Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 01 May 1996 07:31:57 -0400 | From | Mike Black <> | Subject | Java in OS? |
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Is there any possibility of Linux also doing this? It'd really be neat if Linux could be first-on-the-market.
> CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 1996--JavaSoft, an >operating company of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) today >announced a new licensing model for Java(TM), its core technology. >The industry's leading companies will now embed Java directly into >their operating systems. > Apple Computer Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Hitachi, Ltd., >International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, >Novell, Inc., Silicon Graphics, Inc., SunSoft, The Santa Cruz >Operation, Inc. (SCO) and Tandem Computers Incorporated all intend >to embed Java into their operating systems, which not only makes the >power of Java easily accessible to the thousands of developers >committed to each operating system, but also paves the way for Java >to become a ubiquitous feature for end users. > "This represents a spectacular new distribution channel for >Java, >and a powerful new capability for operating systems," said Alan >Baratz, president of JavaSoft. "Not only have we dramatically >simplified and broadened access to Java for developers and for end >users, but we've also ensured that ongoing innovations to the Java >platform have a solid foundation and delivery vehicle." > Under the new terms of the relationships, JavaSoft will provide >each OS licensee the Java Virtual Machine(TM) and Java Class Libraries. >Each licensee will become a provider of the Java implementation for >their platform and will expose Java as binaries in the operating >system, providing ready access to developers. > As JavaSoft and its partners extend the basic Java API's, each >licensee has agreed to implement the new APIs within a specified >period of time. In addition, each company granted a license has >committed to pass JavaSoft's rigorous compatibility test suites for >the current platform and future extensions. > "We'll ensure that Java can grow while remaining compatible," >said JavaSoft's Baratz. "Our goal is to foster innovation on Java >while ensuring that it continues to operate in any complex, >heterogeneous network environment. This is a critical component of >JavaSoft's model, and our responsibility to the Java developer and >user communities." > >Broader access for developers > Software developers will now have the power to access Java's >Virtual Machine in their applications. For example, an IBM developer >would be able to write AIX software that utilizes Java transparently > -- like any other system service in AIX. In addition, Java >developers are ensured that applications written in Java will run >consistently on the major industry operating systems. > "This is a great boost for developers who have been anxiously >awaiting the ability to build applets and applications on the Java >platform," said Jon Kannegaard, vice president of software products >for JavaSoft. "UNIX developers, PC developers and Mac developers >will all be able to easily develop in Java and ensure that their >applications run on every platform." > JavaSoft will still offer traditional source licensing for the >Java Virtual Machine and class libraries, to ensure that Java is >available across all hardware and software platforms and that >developers have easy access to the library source code. > JavaSoft, headquartered in Cupertino, CA, is an operating >company >of Sun Microsystems Inc. The company's mission is to develop, market >and support the Java technology and products based on it. Java >supports networked applications and enables developers to write >applications once that will run on any machine. JavaSoft develops >applications, tools and systems platforms to further enhance Java as >the programming standard for complex networks such as the Internet >and corporate intranets. > JavaOne, the first JavaSoft-sponsored developers conference for >Java, will take place May 29-31, 1996 at San Francisco's Moscone >Center. For more information or registration, visit >http://java.sun.com/javaone or call 800-488-2883. > With annual revenues of more than $6 billion, Sun Microsystems, >Inc. provides products and services that enable customers to build >and maintain open network computing environments. Widely recognized >as a proponent of open standards, the company is involved in the >design, manufacture and sale of products, technologies and services >for commercial and technical computing. Sun's SPARC(TM) workstations, >multiprocessing servers, SPARC microprocessors, Solaris(TM) operating >software and ISO-certified service organization each rank No. 1 in >the UNIX(R) industry. Sun's Java(TM) platform-independent >programming environment, provides a comprehensive solution to the >challenge of programming for complex networks, including the >Internet. Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982, and is headquartered >in Mountain View, California. > -0- > Note to Editors: Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, The Network >is the Computer, Solaris, Java, HotJava, JDBC and JavaSoft are >trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the >United States and in other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used >under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC >International, INC. in the United States and other countries. >Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture >developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark >in the United States and in other countries exclusively licensed >through X/Open Company, Ltd. All other product or service names >mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. > -0- >*T - /----------------------------------------------------------\ | Mike Black mblack@csihq.com 407-676-5118, x203 | | Computer Science Innovations, Inc. 407-676-2355 FAX | | Melbourne FL 32904-2314 http://www.csihq.com | \----------------------------------------------------------/
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