The Java Desktop System, which enables a user to connect to a Windows environment from an entirely Linux-based interface with Star Office and Ximian, will cost $25 per user, per year.

The Java Desktop System, which enables a user to connect to a Windows environment from an entirely Linux-based interface with Star Office and Ximian, will cost US$25 per user, per year.

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday will use the Desktop Linux Summit in San Diego to announce that the second version of its Java Desktop System will be generally available in the first week of May.

Included in the system are the Java Enterprise System and the Java Desktop System. The Enterprise System is an integrated, open software system that is the foundation for building Java technology ...

In fact, the Java Desktop System costs up to 80 percent less than a typical Microsoft Windows environment, with even greater cost savings through educational discounts. Furthermore, the Java Desktop ...

The second version of Java Desktop System will debut on Tuesday with extra features to lure developers. It's the latest part of Sun's effort to offset its server sales slump.

For customers looking for a Java-based deployment and development environment, Sun's recently announced Java Desktop System 2.0 offers a strong option.

Java Desktop System 2 and Red Hat Desktop ship with Evolution 1.4.5 as their default groupware application. We tested both Evolution installations with IMAP mail accounts.

Sun Microsystems is eyeing Friday, Dec. 12, as its target ship date for the Java Desktop System, Sun's software chief told <I>CRN</I> Wednesday.

Gary Krakow tests Sun Microsystems' new operating system based on Java and Linux called the Java Desktop System.