FRAMINGHAM (09-22-95) - Sun Microsystems Inc. tied its Internet software to its framework for distributed objects and presented the two as a new approach to electronic commerce last week.
With Java, Sun's object-oriented language for Internet applications, Sun broadens its reach into mixed-vendor sites.
"You can structure your data once and view it anywhere using Internet browsers such as Mosaic," said Sun Chief Executive Officer Scott McNealy.
Java will be linked to Sun's long-awaited Distributed Objects Environment framework now renamed Neo which ships in October. Neo's software tool kit creates object-oriented applications that can be accessed networkwide. Without Neo, users such as FedEx Corp. could create stand- alone object applications for specific Sun servers using C++ but couldn't deploy them on the network.
The SunSoft WorkShop Neo 1.0 tool kit release will be priced from $11,995, with an initial promotional price of $5,995. Systems administration tools will be packaged with Solaris Neo 1.0, priced from $990.
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