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Network Clients

Network Client Research

Project
Short Description
Last Updated
Celeste
Glenn Scott
Automatic storage (instead of simply storage automation)  Oct 8, 2007
Collaborative Environments
Nicole Yankelovich
Collaboration tools for distributed work - projects include Project Wonderland, MPK20, jVoiceBridge, Porta-Person, Conference Manager, and the Sun Labs Meeting Suite  Mar 7, 2008
Conference Manager
Jonathan Kaplan
Web 2.0 Conference Call application  Jun 5, 2007
ePBX
Stephen Uhler
Phone systems, which traditionally run on proprietary special purpose computers, can run on ordinary servers and workstations, allowing telephones to work just like any other computer application  Sep 18, 2007
jVoiceBridge
Nicole Yankelovich
Voice over IP (VoIP) audio communication and mixing for conference calls, voice chat, speech detection, and 3D virtual environments  Mar 10, 2008
Meeting Echoes
Bernard Horan
Capturing and replaying events in a virtual world.  Oct 18, 2007
MPK20: Sun's Virtual Workplace
Nicole Yankelovich
3D virtual environment for business collaboration  Mar 7, 2008
Project DReaM
Gerard Fernando
Project DReaM is an open-source royalty-free DRM focusing on linking digital rights to network identity  Nov 1, 2007
Secure Adhoc Communications
Vipul Gupta
Exploring mechanisms to ease the deployment and management of autonomous secure wireless sensor networks.  Nov 4, 2007
Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT)
Roger Meike
Small Java powered Wireless Transducer Devices  Feb 27, 2008
The Lively Kernel Project
Dan Ingalls
Dynamic Web Programming  May 12, 2008

System Hardware

System Hardware Research

Project
Short Description
Last Updated
Network Computing
Lev Markov
New algorithms for multi-way partitioning, scheduling and packing of large graphs.  Oct 12, 2005
Sedna
Hans Eberle
Multi-terabit data center switch based on Proximity Communication.  Jul 16, 2007
VLSI Research
Ivan Sutherland
Develops high-speed circuit technologies and design methods that enable novel architectures.  Feb 24, 2006

System Science

System Science Research

Project
Short Description
Last Updated
Adaptive Optimization
David Vengerov
Introduce self-optimization capabilities into Sun's computer systems and processes based on adaptive learning methods  Oct 22, 2007
Electric VLSI Design System
Steven Rubin
CAD system with schematic capture and layout features.  Apr 15, 2008
Management Science
Phillip Yelland
Management Science Research Projects  May 5, 2008
Network Protocols and Security
Radia Perlman
Designs for robustness, efficiency, and security of network protocols  Jan 25, 2008
Scalable Synchronization
Mark Moir
Exploration of hardware and software techniques for making it easier to develop scalable and correct concurrent programs  Jul 15, 2008

System Software

System Software Research

Project
Short Description
Last Updated
Advanced Search Technology
Steve Green
Investigating and developing technologies that improve the ability of people to find and organize information in an enterprise setting.  Oct 25, 2005
JavaGuest
Mick Jordan
A Java Virtual Machine implemented directly on the Xen hypervisor  Mar 28, 2007
Live*
Olaf Manczak
Software 'To Go'  May 20, 2008
Maxine
Bernd Mathiske
Sun's new meta-circular research VM written in Java.  Jun 4, 2008
Parfait
Cristina Cifuentes
Static program analysis for bug and security vulnerability checking of systems code  Jul 11, 2008
Programming Language Research Group
Guy Steele
Programming Language Research, including Project Fortress  Oct 19, 2007
Project Darkstar
Karl Haberl
Project Darkstar is software infrastructure to simplify the development and operation of massively scalable online games, virtual worlds, and social networking applications.  Apr 2, 2008
Pulsar
Embedded Solaris on PowerPC  Jul 23, 2007
Search Inside The Music
Paul Lamere
Exploring new ways to search and organize large collections of music  Jul 17, 2008
Security, Cryptography, and Policy
Whit Diffie
Analysis and development of security methods and protocols, especially as related to communication systems  Mar 15, 2007
Squawk
Eric Arseneau
Java Virtual Machine for small devices  Jan 25, 2008


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