1 May
2004
1 May
'04
9:18 a.m.
Last week, I've been invited by Sun Luxembourg to a presentation of
their so called "Java Destop System", who actually is a new Linux
distribution, based on Suse Linux but with some integrated tools from
Sun, such as StarOffice. Sun strongly commits to Linux trend and
guarantees support and upgrades to this new distro, and this can help
convincing small to large businesses that Linux is now a reality and
that major names are behind it: IBM, Oracle, HP-Compaq, SAP, ... and now
even Sun.
The "plus" compared with other distros is that this is supported by a
major company, and that enterprise network management tools allowing
automatic tuning, re-installation, remote management, and so on is
planned to be available soon on both Solaris and Linux. We all know the
needs of a corporate IT team, we all know that Linux is easiest to
maintain and tune even remotely than other closed solutions, but a tool
provided by such a company is promising and is certainly a good new for
the Linux community (even if I'm not sure it will be provided under FOSS
compliant licences).
I'm in close contact with Sun's people, so if you have questions or
remarks, please let me know. I will forward it.
Here is the public information:
*Sun to launch a Sun Linux distribution.
*
Sun Java Desktop System
http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/
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Product Home
» Features & Benefits
<http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/features.html>
» General FAQs
<http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.html>
» Data Sheet
<http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/ds/javadesktopsystem.pdf>
» Detailed View
<http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/details.html>
*Get the Software »
<http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/get/index.html>*
*Join the Desktop Revolution !
*With the Sun Java Desktop System, Sun has delivered the first viable
Microsoft Windows alternative. The Java Desktop System is a more
affordable, secure desktop that is designed to thrive in a
Windows-centric world. It's also the only environment with fully
integrated Java technology, making this "out-of-the-box" desktop ready
to run thousands of Java technology-based applications with a consistent
look and feel.
The Java Desktop System is a comprehensive, secure, highly-affordable
enterprise desktop solution that consists of a fully integrated client
environment based on open source components and industry standards,
including a GNOME desktop environment, StarOffice Office Productivity
Suite, Mozilla browser, Evolution mail and calendar, Java 2 Platform,
Standard Edition (J2SE platform) and a Linux operating system
*Business Benefits*
* *Lower business costs:* Savings of 80% over Microsoft Windows/
Office XP upgrade (90% less than full versions).
* *Reduced complexity:* Fully integrated system in a single package
means less downtime and easier installation, management, and use.
* *Better security:* Linux/UNIX strict security system root access
control prevents viruses from modifying files. Java sandbox
security infrastructure prevents viruses from infecting the system
environment.
* *Interoperability:* Files and documents can be shared and printed
across Windows and UNIX environments; existing back-end systems
can be leverage
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