Our Year in Review
2006 was a tumultuous year for the Sun
community. On a high note - the new web-based
version of the On-Line! Detective for Sun reached a
new milestone by turning ONE! This new service is
powered by a superior interface and a powerful
database to improve performance. As a user you will
certainly notice that updates are more frequent and
the information more current. The bottom line is that
we are able to deliver more content in less time.
This year we added the content necessary to
help our users achieve Solaris Certification. More
guidance was added for advanced troubleshooting,
including device path interpretation. Each system's
landing page was also enhanced to include more
detailed configuration information and links to Sun's
public patches. This year we were able to add a
great deal of information but much of our energy
went into enhancing the Detective's "engine" - the
code to drive content delivery. We think you will
really notice the 'power' with the January
updates.
Our goal has always been to turn information into
knowledge and provide it at the point of need. With
this as our motto we work to put the knowledge into
your hands in "3-clicks or less." So far, your
feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, but we
promise not to rest on our laurels. We are excited to
reveal our "New Years' Resolutions" to you next
month!
On a low note - Sun Microsystems changed its
Patch policy on July 27th - requiring users to accept
a new click-thru license agreement to access and
use all Sun software updates moving forward. BE
CAREFUL - READ THE FINE PRINT. If you click "agree"
on SunSolve
you severely restrict how,
and by whom, you support your IT environment. You
may also be subject to an audit by Sun. From our
perspective, "open" no longer looks so open.
Sun has a lot planned for 2007, so stay alert!
Expect to see more marketing campaigns by Sun,
attempting to discourage the use of used equipment.
Sun will also raise Solaris 7 and 8 prices 25% in
February. It is also expected that the price of Solaris
9 will rise. Despite efforts by Sun to
increase overall costs, we will continue to provide
value and demonstrate methods to reduce cost of
ownership.
With 2006 almost behind us, we now turn our
attention to 2007. All of us here at SoftTech wish
you a safe holiday season and a prosperous new year!
Warm Regards,
Paul Violassi
CEO, SoftTech Solutions
