Java
Nov 20, 2003, 03:07 PM
Oh this is just so good news:
Read the article here (http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/3111781)
A deal making Sun Microsystems' new Java Desktop System the de facto standard in China is a good first step in the company's bid to dethrone Microsoft's Windows, but challenges abound, analysts said.
China Standard Software Co. (CSSC), a consortium of government-backed technology companies, said this week it will use Sun's Java Desktop System as the foundation for a national desktop software rollout.
China plans to install at least 200 million copies of an open-standards-based desktop systems, starting with 500,000 to 1 million seats per year. Sun's desktop software costs $100 per employee in the United States.
Read the article here (http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/3111781)
A deal making Sun Microsystems' new Java Desktop System the de facto standard in China is a good first step in the company's bid to dethrone Microsoft's Windows, but challenges abound, analysts said.
China Standard Software Co. (CSSC), a consortium of government-backed technology companies, said this week it will use Sun's Java Desktop System as the foundation for a national desktop software rollout.
China plans to install at least 200 million copies of an open-standards-based desktop systems, starting with 500,000 to 1 million seats per year. Sun's desktop software costs $100 per employee in the United States.
