TechWeb: Sun Commits To Star Desktop, Preps Portal | Linux Today

TechWeb: Sun Commits To Star Desktop, Preps Portal

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 14, 1999

“Sun is to release an update to StarOffice that would let users
easily transfer data to Web-hosted StarPortal services, said Star
Office’s founder Thursday…”

“Without the capability to synch existing data with what is
being hosted you’re not going to get far,” said Jon Collins, senior
analyst at Bloor Research. “Tools like this are the migration
path between the two technologies…

“Although Sun has released desktop versions of Star Office Sun
president Ed Zander said the key reason for its acquisition of Star
Division was for its portal technology which let office
applications be deployed, cross platform, over the Web.”

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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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