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Sun Drives Linux Interoperability With Project Janus
Sun Microsystems Inc, a contributor to the open source community, previewed a
new feature of the Solaris 10 OS, code named Project Janus. This new
technology will allow customers to run Linux binary applications unchanged on
the Solaris OS, helping to reduce development and administration costs of
operating in a heterogeneous environment without sacrificing performance,
scalability or manageability.
Project Janus will provide customers with mixed Solaris OS and Linux
environments broader access to applications written for both operating systems
and allow them to take advantage of in-house designed or independent software
vendor (ISV) applications for Linux that are not currently available on the
Solaris OS. Sun has run a number of applications such as Adobe Acrobat Reader,
Oracle 9.2.i, SAS, BEA WebLogic and others using Project Janus. A complete
list of tested applications will be available when the Solaris 10 operating
system is released later this year. Additionally, Linux interoperability will
enable customers to benefit from the security, scalability and reliability of
the enterprise-ready Solaris OS without having to acquire additional x86-based
hardware.
"Sun's commitment to Linux and the Linux community is stronger than ever,"
said John Loiacono, Sun's executive vice president for software. "Our strategy
has always been to provide the very best interoperability for heterogeneous
environments. Now customers can leverage all the breakthrough attributes of
the Solaris 10 operating system with existing investments in the Linux
applications at a price lower than what they are paying for Linux. There is no
longer a reason to make sacrifices when choosing between Linux and Solaris."
Project Janus is being demonstrated at LinuxWorld at the Moscone Center in San
Francisco. This groundbreaking new technology is one of more than 600 new
features in the Solaris 10 OS. Unlike Linux emulations that act as
interpreters of the Linux code for other platforms, Project Janus will enable
the Solaris OS to run Linux applications natively on x86 platforms, greatly
enhancing performance.
Sun Simplifies Solaris OS/Linux Compatibility At Every Level
Project Janus is designed to meet a variety of interoperability needs: IT
managers have greater efficiencies through a more interoperable Solaris
OS/Linux environment; developers can use a single workstation/server to
develop, test, and deploy for both environments; system administrators can
transfer common administration skills between platforms; and when used with N1
Grid Container software, customers can create a virtual Linux environment on a
Solaris OS system, isolating Solaris OS and Linux applications from each other
and from system faults. Project Janus is designed for 100 percent
compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (RHEL 3).
Additional highlights of Project Janus include:
- Customers can run Linux applications with all the benefits of Solaris 10
OS, including a powerful tool for analyzing and diagnosing problems in
real-time (Dynamic Tracing), a breakthrough approach to service availability
with online error detection and auto recovery (Predictive Self Healing), a
self-managing OS file system technology that provides 16 billion times more
capacity than current file systems (Dynamic File System), and many others.
- Security: Customers running Linux applications can benefit from key Solaris
OS security advantages, including Solaris Rights Management, Process Rights
Management and N1 Grid Container software. These capabilities help enable
rigorous policy-based access, distribution, and execution of processes and
services.
- Lower costs: Increased Solaris OS/Linux interoperability can enable
administration of multiple platforms with common skill sets, cross-platform
development efficiencies and overall migration economies without acquiring
additional hardware.
About Sun Microsystems Inc
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc to its position as a provider
of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work.
Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at
http://sun.com/.
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