Sun Microsystems Computer Co is positioning its Netra i servers as one part of a trio of Java servers the company plans for next year, according to Dennis Tsu, director of Internet product marketing. The Netra is what Sun calls an applet server, which will eventually be complemented by an applet catcher, which processes applets, and an applet server for thin clients, which will be a higher-performance box the stripped-down device will look to for its browser, operating system and other system software. And Sun is getting its foot in the retail door: ICL Plc’s Retail Systems division is going to sell Sun systems running its retail software in the US, focusing on retail data management and the forthcoming use of Internet-based electronic commerce.
