The original launch of the Java Desktop System (JDS) in 2003 marked the
beginning of Sun's initiative to deliver a complete desktop environment
built using open source software. The JDS stack includes an integration of open source software from a variety of communities including Linux, Open Solaris, GNOME, Mozilla, Java, and OpenOffice. Since the release of JDS, we have continued to see more and more initiatives from other companies around the world who are building a complete desktop software stack based on open source software. The desktop operating system is no longer controlled by any single entity. It is truly a product category evolving as a result of the participation age.
In support of the global development for next generation desktop software, Sun is expanding the reach of JDS from one Linux distribution to many open source distributions by broadening its partner program offering. The Sun Java Desktop Powered Program helps enable partners who build and distribute a desktop environment, whether it be based on Linux, OpenSolaris or any other operating system, to enhance their offerings by including key desktop products and technologies available from Sun. These Sun technologies are designed to improve desktop productivity and help provide extended functionality, help optimize interoperability in a Microsoft Windows environment, and help provide the enterprise with a radical new way to accelerate business application and service deployment powered by Sun Java System servers and the Sun Java Enterprise System. The expansion of the Sun Java Desktop Powered Program is designed to make JDS much more broadly available on next generation desktops.
The major components provided to redistributors through this program are summarized in the following table.
A mature, feature-rich, full-function office productivity
suite, with modules for word processing, spreadsheet analysis, drawing,
presentations, and database design. StarOffice/StarSuite is highly compatible with Microsoft Office file formats (it can read them and write them), and delivers an exceptional cross-platform solution.
When combined with enabling server software, the Sun Secure Global Desktop Software provides secure
access to server-based applications running on Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Mainframe
and Midrange systems from a wide variety of client
platforms and devices. This allows for the consolidation of critical
applications and data onto centrally managed application servers and off
of individual desktop and laptop computers, improving resiliency and
increasing flexibility.
J2SE
helps enable the creation of PC applications and applets with rich
client interfaces that are secure, portable, and high-performance. It includes Java Web Start software for enabling applications
that can be deployed and updated with a single click over the network. Desktop Java applications run on multiple operating systems, including
Windows, Linux, Macintosh, Solaris and others.
Sun Studio IDE is Sun's latest and one of the best
developer tool suites for C, C++ and Fortran application development
which provides corporate developers and ISVs with a comprehensive, integrated suite of tools for the development, debugging, tuning and deployment of enterprise applications.
The Sun Java Studio Creator development environment is the next-generation tool for Java application development. It combines the power of 100% Java standards with
simplified visual development techniques to give developers the
most effective, most productive way to build applications in Java.
NetBeans
IDE is a high performance, modular, extensible, multi-platform Java IDE to accelerate the development of Java applications, web services and mobile applications.
This connector allows you to tap the functionality of the Sun
Java System Calendar Server from the popular Evolution email and calendar client, allowing you to easily set up meetings and appointments.
This
client provides access to the Sun Java System Instant Messaging server. Instant Messaging is designed to deliver secure presence and extended, real-time messaging capabilities. It combines instant messaging capabilities with conferences, alerts, news, polls, and file transfers to create a rich collaborative environment.
Call to Action!
If you are a distributor of an OS and you want to deliver an enterprise-grade desktop, become a Sun Java Desktop Powered Program partner. Send us an email
and we'll provide you more information about licensing terms and program requirements.
