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TechWeb: Sun Co-Founder, Top Scientist Sees Many Webs

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 12, 2000

“Sun Microsystems co-founder and chief scientist Bill Joy has
articulated a new view of developing for an increasingly complex
Internet comprised of not one, but six, distinct but intertwined
Webs.”

“They each have different focuses, ranging from e-commerce
to entertainment to business-to-business, Joy said,
speaking
this week at Sun Technology Days, a developer-focused seminar in
Seattle.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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