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Updating software with latest updates is good practice but some vendors using their updates to push some other software’s also. All these companies installation includes some additional downloads and users has to unselsect these default options. So are these additional software are working as "Malware" ?

Apple: Apple Quick time updates pushes Apple’s Safari web browser and iTunes towards your computer. Recently I think they also pushes the Mobileme as their software update.

Adobe : Adobe’s Acrobat Reader default installation includes Google reader.

JAVA: Java default updates are now pushing Puzzle Pirates. Sun has also included their Open office as Java software update. Java Update also includes Yahoo toolbar.

REALAUDIO: The media player’s default installation includes BOTH the Google Toolbar and Google Desktop Search.

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Sun Microsystems developing a version JAVA virtual Machine for Apple iPhone, That will java developers for develop java applications for Apple iPhone. This JAVA Virtual Machine is expected to be released in June 2008. JAVA Virtual machine for Apple iPhone is based one JAVA Micro Edition. Apple does not showing any interest in the development of Java Virtual Machine for there iPhone’s.

JAVA Virtual machine allows JAVA developers’ to not only develop JAVA games but they can also develop enterprise application for Apple iPhone’s. Sun is trying to develop this Virtual Machine in such a way that the JAVA Applications get’s as much access to iPhone native functionality of the Apple iPhone.

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You’ll remember when I was in India I announced a $1m programmer from Sun to recognize contributors to a selection of Free/open source communities (and gave a few more details afterwards). In the interim, each of those communities has formed a team to work out how they would like to direct the $175,000 Sun has allocated to them, and I’m delighted to announce that the six programmers are now live. Full details in the press release which links to each of the community sites. pointers to all these programs can be found here http://www.sun.com/opensource/awards.

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Sun offers all its software for free: a leading-edge integrated development environment (IDE), the hottest in mobility, an open-source award-winning operating system, and much more. Don’t miss the opportunity to start developing with the latest technologies. Students can download these software’s and start building high quality productive software by using the java and J2EE technology.

Java technology: - The foundation of Java technologies, Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy applications on desktops and servers, as well as on today’s demanding embedded and real-time environments.

un SPOT: - The Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT) system from Sun Labs will help transform the potential of wireless sensors into real-world products. Let your imagination be your guide.

JavaFX technologies: - With JavaFX Script technology, a productive scripting language, you can speed development of rich Internet applications. JavaFX Mobile lets you streamline mobile ecosystems with a complete middleware and application stack, built around Java and Linux open-source technologies

NetBeans IDE: - This integrated development environment (IDE) runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and the Solaris Operating Environment. The free and open-source NetBeans IDE has lots of plug-ins and tutorials to get you started.

OpenSolaris: - Cutting-edge OpenSolaris source code needs the innovation and involvement of developers like you.

Sun Studio compiler and tools: - Sun Studio software delivers high-performance, optimizing C, C++, and FORTRAN compilers for the Solaris OS on SPARC, and both Solaris OS and Linux on x86/x64 platforms, including the latest multicore systems. Sun Studio provides command-line tools and a NetBeans-based IDE for application development, debugging, performance analysis, and optimization, compatible with gcc, Visual C++, C99, OpenMP, and FORTRAN 2003.

JRuby: - JRuby is a 100 percent pure-Java technology implementation of the Ruby programming language. With JRuby, you get all of the advantages of Ruby plus interoperability with Java platform applications and access to the full range of Java platform functionality

Gaming Darkstar: - Sun’s Project Darkstar radically simplifies online game development and enables games to scale to thousands of players without a glitch. Project Darkstar’s core technologies are freely available for download under open-source licensing.

OpenOffice.org software : - OpenOffice.org software is the most widely distributed open-source multiplatform and multilingual productivity suite: word processor, presentation program, spreadsheet, database, and vector drawing tools.

Source: Sun’s JAVA Website

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Sun Microsystems announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, the world’s most popular open source database. This announcement reaffirms Sun’s position as the leading provider of hardware and software platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.

with this announcement, Sun demonstrates its commitment to support customers and ISV’s who choose to implement open source solutions, complementing the strong history and continued partnership with commercial database ISV’s including Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase and others.

MySQL has over 400 blue chip customers and is used by virtually every Web 2.0 and e-commerce company. This acquisition represents substantial new go to market potential for Sun and ISV partners seeking high growth opportunities.

At Sun, we understand your success, our success and that of our customers are tied together. We constantly look for ways to deliver more value to our partners and grow mutual business opportunities. The Sun Partner Advantage Program for ISV’s connects you to Sun technology, sales and marketing support–giving you the power to innovate, collaborate and accelerate growth.

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