“JCraft,Inc., software development company specializing in Java
applications, announced today that WiredX.net is officially opening
its doors to all GNU/Linux, *BSD, Unices and X Window System users
for realizing the mantra ‘Wrap every desktop in X Window System’.
WiredX.net is intended to provide free distribution service of X
Window System server written in pure Java, WiredX and WiredX-Lite,
which enable accesses to unix applications from Microsoft Windows
via web browsers, on demand, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
“We,” says Atsuhiko Yamanaka, Founder and CEO of JCraft,Inc,
“are convinced the ubiquitousness of X servers will leverage the
growth of GNU/Linux, *BSD, Unices, X and Open Source communities
and their marketing opportunities and we firmly believe WiredX.net
will contribute to their success.”
“The service of WiredX.net will cover Microsoft Windows
desktops, where IE 4.*,5.* and Netscape 4.5 or higher are running.
This means WiredX.net will be able to convert several millions
of Windows desktops to X terminals instantly. In the near
future, Mac OS X and OS/2 desktops and Be appliances users will be
also able to access to X applications instantly by WiredX.net.”