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To: Flair who wrote (3785)	10/24/1997 10:55:00 AM
From: Ibexx	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Flair, Thanks for the intersting article. MSFT has been acting very strong lately despite the adverse publicity. Ibexx

To: Flair who wrote (3785)	10/29/1997 12:47:00 AM
From: Ibexx	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Flair and thread, More signs on the wall for SUNW: ____ Tuesday October 28 11:59 PM EST Sun Micro loses U.S. vote on Java standard PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 28 (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc said a U.S. advisory group to an international standards body on Tuesday voted against Sun's proposal that the company become the official standards-setter for its Java technologies. Sun Microsystems had applied early this year to be formally designated as the submitter of standards for Java to the International Standards Organization in a move that raised concerns from a number of major industry rivals. Java, introduced two years ago by Sun, has captivated many software developers because it is easy to use, addresses issues relevant to the fast-growing Internet, and promises to enable software to operate on otherwise incompatible systems. Several companies, including Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Intel Corp. (INTC), Compaq Computer (CPQ), and Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), all signed an ''open letter'' last month saying they would support the standard only if Sun agreed to totally relinquish the technology, including the Java name. Sun has responded to the criticisms but stopped short of agreeing to these conditions, leading to charges by many in the industry that it wanted to retain control of a technology asset while at the same time having it declared an ''open'' standard. Tuesday's decision by ISO's U.S. Technical Advisory Group was made on Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Wash. A spokeswoman for Sun's JavaSoft unit said Sun lost by ''a couple of votes'' the opportunity to reconsider the group's earlier decision not to back the proposal. Companies that had opposed granting Sun the right to set the standard while still retaining ownership of Java, which would have been unprecedented, cheered the vote. ''We believe this shows that there's still concern about one company controlling something that's supposed to be a standard,'' said a spokesman for Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif. ''Clearly Sun hasn't addressed that concern.'' Charles Fitzgerald, a group product manager at Microsoft, said he expected other countries to pay close attention to the U.S. advisory group's vote. ''I think we're happy to see the U.S. vote uphold the integrity of the international standards process,'' he said. ''Sun has wanted to have their cake and eat it too, from a standards perspective, whereby they would have all the benefits of keeping Java as a proprietary technology and get ISO sanctioned (at the same time,'' he said. Microsoft and Sun are already locked in a legal battle over Microsoft's use of Java. Sun filed a lawsuit against Microsoft early this month charging it with breach of their 1996 contracts regarding Java, and Microsoft countersued on Monday. Sun Microsystems said in a statement issued by its JavaSoft unit in Cupertino, Calif., that six countries -- Australia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Sweden and the United Kingdom -- had already approved its application. The deadline for all 27 national regulatory bodies voting in the ISO process to make their decision is November 14. Ibexx