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Sun Features
22 May 2006
#16426
Schwartz's Take on Open-Source Java
Listening to the Community is the Key to Sun's Approach

Sun CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz opened up to eWeek's Peter Galli on open-source Java technology in a recent interview. Galli found Schwartz "...a huge fan of open source and of lowering the barriers to entry for developers and customers across the world."

22 May 2006
#16451
Richard Green on the Perils of Open Sourcing Java Technology Code
Maintaining Compatibility, Licensing Models, Dates Are the Big Issues

Richard Green, Sun's executive vice president of Software, shared his view of the process of open-sourcing Java technology code with Patrick Thibodeau in an interview for Computerworld. Sun has not yet determined a timetable for the release or decided how Java will be licensed as open-source, Green asserted.

22 May 2006
#16415
Sun, Microsoft Engineers Engage in Plugfest Known as Project Tango
Teams Work to Improve Interoperability of Enterprise Features

Interoperability of such enterprise features as security, reliable messaging and atomic transactions are the preoccupations of both Sun and Microsoft's Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) engineers, who are working on a joint endeavor known as Project Tango - an open-source part of the GlassFish Community.

22 May 2006
#16413
AJAX and JavaScript Technology and the Dynamic Web Experience
Three Sun Experts Share Views on Changes Involving These Tools

Sun's recent work with the JavaScript technology interpreter that is part of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 6 and its support for AJAX components in the Sun Java Studio Creator tool are the focus of a conversation Jim Inscore held with Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart, Greg Murray and Vivek Nagar.

22 May 2006
#16439
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances at Sun
Sun Prepares for Compliance with EU Directive

Sun's corporate position on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment as adopted by the European Union was articulated in YoungGon Lee's Sun Weblog recently. He noted Sun's intention to become fully compliant with the restrictions.

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