Micro$oft and Java

[Brian Gorka]

Microsoft announced its Internet plans, and is considering licensing Java 
from Sun Microsystems. Other parts of the plan: OLE controls that can be 
transmitted over the Web, acting like applets; Web-related enhancements to 
Visual Basic; commerce, security, publishing and server software. [WSJ 12/7 
p.B8]

IBM joined the ranks of companies licensing Java software from Sun 
Microsystems. The company plans to integrate the technology into all its 
Internet software and operating systems, including the version of Windows 
3.1 it sells. [NYT 12/7 p.D2] [WSJ 12/7 p.B8]