OpenSolaris Operating System

BANGALORE, INDIA: The open source community gives developers an easy access to the latest technologies, enabling them to create new services quickly. But to leverage those technologies, you need a development environment that’s stable, consistent, and easy to install and use.

The OpenSolaris OS is distributed as a much smaller install image than the Solaris 10 OS, and it’s available on a single LiveCD that includes the core OS, the kernel, system libraries, and system utilities. And the LiveCD’s localized, graphical installer makes the installation process familiar and intuitive. So with the OpenSolaris OS, you get the flexibility of a Linux-like distribution and the advanced features that make the Solaris OS unique.

The LiveCD also enables you to try the OS before installation, and to select, install, and upgrade additional components using the networkbased OpenSolaris Image Packaging System. You can get it through the opensolaris.com Web site or peer-to-peer mechanisms such as BitTorrent.

Sun offers two types of support for the OpenSolaris OS:

* Essentials has a 48-hour email response and provides the opportunity to report bugs and receive updates when available.

* Production provides 24x7 phone support; the opportunity to report bugs, receive updates when available, and access future  premium network package repositories; and full escalation support. Both levels of support have an 18-month lifecycle, so you can innovate with the assurance of industry-leading support through several scheduled upgrades of the OpenSolaris OS.

Click here to know more...!