SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Appeal Virtual Machines (SSE:APP), a technology leader in producing manageable, high performance Virtual Machines for the Java platform, today announced that it has signed a Sun Community Source license agreement for J2SE with Sun Microsystems. As a Java technology licensee, Appeal's JRockit product will give companies the choice to select a Java Virtual Machine with a management console suitable for integration, optimization and independent management for their unique operating environments.
"As a member of the Java Community Process(SM) program, Appeal has contributed toward the broad adoption and use of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition," said Bill Pataky, Group Product Marketing Manager, Sun Microsystems. "With the completion of the J2SE compatibility requirements, we look forward to the delivery of Appeal products that will enhance the manageability and productivity of customers' Java applications."
"Appeal is delighted to become a Sun J2SE licensee," said David Parker, CEO, Appeal Virtual Machines. "Appeal's focus is delivering enhanced Java technology value to customers through premium performance, integration and instrumentation with individual operating environments. Appeal's products create unique ability to manage and tune the Java platform for optimal performance."
Appeal's JRockit products are designed and optimized for the demands of server side execution of Java technology, including multi-user scalability, selectable non-disruptive garbage collectors, support for multiprocessors, and the ability to monitor and manage the execution of Java technology based applications.
About Appeal Virtual Machines
Appeal Virtual Machines is a global company with offices in Stockholm, Sweden, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Stuttgart, Germany. Appeal develops superior Virtual Machines for Java technology, providing customers and partners with manageable, high performance Java operating environments. JRockit is a line of products available for Solaris, Linux and Windows NT/2000 operating systems. The company was founded in 1998. Visit Appeal at www.jrockit.com for more information, benchmarks and a free trial license.