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To: Duane L. Olson who wrote (10444)	3/3/1998 11:19:00 AM
From: shane forbes	Respond to of 25814

TSO: IBM licenses picoJava chip technology from SUN Other licensees include NEC and Fujitsu ---- IBM <IBM.N> licenses Sun <SUNW.O> Java chip design NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp said it reached an agreement to license chip design technology from Sun Microsystems Inc that will allow IBM to code Java-based software into its own custom chips. Java is Sun's "write once, run anywhere" programming language, so-called because it was designed to allow programs to be written one time for use on all kinds of computer systems, operating systems and devices. IBM said the agreement relates to Sun's picoJava I processor core, a chip design that can be used to embed Java software instructions directly onto chips used in consumer electronics like cellular phones or television set-top boxes. The pact follows IBM's announcement last month of a deal to buy privately-held CommQuest Technologies, a designer of advanced semiconductors for wireless communications. The picoJava technology, coupled with technology acquired from CommQuest, could be applied in areas like handheld computers, game devices, global positioning systems or other technologies that need to communicate wirelessly with larger computers or networked systems, IBM said. IBM said it plans to make the picoJava technology available through custom chip offerings which it expects will be employed by electronics manufacturers to develop new classes of devices connected to computer networks. The license is the first Java hardware agreement between the companies, although IBM has licensed a variety of Java software technology from Sun. IBM has developed Java-enabled versions of its software products and recently upgraded several network server lines to improve their performance when running Java applications. The company's Lotus Development unit last year rolled out a package of business applications based on Java, called eSuite. Sun has already licensed the picoJava technology to several companies, including Fujitsu Ltd <6702.T> and NEC Corp <6701.T>. 07:04 03-03-98 Copyright 1998 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similiar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. -----