BSDi Delivers Java 2 for BSD Platforms; Java 2 Available Now for BSDi Internet Super Server 4.1 and BSD/OS 4.1; Java 2 for FreeBSD to Follow.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers JavaOne 2000 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000 Berkeley Software Design Berkeley Software Design Inc. was a corporation which developed, sold licences to, and supported BSD/OS (previously known as BSD/386), a commercial and partially proprietary variant of the BSD Unix operating system for PC compatible computer systems. Inc. (BSDi) today announced Java(TM) 2 Standard Edition version 1.2 for BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. platforms, including BSDi Internet Server, BSD/OS, and FreeBSD. The free beta versions of the Java 2 Update for BSDi Internet Super Server 4.1 and BSD/OS 4.1 are available to BSDi customers for immediate download at www.bsdi.com. BSDi will also provide the Java 2 technology for FreeBSD. Java 2 enables users to run Java applications in addition to popular BSDi Internet Server, BSD/OS, FreeBSD, and Linux applications. "Java 2 further strengthens BSD as the leading platform for Internet infrastructure-grade computing," said Jerry Morgan, Vice President of Product Management for BSDi. "Java 2 provides the stability, security, performance, interoperability, and application compatibility that our customers require in their Internet infrastructure-grade systems." "This announcement underscores BSDi's commitment to supporting the BSD developer community," said Nate Williams Nathaniel Russell "Nate" Williams (born May 2 1950 in Columbia, Louisiana) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'5" forward/guard from Utah State University, Williams played eight seasons (1971 – 1979) in the NBA, spending time with the Cincinnati Royals. , FreeBSD Project Lead for Java. "We are very pleased to see BSDi working with the FreeBSD community to make Java 2 available for BSD platforms." "We are pleased that BSDi has made Java 2 available for the BSD/OS platform," said Randy Johnson
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "the Big Unit , Product Manager, Internet Servers, for Secant Technologies, Inc. "Secant has already incorporated a controlled beta version of Java 2 for the BSD/OS operating system from BSDi in beta versions of our new Extreme Internet Server. Our beta customers are eager to offer high-value Java Servlet and JSP (JavaServer Page) An extension to the Java servlet technology from Sun that allows HTML to be combined with Java on the same page. The Java provides the processing, and the HTML provides the layout on the Web page. hosting services with the superior performance and reliability they have come to expect from their BSD/OS-powered servers." About BSDi Berkeley Software Design, Inc (company) Berkeley Software Design, Inc - (BSDI) A company that sells BSD/OS, a commercial version of Berkeley Standard Distribution Unix, networking, and Internet technologies originally developed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California at . (BSDi) is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. recognized as a leader in Internet infrastructure-grade software, systems, services and support. Its popular BSDi Internet Super Server, BSD/OS, and FreeBSD operating systems serve as the standard platforms for many of the Internet's leading Web sites, service providers and devices. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, BSDi is located on the Web at www.bsdi.com. Note to Editors: BSD, BSD/OS, and BSDi are trademarks or registered trademarks of Berkeley Software Design, Inc. Other trademarks are property of the respective owners. BSD technologies were originally developed by the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal and its contributors. |
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