Sun Microsystems is announcing Monday new support subscriptions and enhanced graphical user interfaces for its Solaris Express developer Edition, as part of version 9/07.
The changes are intended to make it easier to install and use the product.
"At zero acquisition cost, and featuring easy installation on most x86 computers, Solaris Express Developer Edition is the modern, integrated platform for developing Solaris applications," said Marc Hamilton, vice president of Solaris Marketing for Sun Microsystems, in a statement released by the company.
"With the new installer, we're offering developers a significantly streamlined installation experience. The new service offering extends the value of that offering by now including install/configuration assistance for Solaris Express Developer Edition, just as we do for Solaris 10."
Also new is D-Light, a GUI front end tool for the Solaris dynamic tracing capability, known as DTrace, which measures system level performance.
Also, customers can get installation and configuration support for Solaris Express Developer Edition and Solaris 10 n a single subscription, at the Basic level of support for Solaris subscriptions with no additional cost.
An improved development environment for laptops n the product features wireless drivers and support for Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, which provides a power management infrastructure.
Solaris Express Developer Edition is downloadable here.
Posted by Paul Krill on September 24, 2007 06:00 AM
