Two Visions of Java To SUN MICROSYSTEMS it's a quick way to create programs that run anywhere on a network--not just on computers using Microsoft's Windows operating software. Sun and partners such as Oracle hope to establish Java as an alternative ''platform'' to Windows. MICROSOFT dismisses the Java threat, saying it lacks the industrial strength to be trusted for ''mission-critical'' applications. Acknowledging the popularity of Java, however, Microsoft has endorsed the Sun product--as a programming language for Windows-based computers.

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