Forssman - Sun Sweden) Subject: SUNFLASH! (Sun and Netscape Announce JavaScript) Key points of this release are: * Sun and Netscape announce JavaScript, an object-oriented scripting language based on the Java programming language. * JavaScript is aimed at making it easier for non-programmers to create web pages that employ Java applets, without having to learn how to program in Java. This is expected to bring a new level of interactivity and multimedia capabilities to the Internet and corporate Intranets. * Netscape and Sun plan to submit JavaScript to industry consortiums as a proposed open standard.