Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) Announced An Alliance With PayPal
At PayPal X Innovate 2009, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced an alliance with PayPal to support application payment in the Java(SM) Store Beta and enhancements to the beta user experience. The announcement was made by Eric Klein, vice president of Java marketing at Sun and Osama Bedier, vice president of Platform and Emerging Technology at PayPal, during the opening keynote of PayPal X Innovate 2009. A consumer-facing storefront enabling the discovery and purchase of Java(TM) and JavaFX(TM) applications, the Java Store, now in its beta release, offers nearly unequaled distribution for reaching more than 800 million desktop Java users worldwide and driving potential revenue opportunities through the sale of innovative content. Developers are encouraged to see the Java Store Beta in action at PayPal X Innovate 2009 or get more information at: http://store.java.com.
Aquentium, Inc. (OTCBB: AQNM) a company with a focus on "green technologies" is pleased to announce that its complete line of non-chemical processing and sanitation equipment is a cost savings technology for use by seafood processors worldwide.
During a community address at the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Community Summit, Microsoft (MSFT) Corp.'s Ted Kummert, senior vice president of the Business Platform Division, announced the upcoming delivery of the November community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. Microsoft also announced two new editions providing a high level of scalable solutions: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse (formerly project code-named "Madison"). To help customers continue to realize greater value with SQL Server 2008, Kummert also noted that Microsoft is delivering data warehouse appliances with multiple hardware partners, announcing IBM Corp. as the newest partner. IBM will offer three hardware configurations as a part of SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse 2.0. HP, Bull and Dell Inc. also announced new configurations for version 2.0.
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