Sun and Palm Computing Partner to Extend Enterprise Computing to Handheld Devices

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Sun Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of hardware, software, and services, has partnered with Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company, to deliver enterprise applications and capabilities for handheld computers based on the Palm Computing platform. This partnership marks a significant step towards extending enterprise computing to mobile professionals, enabling them to access decision-making information anywhere, anytime.

The partnership involves Sun's consulting services, which are part of the newly formed Sun .Com Consulting practice. This practice leverages deep expertise and enterprise tools like Java and Jini technologies to help Palm Computing platform users realize the power of revolutionary applications in customer relationship management, supply chain management, portal, eBusiness, and other areas. Sun .Com Consulting works with customers or their preferred system integrators to mobilize new and legacy enterprise applications, providing secure, wired and wireless access to internal systems from handheld devices.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between Sun Microsystems and Palm Computing aims to extend enterprise computing to handheld devices, enabling mobile professionals to access decision-making information anywhere, anytime.
  • Sun's consulting services, part of the Sun .Com Consulting practice, will leverage Java and Jini technologies to deliver enterprise applications and capabilities for Palm Computing platform users.
  • The practice will help Palm Computing platform users realize the power of revolutionary applications in customer relationship management, supply chain management, portal, eBusiness, and other areas.
  • Sun .Com Consulting will work with customers or their preferred system integrators to mobilize new and legacy enterprise applications, providing secure, wired and wireless access to internal systems from handheld devices.
  • The partnership marks a significant step towards extending enterprise computing to mobile professionals, with the potential to empower mobile professionals and expand the power of the Internet.
  • Sun Microsystems and Palm Computing will demonstrate the latest developments in Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME) at the PalmSource'99 Conference in Santa Clara.

Statistics:

  • Sun Microsystems had annual revenues of more than $11.5 billion in 1999 (Source: About Sun Microsystems, Inc.)
  • Palm Computing, Inc. had over 300 million customers worldwide (Source: About Palm Computing)
  • Palm Computing's handheld solutions allow people to carry their most critical information in their pockets (Source: About Palm Computing)
  • Sun Microsystems and Palm Computing will demonstrate the latest developments in Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME) at the PalmSource'99 Conference in Santa Clara.
  • Sun Microsystems has been a leading provider of hardware, software, and services since its inception in 1982 (Source: About Sun Microsystems, Inc.).

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Sun Professional Services Extends The Enterprise to 3Com's Palm Computing(R) Platform Products," October 20, 1999.
  • About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • About Palm Computing
  • 3Com Corporation
  • IDC, May 1999.