To: cksla who wrote (4577 ) 3/24/1998 6:23:00 PM From: bob Respond to of 8581
bob, Tuesday March 24, 6:19 am Eastern Time Sun , Ericcson in Java pact-NYT NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc (SUNW - news). is expected Tuesday to announce that Telefon AB L.M. Ericcson will license Java for use in its cellular telephones, the New York Times reported. Sun is also close to a licensing deal with Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news; 6758.T). (6758.T), an industry executive with knowledge of talks between the two companies told the Times. Java, a computer programming language developed by Sun, is suddenly enjoying new momentum outside the personal computer industry, and Sun is planning to announce several new deals with consumer electronics manufacturers over the next few weeks, the Times said, citing people familiar with the matter. This is the first year that the Java language will be widely available for consumer devices other than computers. Sun now has 150 Java licensees, including deals with the major cellular phone companies, Motorola Inc (MOT - news). (MOT - news), Nokia (NOKSa.HE) and Ericsson. Sun, based in Mountain View, Calif., will announce the Ericcson agreement and sketch out its consumer electronics strategy at its Java One industry conference, scheduled to begin in San Francisco on Tuesday, the paper said. Sun is also close to announcing an agreement with IBM Corp. (IBM - news) in which the two companies will agree to cooperate on developing a Java operating system for a variety of consumer and embedded applications, the Times said. That agreement will be announced after the Java One conference, executives at both Sun and IBM told the Times. Hmm, I wonder who's chip Ericcson will use for their new java phones. Cap