"But Sun is ready to have another go at it with Madhatter, the
code name for a project intended to outfit businesses with low-cost
PCs running on Linux software that can be easily configured by IT
administrators. The IT folks can shift as much computing
responsibility to the server as they see fit, power down
applications to restrict access to certain Web sites or remove
unneeded functions.
"Curtis Sasaki, Sun's newly appointed vice president of desktop
solutions, said Madhatter boxes would initially appeal to CIOs,
equipping call centers and other divisions where workers require
only a basic set of PC functions. CNET News.com talked with Sasaki
about the Madhatter strategy and plans for StarOffice and
OpenOffice, Sun's office software packages that compete with
Microsoft Office..."
