Check out this week's reviews . Jump-starting the NC industry . Sun releases Java reference platform. The new Novell Novell kicks off new Java focus with application-development contest. Legitimizing push technology .
Vendors propose new Internet push protocol for differential updates.
Vendors are also given Sun's Java Powered logo for additional market support through Sun's marketing program. Although JavaEngine 1 won't be available for shipment until late this year, a number of vendors have already jumped on the JavaEngine 1, including Ann Arbor Technologies, Avex Electronics Inc., GTE Corp., and NEOS Communications. The aim of both contest and workshop is to grow the 250 existing NDS-based applications by helping developers easily leverage NDS' directory, security, and robustness within their own applications. The first 60 qualified entrants will receive a 6-month supply of pizza and Jolt Cola. Back to the top Legitimizing push technology Hoping to make the Internet a better place to conduct business, industry leaders last week announced a new I nternet protocol designed to make browsing and application downloads more efficient.