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From Directory Services for the Internet CPS714 Computational Science Information Track -- June 7 99. by Roman Markowski
Simple, Object-oriented, Java-based, Network-centric service architecture
Pronounced "Gee-nee": set of services and protocols
Java's "write once, run everywhere" philosophy can be the way to simplify network design
A Jini-compliant device (disk tower) connects directly to an IP-based network
  • other nodes on the network will detect the device and will download the drivers required directly from the device
  • any computer with JVM can run the driver
Java language is assumed to be everywhere

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