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Sun Microsystems News

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Sun Microsystems Unveils JavaFX 1.0 with Immersive Media Capabilities Targeted at Market's 800 Million Java Powered Desktops
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today unveiled one of the most significant advancements to the Java platform with the release of JavaFX 1.0, a new platform that merges form and functionality for building rich internet applications (RIA) with immersive media and content for Web browsers and desktops. The announcement signals a broad expansion of Java software's ubiquitous reach to a wide range of Web developers, content authors and visual designers, and marks the next big innovation for the Java platform, extending its capabilities to include rich applications for all the screens of life, from desktops and browsers to mobile devices and TVs. Developers can download JavaFX 1.0 at: http://www.javafx.com.
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USC Shoah Foundation Institute Launches Important Living History Archive Project
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA - News) and the USC Shoah Foundation Institute today announced the completion of the first stage of the living history project that has captured more than 100,000 hours of interviews of survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. One of the world's largest digital video archiving projects, the Shoah Foundation, originally established by filmmaker and USC trustee Steven Spielberg, has worked to archive these important testimonials to a long lasting digital format. More on the USC Shoah Foundation can be seen at: www.college.usc.edu/vhi
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Sun Microsystems Announces New Data Erasure Service for Data Protection and Security
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced the Sun Data Protection Services, Data Erasure, a new on-site service to help enable customers to remain compliant with internal corporate data erasure policies during the removal, redeployment or relocation of equipment containing sensitive data. The service also empowers customers' to become compliant with the ever increasing policies of regulatory agencies for the removal or destruction of data, by providing a global, audit-ready solution that erases data at the platter level.
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Wikimedia Selects Sun Microsystems to Enhance Multimedia Experience for Expanding User-Base Worldwide and Accommodate Explosive Growth of Rich Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia and other free-content projects, announced today that it has selected Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) to help it build a secure and scalable open source web infrastructure using Sun Fire x4500 and x4150 servers and Sun StorageTek storage arrays. The collaboration will enable Wikimedia to host ever-increasing volumes of rich media and video content and also support the collaborative development and testing of new Wikipedia content and applications by its global network of users.
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Sun Enhances MySQL Enterprise with New Query Analyzer Tool to Boost Database Application Performance
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced a major new version of its MySQL Enterprise subscription service to help corporate users dramatically improve the speed and uptime of their MySQL database applications. MySQL Enterprise subscribers now have access to Sun's new MySQL Query Analyzer tool for monitoring query performance to accurately pinpoint and correct problem SQL code -- in addition to MySQL Enterprise's regular software updates and 24x7 production technical support.
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