Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun) has released two new editions of the Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) -- a reduced-footprint build that uses less than 25 megabytes (MB) of storage, and a fully supported custom port for PowerPC users. Sun also announced a new tuning and benchmarking service intended to optimize performance of the Java SE platform for embedded deployments.
Sun claims the new reduced footprint -- or "headless" (meaning largely without graphics support) -- version of the Java SE platform requires only 23 MB of storage space and is ideal for embedded developers who want to take advantage of the strong networking, performance, and processing capabilities of Java technology. The PowerPC version is a stable, supported version of the Java SE platform designed specifically for the PowerPC processor, says Sun.
Sun's new tuning and benchmarking services focuses on adjusting the numerous tunable components in the standard Java Virtual Machine. Sun says such tuning can improve application performance speed anywhere from 25% to 200% - without any code change by the customer.
Sun also provided updates to its Sun StorageTek Enterprise Storage Manager portfolio, including Sun StorageTek Business Analytics 5.0 and Sun StorageTek Operations Manager 4.1 software.
Sun also announced updates to the Sun Java Availability Suite with the addition of the new Sun Cluster Advanced Edition for Oracle Real Application Clusters. This product, Sun says, leverages Sun Cluster software to deliver performance for Oracle Real Application Clusters customers in enterprise and database grid markets. |
