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To: DiViT who wrote (41809)	6/7/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Windows CE conference....................... news.com PersonalJava for Windows CE............................ Sun gets in on the action Even Microsoft archrival Sun Microsystems got in on the action at the conference, announcing a developer version of PersonalJava for Windows CE. PersonalJava is similar to the full-fledged version of the "write once, run anywhere" technology, but it has several features stripped out to reduce memory and processor requirements. Cedar out next year.................................. What's next for CE Microsoft said it is demonstrating "preview bits" of Cedar, the next generation of the operating system which is expected to be delivered to beta testers by the end of this year. Cedar will include "hard" real-time capabilities, which means the operating system can be used in systems that respond to commands instantaneously, like anti-lock brakes in cars and heart monitors in hospitals. These hard real-time preview bits were highlighted in a keynote speech by Harel Kodesh, vice president of productivity appliances at Microsoft. Kodesh also discussed improvements in audio and multimedia applications for the palm-size PC. "'Windows CE offers hardware and software developers, integrators, and solution providers support for more diverse information appliances than any competitive operating system," he said, in his address. At last year's developer's conference, Microsoft announced that these capabilities would be delivered by the second quarter of this year. Cedar does not yet have a release date, but will not be introduced until next year, according to a Microsoft spokesperson. Rapier, which is a specialized offshoot of Cedar for palm-size computers, is also generating interest because of its absence from this year's show. Rapier is rumored to include support for real-time wireless connectivity and a totally revamped user interface, but is a "longer term" project than Cedar, and sources said it will not even be tested until sometime next year, at the earliest. And a Common Executable Format............................. Microsoft is also trying to appease developers by making application development easier. Of interest is the Common Executable Format announced today, which allows developers to create programs that have "cross-processor portability," according to Microsoft. In essence, the new format enables developers to create applications which work on more than one processor. Despite its touted advantages as a common development platform, developers previously had to recompile their applications for each of the several different processors used by the different handheld device vendors, costing them time and money in the development process.