Sun extending Java to retail
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>>>The National Retail Federation today announced that a working coalition of leading retailers and technology vendors will release a draft standard for point-of-sale (POS) systems based on Java technology on January 19, 1998 during NRF's 87th Annual Convention and
EXPO. The draft Java POS standard, supported by the NRF, is being developed by several major retailers, including J.C. Penney Company and The Home Depot, as well as Sun Microsystems, Inc., NCR Corporation and IBM. The Java POS standard represents the first of future retail industry functional technology standards that the National Retail Federation hopes to endorse with its member companies and their vendor partners.<<<
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>>>...Sun and IBM began work on JPOS about a year ago. They were soon
joined by NCR. Since then, Sun has gained support from other vendors
including Dallas-based ICL and Epson America Inc., of Torrance,
Calif., as well as major retailers J.C. Penney Co., Home Depot Inc.,
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kmart Corp., and Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sun
also is working with partners in Europe and Japan.<<<
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Gordon Shen |
