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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer[tm]" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) 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 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com. Leading technologies supported by Sun include XML, Java, and the OpenOffice.org community-developed office productivity suite.
Primeton is a leading provider of component-oriented software development and operations platforms that help customers drastically cut down project time and improve system reliability. Major banks, telecom operators and equipment suppliers, and government agencies in China and around the world use Primeton products to gain agility in rapidly changing business and regulatory environments. Primeton helps businesses build SOA solutions that support SCA/SDO specifications.
Oracle Corporation is the world's largest enterprise software company. For almost 30 years, Oracle has been helping customers manage business systems and information with reliable, secure, and integrated technologies. Oracle customers work with a mix of technologies and custom-built applications. Oracle is committed to building standards-based software to help them reduce complexity and get the most out of existing technology investments. For example, Oracle is the #1 database on Linux, with more than 80% market share. As an executive member of the Java Community Process, Oracle participates in more than 80 Java Specification Requests (JSRs), and Oracle gurus serve as spec leads for several important JSRs. Oracle contributes to several open-source tooling projects, including a new Eclipse framework for EJB3 3.0
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is a worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft contributes to, and collaborates with, more than 150 standards organizations on an annual basis. Its standards work embraces innovations in PC hardware, software and associated devices, the Internet and its infrastructure, Consumer Electronics devices, Telecommunications systems and products, and a wide variety of industry specific products and services. This work is made possible through development of core interoperability technologies, without which these products and services would not be able to deliver the value they do to customers of virtually anyone, virtually everywhere. Microsoft believes that interoperability is best achieved through a balanced approach that includes standards, products, community, and access to intellectual property. Microsoft's Interoperability Principles address Open Connections, Standards Support, and Data Portability, and include an Open Specification Promise governing a range of Web, Web Services, Virtualization, Security, and Office XML File Formats specifications.
IBM Corporation is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM software offers the widest range of infrastructure software for all types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. IBM developerWorks is IBM's technical resource web site for developers, providing a wide range of tools, code, and education on products as well as on open standards technology such as Web services, Wireless, Linux, XML, Java technologies, and more. IBM alphaWorks provides a unique opportunity for early adopter developers around the world to experience the latest innovations from IBM; over 200 technologies are available for download.
