Solaris Express Developer Edition (SXDE)

OpenSolaris 2008.05

We are very pleased to announce the release of OpenSolaris 2008.05. Naturally fast, free and easy to download, deploy and use, OpenSolaris provides early access to the latest technologies (DTrace, ZFS, Predictive Self Healing (FMA), IPS) that can be deployed risk-free today and are backed by a global community for support and innovation. Download it today!

Note: This marks the end of the SXDE program. To provide a smooth transition, the SXDE 1/08 site will remain available through July of 2008. At that time, the site will be taken down and links redirected to the OpenSolaris site. Existing SXDE documentation will remain available on docs.sun.com and at the Solaris Developer Center. Thank you for your support and participation. We look forward to seeing you at opensolaris.com.

• Integrated Apache/MySQL/PHP web applications stack with control panel to quickly and easily enable services.
• NetBeans 6.0 IDE
• Sun xVM Hypervisor, based on the work of the Xen community allows running Solaris, Linux, and Windows virtual machine guests on a Solaris host.
• Sun HPC ClusterTools 7.1 software to create and run MPI-based cluster applications.
• CIFS Server, a native, kernel-based service supporting file sharing in Microsoft Windows networks.
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• All the features of Solaris 10- including DTrace, Solaris Containers, ZFS and more, plus 150 open-source tools and utilities.
• Many enhancements not yet in Solaris 10- including the latest wireless drivers and automatic network configuration, Sun xVM hypervisor for virtual machines, better support for USB plug and play, StarOffice 8, and a host of other desktop improvements included in GNOME 2.20.
• Complete development environment- Sun Studio compiler and tools, NetBeans IDE, GlassFish application server, Java Platform, Standard Edition 6, web applications stack, databases, and more.
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Platform

Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08 runs on 32 bit and 64 bit x86 systems. For SPARC systems, see the FAQ.

Support

You can innovate with Sun technologies and feel confident that you have the support you need to help shorten your development cycle and lower risk. Support is available for installation and configuration as well as for developer assistance.

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