Sun GlassFish, OpenOffice.org, NetBeans and VirtualBox are a few of the Sun-related technologies whose futures' Oracle recently addressed in an update on its frequently asked questions (FAQ) page regarding the proposed merger of the two companies. DZone's Mitch Pronschinske summarizes Oracle's new statements on the above mentioned projects and others as follows:

GlassFish

Oracle says it will "invest in aligning common infrastructure components and innovations" between Oracle WebLogic server and GlassFish. They plan to continue the development of GlassFish Enterprise Server as the open source RI of Java EE specifications. Oracle says it will actively support the GlassFish community.

OpenOffice.org

Oracle will "continue developing and supporting OpenOffice as open source." A commercial license for OpenOffice will also be available to customers that require enterprise level support and tools.

NetBeans

Oracle intends to provide NetBeans as an "additional open source option" to complement JDeveloper and Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse. Oracle makes it clear however, that JDeveloper is still "Oracle's strategic development tool" for Oracle Fusion and future enterprise applications. Oracle says that JDeveloper, Enterprise Pack, and NetBeans will all be options "for pure Java and Java EE development."

Virtualization Products

Oracle "expects" to continue Sun's desktop virtualization products. They include VDI, Secure Global Desktop, Sun Ray, and VirtualBox.

FAQ

It should be noted that Oracle's FAQ is not legally binding, nor is it a commitment to deliver any material, code or functionality, Oracle states at the end of the document.

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