Over 20,000ection Technology; Sun Applauds Community Efforts Around Jini Technology

Business Wire, Nov 17, 1999

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIasing community efforts dedicated toward develogrown to over 20,000 members. Jini technology, stant communication without the devices or services having prior knowledge of each other.

Created to shepherd the development process, the community supporting Jinion resource. This virtual community is open to aablishing working groups, forming a community-based Jini technology marketing council and initializing public online voting for Community processes.

One of the guiding (SCSL) model. Under the Jini SCSL, members a nominal fee is assessed for usage of the Jini logo(TM) only when the solution is implemented and the product is shipped commercially.

"The Jini Community has experienced tremendous interest and growth over the past few months froml-to-Go and Sony's collaboration with Sun to buvoting to finalize these items. Additionally, over 35 working groups are collaborating online at www.jini.org to define storage and printer application programming intert projects and industry initiatives called the e request of its members, a marketing advisory board has been created to address issues pertaining to the industry-wide marketing of Jini technology-enabled products and the Jini logo. Sylvia Tidwell Scheuring, President of PersonalGenie,ng a clear, consistent message about what Jini tore and share code, documentation, and other developmental work, related to Jini technology.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision 'The Network Is The Computer'(TM) has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to ".com" their businesses. With $12.4 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.

Note to Editors: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Jini, the Jini logo and 'The Network Is The Computer' are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

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