Sun Microsystems hopes to sell a version of Java to phone companies that will bring network access to the world's computers, executives said at the JavaOne trade show in the US this week.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft's fiercest foes--Java software providers--are showing growing admiration for their powerful rival.
Though the two companies appear to be cooperating more, especially in the area of Web services, the desires of IBM and Microsoft to vanquish one another should not be underestimated.
The server and software company comes full circle with Java, releasing a scripting language to ease desktop and device Java development.
Sun Microsystems will show off a new, simplified Java development tool next month intended to steal programmers from rival Microsoft's camp.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft's fiercest foes--Java software providers--are showing growing admiration for their powerful rival.
IBM and Microsoft extended a belated and belittling WS-I invitation to Sun. Are they trying to marginalise the Java creator's Web services stature?
Competing players are trying to integrate Java development tools, in the face of well-organised competition from Microsoft.
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