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6 Oct 2003
#11190
Sun Poised to Meet Market Demands Among New European Union Members
Open Source Technology Ideally Suited for Emerging Market

Scarlet Pruitt of IDG News Service reports that Sun Microsystems hopes to exploit the market among the ten European Union accession countries planning to join the EU within the next year.
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6 Oct 2003
#11196
Microsoft May Become Less Litigation-proof in Changing Legal Climate
New California Law Holds Businesses Accountable for Security Vulnerabilities

Cynthia L. Webb, writing for the Washington Post, suggests that Microsoft may be somewhat less litigation-proof in the future than it has been. A law suit, recently filed by a California woman seeking to take advantage of a new state law that calls on businesses to assume greater responsibility for the security of their products, has the potential to become a viable class-action suit if other plaintiffs choose to join it.
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6 Oct 2003
#11191
Sun VP Names Interconnection, Data Adoption as Focus in Java Technology Handset Market
Strategy Aims to Provide Integrated Mobile Software Stacks

According to Clement Teo, nearly three-quarters of the market in handsets is not enough for Alan Brenner, VP for Consumer and Mobile Systems Group at Sun Microsystems. Brenner would like even more market share, Teo writes in teledotcom, and the Sun VP is attacking the issue from the standpoint of interconnection strategy. Part of Sun's response is Project Orion (now called the new Java Enterprise System).
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