Allied Irish Bank (AIB) will transition all of its branch staff in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom to the Sun JavaTM Desktop System in 2005, making it the largest financial services enterprise deal for this Sun product.

An unprecedented worldwide increase in demand for alternative desktop technologies has been seen worldwide through the uptake of Sun Java Desktop System in recent government agreements with the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom.

"The global momentum for the Java Desktop System continues at a rapid pace because of its affordability, enhanced security and manageability, and interoperability," said Curtis Sasaki, vice president, Desktop Solutions at Sun. "We are very pleased to have AIB as a client of Sun and see growing demand in the financial, education and government markets. With Java Desktop System Release 2, the enhanced manageability enables CIOs fine grain configuration and access to the desktops."

Designed to lower computing costs and reduce desktop management complexities while providing a familiar and secure environment, the Sun Java Desktop System is available on Linux and is scheduled to be available on the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) and on thin-client solutions from Sun.

This desktop system is now available on Microtel PCs, and its office productivity suite StarOfficeTM is being offered to the retail markets through Markement and SORCENEXT Corporation.

Over 1,500 developers have signed up to certify their applications on the Sun Java Desktop System to date. [...read more...]

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