Bruce,
don't know if this has been posted.
TOKYO (Nikkei)-Nihon Sun Microsystems KK will market a
Japanese-English network computer, called Java Station, starting in
June, company sources said Thursday.
Nihon Sun, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Sun Microsystems Inc.,
plans to sell the new machines, which run on the Java network
language, for specific applications like reservation and data-entry
systems.
The network computers are equipped with a 100 mHz 32-bit
microprocessor and are expected to retail for 99,800-152,000 yen,
depending on the type of memory chips installed. Regular network
terminals don't have memory chips or floppy disk drives because they
can receive Java software via the network.
The company will also market network management software, called
Netra j 2.0, for 260,000 yen, which will reduce PC system maintenance
costs by several thousand dollars a year. With the software, new
programs can be installed and existing programs can be more easily
updated.
(The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Friday morning edition) |
