Solaris[tm] 9 Operating Environment 12/02 x86 Platform Edition
Description and What's New

The Solaris 9 12/02 Operating Environment builds on the success of the Solaris 9 OE. Enhancements in the areas of scalability, availability, manageability and security define the industry leading UNIX(TM) operating environment. This Solaris 9 update integrates fixes, performance improvements as well as select new technologies in a tested easy-to-install configuration, while maintaining guaranteed binary compatibility with prior Solaris releases. Our commitment to compatibility ensures the highest level of investment protection for our customers.

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Key Features

• x86 Platform Edition

  Through deploying Sun's leading UNIX on PC hardware, users can leverage code developed for Solaris and open standards and build infrastructure and solutions based on Sun supported software.

• Password Management framework for LDAP

  The support for password management in LDAP strengthens the overall security of the LDAP naming service when used with the Sun ONE directory server. Specifically this feature:
  -Allows for tracking password aging and expiration
  -Prevents users from choosing trivial or previously used passwords
  -warns users if their passwords are about to expire
  -Locks out users after repeated login failures
  -Prevents users other than authorized system administrators from deactivating initialized accounts

• Flexible crypt() API for passwords

  Password encryption protects passwords from being read by intruders and strengthens the overall security of the system. Three strong password encryption mechanisms are now available in the crypt module
  -Blowfish version, compatible with BSD systems
  -MD5 version, compatible with with BSD and Linux
  -Stronger version of MD5, that is compatible with other Solaris systems

• UFS Logging performance enhancements

  UFS logging enables faster system reboots. In addition, the performance of logging UFS file systems exceed the performance of non-logging UFS file systems in this Solaris release

• Network Cache Accelerator multiple instance support

  Multiple web-sites can be consolidated and accelerated in a single Solaris instance. This support enables IP address based virtual hosting.

• Netscape 6.2.3 integrated in the Solaris Operating environment

  This version of the tool makes improvements to the earlier version by delivering increased productivity, efficiency with streamlined browsing, user tools for completing tasks, power through more choice, safety with more control, and standards for rich web-based applications.

• X Virtual Screen support

  Provides virtual frame buffer support for displays thus enabling assistive technologies such as windows magnifiers.

• International Components for Unicode (ICU)

  Delivers broader support for Unicode. Additions include new Unicode locales for Thailand, India, Hong Kong, Turkey, Egypt, Brazil, Finland and Belgium