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DATA MINE June 22, 1999 How Java Is Perking Now that all the hype surrounding Java, Sun Microsystems's lingua franca for the Internet Age, has settled down, how are companies actually using the software? Most say they're writing tiny programs for use with their Web pages. Current use of Java Percent Developing applets for Web page use 81% Enabling applications to run within a Web browser or thin client 50 Internet device/Internet applicance-oriented applications 27 Generic application development 27 Integration of existing applications 26 Cross-platform development/deployment 24 Transaction processing or access to other legacy databases 23 Developing internal/external communications applications 23 Data: Zona Research Inc. survey of 175 companies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Will Cybershopping Crimp Earthbound Sales? Brick-and-mortar retailers should be worried about an erosion in sales The Rx Industry is Headed for a Net Boom Message to traditional pharmacies: Ramp up online or risk losing market share Mom-and-Pop Online Stores: A Thing of the Past? While the E-commerce pie is going to get bigger, the slice belonging to local stores will shrink in the coming years The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine