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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JULY 28, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 30
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Systems/Enterprise:
SUN COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF PIXO
INC
Sun Microsystems Inc announced that it has completed the acquisition of
Pixo
Inc, a privately-held company based in San Jose, California. Pixo provides the
technology to manage the secure distribution and monetization of digital
content for mobile subscribers and provides the critical link integrating the
evolution of the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, with the pervasive adoption
of Sun's Solaris Operating System and the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition.
Pixo's products and technologies help simplify the deployment of new services
for both network operators and enterprises and create a presence for Sun in
the arena of digital rights and access management for content
distribution.
Pixo is now an integral part of the Sun Software organization under the
leadership of executive vice president Jonathan Schwartz. There are plans to
integrate Pixo's products and technologies into Sun's existing end-to-end Java
technology strategy, and offer this in conjunction with other mobility
programs from Sun including the Sun Developer Network Mobility Program,
Business Mobility Initiative and Unified Testing Initiative for Wireless Java
Applications. Going forward, Pixo is designed to become an integral component
of the Solaris Operating Environment and will leverage the Project Orion
platform, which converges Sun's software offerings into a predictable,
scheduled quarterly release of an integrated software system. By deploying
Project Orion, customers can also benefit from an overall lower cost of
acquisition and speed up time to deployment.
"Our new Application Download Service is based on Pixo's technology," said
Brian O'Shaughnessy, vice President, Wireless Technology, Bell Mobility. "We
selected Pixo after extensive evaluations and we look forward to working with
Sun to help us achieve sustained business results."
"The future of the network is predicated upon the secure distribution and
monetization of digital content," said Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice
president, Software, Sun Microsystems. "Whether for the growth of the mobile
handset marketplace, set top boxes, or the emerging landscape of Sun's desktop
initiatives, Pixo is at the center of our platform strategy."
About Sun Microsystems Inc
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc to its position as a leading
provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the
Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide
Web at sun.com/.
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