“Sun Microsystems Wednesday unveiled updates to its hardware and
software lines as it positioned its Java brand for new competition
with its fiercest rivals…“McNealy also addressed its Holy War with Microsoft in the
software space with the release of its latest Java Desktop System
(formally known as Mad Hatter). The SUSE Linux-based platform is
expected to ship December 8 and includes the StarOffice 7 word
processor/spreadsheet/presentation platform; the Mozilla open
source browser; Evolution e-mail client; RealNetworks’ RealONE
player and Macromedia Flash.“The operating system also includes Looking Glass, a new
visualization interface that lets users surf around in interactive
3D-like environments. One addition to the Desktop System is a
management-wide tool…”