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As a network computer war looms, Java is the key weapon in Sun's arsenal

McNealy and Co. mean business with their new strategy for NC-based enterprise computing

By Kieron Murphy, JavaWorld.com, 11/30/96

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Platform independence is a powerful weapon to wield, but the bottom-line issue for corporate technology managers, of course, will be total cost of ownership (TCO) over the long haul.

"The thing that is going to drive this business is TCO," McNealy said. "You've all heard the numbers: anywhere from ,000 to 3,000 a year, depending on who you talk to, for hardware depreciation, software amortization, network costs, user education, system administration, and just plain futzing with the computer. We plan to bring that number down to ,500 a year."

Judging from the lineup of products announced yesterday and a show of support at the rollout from more than 450 software vendors and system integrators already signed on to the Java Enterprise Computing initiative, Sun has an excellent chance of coming out on top in the looming NC War of 1997.

"War only occurs when a resource is scarce," said Arthur van Hoff, CTO of Marimba. "I only hope that there is enough demand for a united platform so that the major players are forced to concentrate on interoperability."

About the author

Kieron Murphy is a freelance technology writer based in New York City, who has previously written for the IEEE, Miller-Freeman, and SIGS Publications.

 

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