HP, Dell, RedHat to ship Java

SAN FRANCISCO: at the JavaOne 2003 conference Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) announced that HP has joined a group that will ship Sun's current compatible Java(tm) technology on their products, enabling users immediate access to rich Java desktop applications. This group now includes: Apple Computer, Inc., Dell Computer Corporation, HP, Lindows.com, Inc., Red Hat, Inc.

HP plans to ship the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on a broad range of its business and consumer desktop and notebook PCs starting as early as the third quarter of this year.

'Sun is delighted that HP has chosen to offer its personal systems' customers the newest industry-standard Java technology. We expect that many more PC OEMs and large consumer application providers will also begin distributing the latest JRE from Sun,' said Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president of software, Sun Microsystems.
'Shipping Java technology from Sun on our desktops and notebook PCs will allow us to offer our customers a rich Web experience,' said Robyn West, vice president of marketing, Americas Personal Systems Group, HP. 'In addition to the millions of Web pages with fun, useful Java content on them today, this agreement also expands the exciting potential for developers to create more compelling content and applications in the years to come.'