Java Desktop System
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Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) is an operating system and/or a GUI from Sun Microsystems, for the low-cost corporate desktop computer market.
JDS aims to provide a system familiar to the average computer user with a full suite of office productivity software such as email, calendaring, office suite, web browser and instant messaging.
The name reflects Sun's intention to promote this as a venue for corporate users to deploy software written for the Java platform; it is actually built on top of Unix and currently uses a SuSE-based Linux distribution. JDS is included with Solaris 10 (upon installation of Solaris one has the choice of using either the CDE or JDS), and in the future it will also be available for Sun's SunRay thin-client system.
The Java Desktop System uses mainly free software and includes:
- Java 1.4.2
- GNOME 2.2 (using the Blueprint theme)
- StarOffice 7.0
- Mozilla 1.4
- Evolution 1.4
- MP3 and CD player
- Java Media Player (uses the Java Media Framework (http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/formats.html))
- Gaim multi-service instant messaging
- RealPlayer
See also
External links
- Sun Java Desktop System (Sun) (http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/)
- OS News review (http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5286)
- eWeek Review (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1396988,00.asp)it:Java Desktop System