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<H3 align=center><FONT color=red><I>TECH NEWS</I></FONT></H3>
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<H2 align=center>Sun claims HotSpot JIT 'almost ready'</H2>
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<P><FONT size=-1>Palo Alto Tues 9th 2001: In a presentation to assembled
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computer journalists this morning, Sun Microsystems executives announced
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that the eagerly-awaited HotSpot Just-In-Time compiler was on the verge of
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being released.
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"There are just a few last minute problems to clear and then we'll be
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shipping," said a confident Dan Pinocchio, leader of the HotSpot design team.
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Details also emerged of the hardware that will be required to run the HotSpot
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package, which Sun officials claim will enable Java applications to run at up
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to ten times their normal speed.
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"You can run HotSpot on a 500Mhz PIII, but you won't see much of a boost,"
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Pinocchio explained. "We've found the best performance uplift comes when you
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combine HotSpot with one of the new Cray XMP6 PC accelerator cards. Okay,
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they cost $25,000, but you should see Java fly...".
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Asked to be a little more specific about a release date, marketing
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vice-president Jerry Vaporware wasn't going to pinned down:
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"I'm not going to make any promises," he told the packed press room. "Our
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developers have waited a long time for this and we want to get it right. A
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few more ye...excuse me...weeks won't hurt."
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<P><A href=newsflash.html>Latest news</A>
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