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Sun-Netscape Alliance on the rise

Executives say they're melding the duo's e-commerce efforts, but, as the Java standard battle shows, obstacles remain.

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Executives say they're melding the duo's e-commerce efforts, but, as the Java standard battle shows, obstacles remain.

"[The Alliance is] on track, but we don't know exactly what they're going to develop."

- Mike Gilpin, analyst with the Giga Information Group.

 


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