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To: mozek who wrote (10055)	6/5/1998 9:10:00 AM
From: Homer	Respond to of 64865

Java may not add much to Sunw bottom line now, may never, but who cares? Give 'em hell Scotty Dow Jones Newswires -- June 5, 1998 IBM, Sun Team With China's Info Ministry To Promote Java By Peter Wonacott BEIJING (Dow Jones)--In the battle to promote Java computing technology in China, International Business Machines (IBM) and Sun Microsystems Inc.(SUNW) on Friday enlisted a powerful new ally: the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry. The three announced they will work together to spread the use of Internet-based computing technology, known as Java. According to IBM, the agreements include helping local software companies to develop and sell Chinese versions of Java applications. IBM's general manager for Network Computing Software Division, Mike Lawrie, said in the process, IBM and Sun hope to nudge the Java programming system closer to becoming a norm for the global software industry. China's Great Wall Computer Group and IBM will develop a Chinese version of JavaOS for Business, an operating system designed to run Java applications over the Internet. The MII's support for Java could deal a blow to Microsoft Corp.(MSFT). It's seeking to promote its own software platforms in China. "We can't have applications three years from now that only work on the Microsoft work station," said Lawrie. "Not everyone is going to have it."

To: mozek who wrote (10055)	6/5/1998 10:23:00 AM
From: paul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Your confusing the database with the machine. sql*server is a pretty good example of a Microsoft Application (actually Sybase) that only runs on NT ( a close integration between the application and the OS). It allows what you call a dirty read that makes it unsuitable for large scale, distributed applications because it allows users to read corrupted data being changed but gives faster performance for TPC-C's.