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To: Goldbug Guru who wrote (13983)	1/26/1999 10:08:00 AM
From: jhg_in_kc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

The premise behind Sun's new platform architecture, Jini, is simplicity itself: Smart devices should be able to talk to each other. A device that captures video, for example, should be able to tell a device with a screen how to display it. Two industrial machines should be able to interface with each other automatically. Your PDA should be on speaking terms with all of the above. Technically, coming up with a solution that works for everything from a sheet-metal stamper to a desktop workstation is hard enough. But the technical challenges pale in comparison to those of getting people to actually agree on the solution. So many interoperability standards have crashed and burned in the microcomputer era, victims of political battles, competing corporate agendas, and lack of foresight. Will Jini succeed as a lingua franca for interdevice communication? Sun has a good track record at getting cross- platform technology to market (Java), yet Jini will have strong competition -- from Microsoft's Universal Plug & Play and Millennium projects, from Lucent's Inferno, and from other corners. Read Owen Thomas's report, "Party on, Jini," for the latest news from Jini's big San Francisco launch event. - Rafe Needleman, Editor rafe-needleman@redherring.com LATEST NEWS * Party on, Jini redherring.com FURTHER READING * Bottling Jini redherring.com * The Angler: Bill Joy on Sun's long road from Java to Jini redherring.com