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To: Michael F. Donadio who wrote (19324)	9/5/1999 11:13:00 AM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Respond to of 64865

Another JAVA win; PSION includes JAVA VM: techweb.com Win CE Rival Launches Business netBook (09/05/99, 5:40 a.m. ET) By Guy Middleton, TechWeb U.K. handheld computer maker Psion has announced it will release the netBook sub-notebook later this month, with its eye on the enterprise market. The Psion netBook uses EPOC, the operating system widely seen as the key rival to Microsoft's Windows CE in the mobile computing market. The product is to be available both earlier and cheaper than previous announcements had suggested. Psion said the sub-notebook would have a full VGA color screen, Intel SA-1100 StrongARM 190MHz processor, 32/64MB Internal DRAM, compact flash and PC Card slots. Psion said the inclusion of a Java Virtual Machine (version 1.1.4) meant a wide range of applications would be available for the device, and applications could easily be developed without the risks associated with developing for a specialist operating system. ******** EPOC has garnered widespread interest since Psion set up Symbian, a joint venture with the world's leading mobile phone vendors to develop the operating system for use in mobile computers and smart phones. Currently EPOC is used in Psion's palmtop and industrial computer ranges, the netBook is Psion's first foray into the sub-notebook market, one dominated by Windows CE devices. Microsoft chief Bill Gates reportedly described Symbian as the number one threat to the company in a memo leaked last year. "[It will be] hugely interesting to see what happens. They are pitching at the same market as CE, it's in between a palm device and a full laptop -- but that market hasn't yielded much for Microsoft," said Bloor Research analyst Martin Brampton. "There's lots of good technology in there and the OS is strong -- you'll get better value out of the processor because it's not using the PC architecture. Java gives you a lot more application development choices, that cuts both ways -- it's a great leveller, as it doesn't tie you to a device. People have been nervous about the Microsoft implementations of Java." All the best, Michael