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To: E_K_S who wrote (8716)	3/31/1998 8:37:00 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

HP cuts workstation prices ...Unix models slashed up to 37 percent to compete with 'Wintel' machines (Reuters) March 31, 1998: 8:09 p.m. ET (http://www.cnnfn.com/digitaljam/wires/9803/31/hp_wg/) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunw must respond....let's hope they make it up on those high end server and storage solution products. It appears that this is the approach our management will take. It may also include a "JAVA" kicker in 1999 too. EKS

To: E_K_S who wrote (8716)	3/31/1998 8:47:00 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

IBM Israel Develops JavaSoftware for Internet Video,Audio Broadcasting By Ronny Lifschitz IBM Israel's research laboratory has developed software written in the Java computer language, which facilitates the easy building of multimedia network solution modules. The system is intended for use by organizational data communications networks, or on the Internet. The software facilitates the operation of complex communications applications, such as video and audio broadcasting on the network, network telephone service, conference calls on the network etc. Applications of this type already exist. However, the new Israeli development is based on the new Java language, so that there is no need to install new software in order to receive all the new services. IBM says that services can be received by all existing operating systems through a standard browser, and support software does not have to be installed. The system was developed at IBM's Haifa audio/video research centre. IBM Israel says the system has undergone recent trials under Windows, Macintosh, and Unix operating systems, and on IBM's network computers, that operate only using Java software. Published by Israel's Business Arena March 31, 1998

To: E_K_S who wrote (8716)	3/31/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

All along has seemed to me the strongest player in the 100% Java war is IBM - more so than Sun itself. If this is in fact real and happens soon, it is BIG. This could be the move MSFT feared the most. MSFT confined to the shrinking desktop with its bloated fat ware while the world outside the home desktop - especially in the enterprise environment - goes with IBM / Sun - with multiple flavors and devices from Starfire to the Java embedded smartcard. A new day may be dawning. Perhaps the Sun also rises for real this time. Chaz