
users to become full participants in company-wide group scheduling and
other collaborative tasks. Linux and Solaris users can access public
folders, Global Address Lists, email, calendar, task lists, and group
scheduling information."


-- 
Jeremy Mann
jeremy@biochem.uthscsa.edu

University of Texas Health Science Center
Bioinformatics Core Facility
http://www.bioinformatics.uthscsa.edu
Phone: (210) 567-2672