text_combined: gregory alan bolcer gbolcerendeavorscom well looks like sun going ahead ubiquitous computing plans without mithril greg reuters market news sun micro outlines roadmap managing networks friday september 20 500 et peter henderson san francisco reuters computer maker sun microsystems inc thursday said would create years network environment straightforward handle single machine strategy calls n1 laid road map new layer intelligent software systems meld unwieldy networks easytouse systems goal similar rivals making computers manage networks emc corp announced week software aimed allowing users manage storage resources pool hewlettpackard co utility data center designed broader management international business machines corps project eliza working make computers selfhealing systems break applications still run zeroes ones computing engine whole idea behind n1 stop thinking dont think box running sun vice president steve mackay head n1 program said interview sidelines sun user conference many industry executives see computer power eventually sold like power water utility turned whatever volume one wants whenever needed happen computers must tied together seamlessly rather cobbling together tenuous links networks today experts say still major barriers though communications standards machines different vendors interoperate closely sun promised deliver virtualization engine would let administrators look entire network pool end year network administrators today often automatic system report network itll tell laid promised mackay second stage beginning 2003 would allow users identify service online banking allocate resources clicks sun said finally 2004 suns software allow networks change uses resources fly response changing needs bank assuring quicker online response time priority users company said fri 20 sep 2002 065705 0700 sun