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  • Sun: JavaFX can take on Flash

    This week at Sun's JavaOne conference,the company introduced JavaFX, a rich Internet application environment set to compete with Adobe Systems' AIR and Microsoft's Silverlight.

  • Schwartz: Java FX can take on Flash

    Java FX -- which is geared to make it easier to build flashy Web sites and Java desktop applications -- is ready to take on Adobe Systems' Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight software, according to Sun Microsystem's chief executive.

  • Sun looks for users running rival OSes

    Sun Microsystems is expected to announce today that its Java Enterprise System server software now supports Microsoft's Windows and Hewlett-Packard's UX operating systems.

  • StarOffice 8 release date slips

    Sun Microsystems is now planning to release its next version of StarOffice in September, two months later than originally planned.

  • Sun exec denies Linux desktop retreat

    Reports of the death of Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System with Linux are exaggerated, says its chief software executive.

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  • Gosling: Rebirth of Java on desktops

    Java has come full circle, and James Gosling has watched the 12-year journey. Gosling, who helped invent the Java programming language, talks about how Sun Microsystems plans to return Java to its roots and the role of the newly launched JavaFX Script.

  • Desktop management: Solaris vs Novell

    The next time you hear either company making a big deal about how easy it is to manage their "nix-based" desktops, read the fine print.

  • Is Ballmer's $100 PC possible?

    Microsoft's chief executive may well think that a $100 PC will solve the problem of software piracy - but it's a question of who is willing to bear the cost.

  • Sun offers Happy Meal approach

    Company president Jonathan Schwartz believes the "ruthlessly competitive" pricing of the company's subscription model will be a disruptive force in the market.

  • The beginning of the end for Microsoft?

    The problems facing Microsoft could well be the "perfect storm" it has been trying to avoid. Will weak products finally presage its downfall?

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