New Features of Solaris 8
The following enhancements have been added to the latest release of Solaris:
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)— The next generation of IP, which overcomes many of the limitations associated with the current version of IP (version 4). The main advantages are a larger address space and the auto-configuration of addresses. In Solaris 8, the network interfaces can be configured simultaneously for both IPv4 and IPv6.
Java 2 Software Development Kit (SDK)— The latest version of the Java SDK makes Solaris a powerful platform for machine-independent software development.
Universal Disk Format (UDF) file system— Allows easy interchange of data stored on CD-ROMs, DVDs, hard disks, and floppy disks.
Graphical wizards— A couple ...
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