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Sun stikes deal with the UK
The sun has promised not to go supernova before the next millennium, as long as the UK shifts more funds into the research and development of the solar powered PC.
Okay, that's no true, just a start of the week joke. Here's the real report:
Sun Microsystem's has struck a deal with the United Kingdom which will see the Government implement a Java desktop application infrastructure in the public sector.
[blockquote]Sun Microsystems's software strategy will pick up more steam Monday when the company plans to unveil an agreement with the U.K. government to distribute its Java enterprise software and Linux-based desktop operating system.
Under the terms of the deal, the purchasing body of the United Kingdom will use Sun's Java Enterprise System and the Java Desktop System as infrastructure and desktop software for the country's public sector, according to a Sun spokesperson.
Further details of Sun's latest software deal were not available at press time. The new strategic alliance comes on the heels of Sun's inking of a contract with a Chinese software consortium to distribute its Java Desktop System to citizens of China.
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Okay, that's no true, just a start of the week joke. Here's the real report:
Sun Microsystem's has struck a deal with the United Kingdom which will see the Government implement a Java desktop application infrastructure in the public sector.
[blockquote]Sun Microsystems's software strategy will pick up more steam Monday when the company plans to unveil an agreement with the U.K. government to distribute its Java enterprise software and Linux-based desktop operating system.
Under the terms of the deal, the purchasing body of the United Kingdom will use Sun's Java Enterprise System and the Java Desktop System as infrastructure and desktop software for the country's public sector, according to a Sun spokesperson.
Further details of Sun's latest software deal were not available at press time. The new strategic alliance comes on the heels of Sun's inking of a contract with a Chinese software consortium to distribute its Java Desktop System to citizens of China.
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[link=http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=46523]The full story[/link]
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