In an effort to provide a viable alternative to Windows desktop, IT major Sun Microsystems on Thursday launched Java desktops in India for the enterprise segment.
"Java desktop was launched in October globally last year and is available to customers in India as shipments started in December for the enterprise users. Though at present we do not have any visibility on the home user for Java desktops, I am sure we should be targeting that too. I cannot say when, but that's part of the roadmap," Anil Valluri, director (systems engineer), Sun Microsystems, said at the Linux Asia 2004 event.
Sun is selling the Java desktops through its partners like Accel ICIM, Wipro Infotech, Tata Infotech, CMC with Wipro, HCL, Accel ICIM providing the box for the desktop.
Valluri said home user adoption depends on pricing and support infrastructure that Sun would provide.
He did not give any time-frame for the launch of Java desktops for the home users.
The Java desktops have the bundle for the entire suite of applications for the enterprise user -- operating system, office automation, messaging, mail, etc.
"We support and sell through partners. But the engineering work on the whole product was done by Sun, with some part being done out of its Bangalore center," he said.
