This is a list of online general articles and key press releases about the Java programming language, the browser HotJava, and related technologies in March 1996. Bibliographies for other months are available. For online information sources about the technical details of Java, see the Java Online Information Sources list.
Leads to Track
These are leads/rumors on breaking Java news -- let me know if you know of authorative information to verify these and the URL of the information. Thanks.
- www.digital.com -- alta vista spider helps locate applets
- www.connectinc.com -- support for Java
- www.adobe.com -- support for Java
- https://www.aist.go.jp/ETL/ -- new language based on Java
- https://www.pomoco.com/ Java product
- www.research.att.com providing Java rival
March 1996
- America Online, Inc. "AOL and Sun Announce Broad Licensing Pact-AOL to serve up Java to its more than 5 million members." Press release, March 12, 1996. https://www.aol.com/about/press/1996/960312b.txt
- Computer Emergency Response Team. "Topic: Weaknesses in Java Bytecode Verifier." CERT(sm) Advisory CA-96.07, March 29, 1996. ftp://info.cert.org/pub/cert_advisories/CA-96.07.java_bytecode_verifier
- Dimension X, Inc. "TEA - The Easy Animator." Information release, March 4, 1996. https://www.dimensionx.com/products/tea/index.html
- HDS Network Systems, Inc.. "HDS Network Systems, Inc. Releases Software Creating Industry's First Java(tm)-Capable Network Computer--Free software enables HDS customers to run any Java application on low-cost, easily managed platform." Press release, March 11, 1996. https://www.hds.com/pressrel/JavaRelease.html
- Mace, Thomas. "Borland Promises Faster Java Applets AppAccelerator paves the way for complex Java apps. ." PC Magazine Online, March 5, 1996. https://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/trends/t960305a.htm
- Moeller, Michael. "Sun is working on rebuilt HotJava as hosting environment." PC Week, March 4, 1996. https://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/0304/thost.html
- Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft and Sun Microsystems Conclude Agreement To License Technology for Java Microsoft Demonstrates Java-Compatible Browser and Tools." Press release, March 12, 1996. https://www.microsoft.com/corpinfo/press/1996/mar96/sunmspr.htm
- Netscape Communications Corp. "Sell-out crowd to attend Netscape Internet Devcon this week to see latest Java and JavaScript tools -- Netscape to acquire Netcode to provide visual interface tools and object libraries for creating Java and JavaScript intranet and Internet Applications." Press release, March 4, 1996. https://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease96.html
- Novell, Inc. "Novell Completes Agreement with Sun Microsystems - Java Platform to be integrated with World's Leading Network Operating System-- Power of Java Accessible to all Novell application developers " Press release, March 18, 1996. https://corp.novell.com/press/p960318c.htm
- Pallatto, John and Talila Baron. "IBM prepares VisualAge for Java era." PC Week Online, March 29, 1996. https://www.pcweek.com/news/0325/29evisl.html
- Platinum Technology, Inc. "Platinum Technology's Paradigm Plus is the First OO Analysis and Design Tool to Generate Java Code; Other Platinum initiatives to support the Internet / World Wide Web platform include application testing, help desk, and software distribution." Press release, March 5, 1996. https://www.platinum.com/press/1996/pp_java.htm
- JavaWorld [Online magazine devoted to Java, contains multiple articles], March 1996. https://www.javaworld.com/ [In the resource section, check out the list of links to articles published in 1995 in IDG's ComputerWorld, InfoWorld, and Network World, and SunWorld Online].
- Frook, John Evan. "Quote.com and Connect roll out Java Features." New York Times Syndicate, March 5, 1996. https://nytsyn.com/live/News3/065_030596_100010_21617.html
- Sun Microsystems, Inc. "National Semiconductor Speeds Customer Base with Java." Feature release, March 1, 1996. https://www.sun.com/960301/feature3/index.html
- Symantec Corporation. "Symantec Announces Standalone Café for Windows Café incorporates new Java visual design tools, powerful graphical debugger, and faster compiler and interpreter into development environment." Press release, March 4, 1996. https://cafe.symantec.com/press/n960304a.html
- Symantec Corporation. "Symantec Provides Caffeine Java Development Tools for Macintosh-- Free patch lets Symantec C++ customers use the first Sun standard graphical Java development environment for Macintosh." Press release, March 4, 1996. https://www.symantec.com/press/n960304b.html
- Vizard, Michael and Jim Balderston. "Microsoft woos developers with blend of Java and OLE called ActiveX." InfoWorld, March 12, 1996. https://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?17ncact.htm
- Wilson Dave and Mark Roedel. "Oracle Power Browser 1.0 to support Java." BrowserWatch, March 7, 1996. https://www.browserwatch.com/oracle9.html