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Government Users

Sun Microsystems has always had an important role in Government. The company has helped revolutionize computing in the US and through the globe. The Java Desktop System (JDS) plays an important role in developing countries such as China, Brazil, Malaysia, India, South Korea and others.

Sun holds the position as the government's leading provider of UNIX-based networked computing solutions. Sun's involvement in defining open, secure and reliable system and software products has made it the key vendor in over 100 countries. Sun's government practice covers Defense, Intelligence, Homeland Security, State & local and Civilian government operations.

JDS Becomes the Standard desktop in the Pacific Rim

In December, 2003 Sun won a contract in China to sell one million JDS distributions. The contract also includes helping the forthcoming deployment of 200 million Linux-based desktops throughout China. Sun has signed up to be a "preferred technology partner" for the government-funded consortium of Chinese companies charged with managing the deployment. Sun will be providing what will amount to consulting services for this consortium, getting the group up and running and into the loop.

JDSHelp Supports Government Efforts to Deploy the Linux Alternative

As a community site, JDSHelp will provide its knowledge base, software and support to government entities. We have registered domains in China, Germany, Japan, and the UK to provide localized community sites. Users of JDS can utilize any material from this site and/or create their own content. Our content developers and engineers are prepared to assist users of the Java Desktop System.