Microsoft, in a swipe at Sun, introduces new tools to use Java only on Windows

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Microsoft today will unveil new tools that encourage computer programmers to use rival Sun Microsystems' Java language in writing software that operates exclusively on Microsoft's Windows systems. The software giant, which will introduce the products at the Internet World conference in Los Angeles, aims to weaken Java's primary feature of writing applications that run unmodified on an array of systems. Among the new Microsoft tools is the Windows Foundation Classes technology that facilitates the creation of Java programs that resemble other Windows programs and work on Windows-based computers. Developers can use Windows Foundation Classes to add 'drag-and-drop' capabilities to a program. Sun, which targets Java largely to businesses that want to use it for server machines, says programmers already can use existing Microsoft programming tools to write Windows applications.

Prepackaged software, Applications Software Pkgs (Micro), Computer software industry, Software industry, Product development, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Applications software, Company technology development, Java (Programming language), Java

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Intel, Netscape to take position in software firm

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Intel Corp. and Netscape Communications Corp. are engaged in talks about acquiring a minority share in Red Hat Software Inc. The minority share could be a major endorsement for Red Hat, an upstart competitor to Microsoft Corp. in the operating system software market. Details of the agreement had not been concluded. However, Red Hat was hoping thatit could make the news of the investment public on September 29, 1998.

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Intel Corp. and Netscape Communications Corp. engaged in talks about acquiring a minority share in Red Hat Software Inc.

United States, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Computer Software, Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Company Planning/Goals, Software, Intel Corp., Netscape Communications Corp., Red Hat Software Inc., Article

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