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...network. Industry analyst Karuna Uppal of The Yankee Group argues that home networking will be even more appealing to householders once the technology is extended to things like TVs, DVD players and stereos, home security systems and central air conditioning. Sun Microsystems is licensing a Java-based technology called Jini that is supposed to offer a no-fuss way to make home entertainment devices and other non-PC appliances part of any home network. Microsoft is working on a competing standard called Universal Plug and Play...
...astute. They should want the resignation or removal of this man. The missile attacks on Sudan and Afghanistan, if not contrived, were convenient. Americans must be alert to the dangers that arise from indifference. They could be spawning a common Clinton species as an acceptable model for future Presidents. JINI DHANRAJGIR Bombay...
That vision, called "distributed" or "ubiquitous" computing, is suddenly getting very real. Last week brought notice of Sun Microsystems' new software platform, called Jini, which brings the era of distributed computing from sometime in the hazy future to about Christmas 1999. That's how long it will take for Sun to release details of the Jini software (due within months) to its electronics partners (there are 30 already) so they can then build the first Jini-compatible products, from cell phones to PC peripherals...
...need to discuss this now? Because the gadgets you place under this year's Christmas tree will be the ones you plug into Jini networks (or someone's networks; Microsoft, big surprise, is apparently developing a competing platform) come the millennium. If those gadgets aren't functional in a "distributed" world, you'll have to shell out again for ones that...
Michael Krantz is a TIME staff writer. Our regular columnist, Josh Quittner, returns in two weeks. Read more about Jini and distributed networks at time.com/personal