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Java Desktop System reaches version two
News Sun Microsystems plans to release on Tuesday the second version of its Java Desktop System, the server maker's version of Linux for desktop computers, augmenting the software with new management and programming tools.
[June 1, 2004, 9:15]
Major bank will deploy Sun's Java desktop
News Sun has finally received the seal of approval it has been seeking from a large private sector client following the announcement on Tuesday that Allied Irish Bank (AIB) is migrating 7,500 users to the Java Desktop System (JDS).
[June 29, 2004, 13:40]
Sun puts the pressure on Windows with $25 Java Desktop
News Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite.
[December 4, 2003, 11:15]
Using Java DB in Desktop Applications
White Papers Desktop applications can now access powerful database storage with triggers, stored procedures, and support for SQL, Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) software, and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, formerly referred to as J2EE), all...
[September 27, 2006, 1:00]
Using the Java Persistence API in Desktop Applications
White Papers Working towards that goal, Sun Microsystems and supporting community developers created a new Application Programming Interface (API) that lets one use "Plain old Java objects" or POJOs as the persistable entities.
[September 11, 2007, 1:00]
Java Desktop System reaches version two
Talkback SDJ2 seems to be a big improvement over its predessor. Installation is more trouble free and it runs noticably faster on my PIII 600 laptop. I upgraded last week but found it was more satisfactory to do a clean install so that glitches were not...
[June 1, 2004, 13:36]
Sun puts the pressure on Windows with $25 Java Desktop
Talkback It looks like Microsoft's days of overcharging for software are coming to an end. A lot of people once asked, including Microsoft, how anyone thought someone could make money from free software. A smart person (unfortuneately not me) responded...
[December 9, 2003, 1:48]
Sun releases Solaris-based desktop software
News Sun Microsystems has quietly released a version of its Java Desktop System software based on Solaris, a new step in the company's plan to try to transfer some of Linux's glory to its own operating system.
[October 14, 2004, 9:05]
Sun's Chinese deal 'shuts out Microsoft'
News Sun is aiming for "hundreds of millions" of desktops in China to be running Linux on its Java Desktop System as a result of its recent deal with the Chinese government -- but admits it won't make much money from it all.
[December 4, 2003, 10:35]
Sun seeks to demystify Java
News Sun Microsystems released a new version of its Java for desktop computers on Friday that aims to make the software faster, more familiar in appearance, and less daunting for nonprogrammers. Though Java initially was released as a desktop-computing...
[July 1, 2003, 8:02]
UK bank strikes a hard bargain for Sun's Linux
News Sun Microsystems has admitted that an unnamed UK bank has driven a hard bargain in return for deploying its Java Desktop Systems (JDS) product. The bank in question is using the Java desktop software as the foundation for a customised desktop...
[April 20, 2004, 13:40]
New and Updated Desktop Features in Java SE 6, Part 2
White Papers This paper discusses several new or updated features available for the Java desktop developer in the final release of Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6), including splash screens, the system tray, gray rect fix, LCD text, single...
[November 7, 2007, 0:00]
Sun reveals future Java foundations
News Sun Microsystems has released an early edition of software that will form the underpinnings of future Java applications for desktop computers. The J2SE software, which usually runs on desktop PCs, forms the basis of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition...
[February 6, 2004, 9:10]
NHS starts desktop Linux tests
News The health service will evaluate Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System package, which includes the SUSE Linux operating system, a browser, StarOffice and Ximian email. NHS director general of IT Richard Granger, said in a statement: "Our evaluation...
[December 8, 2003, 9:20]
JBuddy Messenger
Downloads JBuddy Messenger supports popular public instant messaging protocols as well as enterprise instant messaging servers and runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris and other Java-enabled desktop environments.
[October 26, 2009, 15:38]
Sun: Java must unify to be successful
News Sun has created four major classes of Java technology -- Enterprise Edition for servers (J2EE), Standard Edition for desktop computers (J2SE), Micro Edition for gadgets (J2ME) and Java Card for chip-enabled "smart" cards and the ID tags found in...
[June 11, 2003, 14:51]
Sun exec slams Microsoft upgrade decision
News Sun Microsystems' top software executive has criticised Microsoft's decision to drop older software products that rely on Java software, and offered a steep discount on Sun's own desktop software. Schwartz took the opportunity to pitch Sun's own...
[December 22, 2003, 8:30]
Sun shares a portion of Java
News In a move that reflects the growing power of the open-source programming movement, Sun Microsystems plans on Monday to share a modest chunk of Java source code, releasing an experimental user interface for desktop computers called Project Looking...
[June 28, 2004, 8:40]
Breaking Out of the Browser
White Papers In this column, the author takes a brief look at the Java desktop UI toolkit, called Swing, and shows how to use Oracle ADF to quickly build data-bound desktop user interfaces. Long before 2004, when JavaServer Faces (JSF) emerged as a standard for...
[March 20, 2008, 0:02]
Management not software
Talkback A trial of 4 differently configured Linux desktops (Ubuntu-based) and one Sun Java Desktop machine was held at Birmingham's central library in the summer 2005. The Linux desktops took the top four spots with Sun's Java Desktop coming in last.
[November 13, 2006, 14:48]
