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(COMTEX) B: New Software Makes Computer Networking Easier
B: New Software Makes Computer Networking Easier
NEW YORK (July 15) XINHUA - Sun Microsystems Inc., a competitor of
software giant Microsoft, is to introduce new software that it says
will make computer connection as easy as plugging in a phone.
If successful, the Jini technology by Sun Microsystems could boost the
market for interconnected consumer products ranging from cell phones
and digital assistants to home appliances that would all talk with each
other.
It also could let computers easily share information and computing
power, The New York Times said.
The paper said that Jini, which uses Son's Java programming language,
could be introduced as early as today, while the San Jose Mercury News
reported today that Sun expects to make its first release by the end of
the year.
Accessory devices such as data-storage units, scanners and printers
today are often linked directly to a single PC, or may be shared only
by PCs that use the same operating system, such as Microsoft's Windows.
With Jini, devices have more intelligence to communicate with others
along a network, said a researcher of the project. They can be more
easily shared by all the computers on that network, including those
that use different operating systems.
In effect, different devices could operate together almost as if they
were a single computer, without having another computer acting as
traffic police.
Sun said several computer-storage and printer companies, including
Seagate Technology Inc., phone maker Ericsson, and Japan's Canon Inc.,
are evaluating the Jini technology. Enditem
15/07/98 16:36 GMT
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