Taking a distinctly different approach from Oracle and its Network Computer, Sun Microsystems' Java subsidiary is planning
to aim its Internet terminal at the business customer when it ships the device by
the end of 1996, Reuters reported today.
JavaSoft director of
corporate communications, told the news service. The report said the network terminals would run on
HotJava, a new version
of the Java programming language that will run directly on hardware
systems. Paolini added that the company is planning to beta-test as many as 30 customer sites.
Paolini said Sun does not want to compete head to head with Oracle's much-hyped, consumer-oriented
$500 Network Computer, which is scheduled to ship in September.
"Sun's focus has been on
reducing the cost of ownership [for corporations] rather than the initial
price," Paolini was
quoted as saying. He pointed to a study from the Gartner Group market research firm that found personal
computers on corporate networks cost an estimated $40,000 over their
five-year lifetime.
Sun chairman Scott McNealy said earlier this week that zero-cost
administration made possible by the Java architecture was a key selling
point for Java.
Web giant is spending $120 million to beef up its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, according to filings with the city reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News.
The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image.
MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
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