“The appointment of Pat Sueltz, who formerly led IBM’s Java
efforts, could well signal the first step by Sun toward a more
accommodating approach to companies like HP over Java-licensing
conflicts. Sun announced yesterday that Sueltz will take over
the company’s Java and Solaris software operations, a post left
vacant since Alan Baratz’s departure nearly two months ago.”
“Both Sun’s Java software and HP’s clone, called Chai, let
programmers write software, such as a Web browser, that runs on
many different devices, such as pagers, printers, and handheld
computers. Both companies are trying to win recognition in a
nascent market that some analysts expect to explode as more and
more devices get plugged into the Internet.”
“One area where the companies compete most vigorously is for
real-time devices that must be able to respond immediately to
commands–factory floor robots equipped with a stop button, for
example. Yesterday, Sun announced a preliminary version of a
standard for using Java in those real-time products, and HP and its
partners, a group called the J Consortium, announced public review
of its similar standard.”
