SUN MICROSYSTEMS UNVEILS NETSCAPE 6 FOR SOLARISSUN MICROSYSTEMS UNVEILS NETSCAPE 6 FOR SOLARISSun Announces Availability of Netscape 6 for Solaris Operating Environment
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jan. 4, 2001 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) today announced the availability of Netscape 6 for Solaris Operating Environment. The product is now available for free download on Sun's Web site at www.sun.com/solaris/netscape. Netscape 6 for Solaris Operating Environment provides open browser technology that is convenient, customizable and connected. The product also supports the latest Web standards, provides integrated Java technology, and global and cross-platform support. "Sun is committed to bringing the leading browser technology to its Solaris customers so they can access and create richer Web content and applications for the Solaris operating environment," said Marco Borries, vice president and general manager of Webtop and Application Software at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "With Netscape 6, our customers and the development community get next generation technology that is open, scalable, and customizable -- delivering the functionality and investment protection they need." "Sun will also continue making contributions to the Mozilla project and supporting the open source community by providing support for key industry standards like XML and Java technologies. These contributions will provide developers a compelling solution for writing Web-based Java applications that integrate seamlessly with Netscape 6." "We are pleased Sun is offering our next-generation browser technology on Solaris, one of the leading platforms," said Jim Hamerly, vice president for client product development at Netscape. "Sun provides Netscape 6 users with easy access and integration with Java and XML technologies allowing them to enjoy rich, dynamic content and providing yet another example of Netscape 6's industry leading standards compliance across a variety of platforms." About Netscape 6 for Solaris Operating EnvironmentNetscape 6, the next-generation Netscape browser, offers consumers a new choice, with unmatched convenience, the ability to stay connected to important information and unprecedented flexibility to shape their online experience to fit the ways they live, work, and communicate. Netscape 6 for Solaris Operating Environment includes the following features:
About the Solaris Operating EnvironmentThe Solaris platform is the industry's first operating environment to satisfy the convergent requirements of enterprises adapting to the Internet age and dot-com businesses adopting the disciplines of the data center. The proven capabilities of the Solaris Operating Environment help existing data centers become more agile and predictable thus enabling them to increase service levels and reduce service costs and risks to their networks. The Solaris Operating Environment software delivers the five critical requirements for Internet-based systems -- scalability, availability, manageability, security and connectivity. AvailabilityNetscape 6 for Solaris Operating Environment is available now for download on Sun's Web site at www.sun.com/solaris/netscape. About Sun Microsystems, Inc.Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision - The Network Is The Computer -- 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 dot-com their businesses. With $17.6 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
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