Sun Microsystems plans to announce Tuesday that its Java Enterprise System, a collection of server software, will be available on two rivals' operating systems early next year.
Sun will sell its JES software for Hewlett-Packard's version of Unix, called HP-UX, and for Microsoft Windows in the first quarter of 2005, the company plans to announce. Currently, the software is available only for Sun's Solaris version of Unix and for Red Hat's Linux.
The JES expansion isn't a surprise: In March, Sun's new chief operating officer, Jonathan Schwartz, said the company was planning the move. At that time, however, he said the new versions would arrive somewhat earlier, by the end of 2004.
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