IBM Licenses Sun's picoJava Processor Design.FISHKILL, N.Y. & PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1998-- Agreement Signals Expanding Market for Java Processor A Java processor is the implementation of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in hardware. In other words the bytecodes that make up the instruction set of the abstract machine become the instruction set of a concrete machine. Technology IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. today announced IBM has licensed Sun's picoJava I processor core. PicoJava I is a microprocessor chip design that can be used in consumer electronic products, such as cellular phones, TV set-top boxes and other information appliances, to accelerate Java application A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. performance. This will allow manufacturers to provide new types of services on smaller, easier-to-use devices. This agreement signals a new stage in the evolution of Java technology, a key component in IBM's network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. strategy. IBM plans to make the technology available through its custom chip offerings, helping electronics manufacturers develop new classes of network-connected devices based on Java processor technology. "We intend to bring the best technologies to bear in helping our customers tap into the networked environment," said Luis Arzubi, vice president of the IBM Microelectronics Division. "Our recent merger with CommQuest Technologies will help us provide the components for wireless connectivity to the network. Now, with picoJava, we can work with our customers to further enhance their products with Java applications." Java technology can be used to create small software programs that can be downloaded across a network. With picoJava I, IBM can build microchips with support for Java software embedded directly on the chip. This approach will help provide fast, efficient operation of Java applications on small electronic devices that are less powerful and have limited memory capacity compared to desktop computing systems. Examples might include personal digital assistants (PDAs), game devices, global positioning systems, and a vast array of other home, office and mobile applications. "This agreement represents a major milestone in the industry's acceptance of Java processors. IBM is a major addition to the list of companies that have already committed to developing or endorsing products using Sun's Java processor technology," said Chet Silvestri, president of Sun's Microelectronics Division. "As more companies integrate Java processors into their designs, consumers will gain access to exciting new products, from smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. to web phones to network-enabled consumer electronics devices." IBM is prepared to work with customers immediately to incorporate Java processor technologies into their products through IBM's worldwide custom logic design centers. IBM provides standard and custom semiconductors to manufacturers of a wide array of data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a , communications and consumer electronics products. IBM offers customers a unique combination of design tools and expertise, advanced technology, extensive manufacturing facilities and worldwide sales, support and service. Information on IBM Microelectronics products and services can be found on the Web at http://www.chips.ibm.com. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, The Network Is The Computer(TM), has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. Note to Editors: More information about Sun Microelectronics and its families of Java processors and SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill processors can be found on the Sun Microelectronics Website at http:/www.sun.com/microelectronics/. Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, Java, and picoJava, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. 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