“As expected , Sun Microsystems on Wednesday acquired NetBeans,
a cross-platform Java Integrated Development Environment that Sun
believes will appeal to developers doing small Java applications,
especially on Linux.”
“Sun declined to disclose the terms of the NetBeans
acquisition, saying it is not material. NetBeans is a Prague-based
development firm. NetBeans’ chairman of the board is Esther
Dyson, whose EDventure Holdings invests in emerging technology
in Central and Eastern Europe.”