JVM on a Chip (TINI) ?
The name TINI stands for "Tiny InterNet Interface." TINI refers to both the TINI Chip Set and the TINI Board. TINI is a small computer which executes Java bytecode and has built-in Ethernet networking. (jGuru.com)
http://www.dalsemi.com to learn more.

 J2EE available on Linux
Since May 23, 2000 the JavaTM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition is ready for developers on the Linux platform. J2EE v1.2.1 runs under J2SE 1.2.2. J2EE is becoming the standard for enterprise server-side applications.
http://java.sun.com/j2ee for download and documentation.

 IAS 4.1 announced !
Application servers war is not over :-)
New features of Inprise Application Server include WAP support, two phase-commit support for EJB transactions, VisiTransact for JDBC2.0/XA support, VisiMessage JMS implementation and advanced object to relational mapping for EJBs.
http://www.inprise.com/appserver

 Will Applets die ?
Do my application really need Applets ?
JSP, ASP, PHP technologies answer to most of my dynamic-content problems. No more heavy applets to download. No matter firewall/proxy restrictions. Bye bye various Java support from browsers. If I need a complex GUI then I will use FLASH.
Ok for JSP, however FLASH has limits, it's good for amazing graphical effects and simple application but it's not enough for real-world application. Light applets (navigation systems, tickers ..) might die but not applets ranked as Java Clients.

 Star Office now under GPL
After the acquisition, in summer 1999, of StarDivision (the original author of the StarOffice suite), Sun steps forward with StarOffice open source (GPL) !
Future versions of StarOffice software, beginning with 6.0, will be built using the OpenOffice.org sources, APIs, file formats, and reference implementation.
http://www.openoffice.org

 Netscape 6.0 PR2 online
Preview Realease 2 of Netscape 6 is available for download. It provides Java 2 (JDK1.3.0) support. However, as all beta products, it is not very stable. Still some problems with Applets and Javascripts. NS6 PR2 includes Themes (or "skins").
http://www.netscape.com

 Napster still alive
Napster closed on 07/28/2000 ? Finally no, Napster CEO Hank Barry said :
"We're gratified and appreciative of the 9th Circuit Court's decision today to allow the Napster community to continue operating while our appeal of the injunction is pending. We want to thank the Napster community for their support during this period". The countdown has begun ...
http://www.napster.com
Funny FLASH cartoon parody of Napster DEATH :
http://www.campchaos.com/cartoons/napsterbad/

 IceCast streaming server
IceCast is an internet audio broadcasting system based on Mpeg audio technology. It allows almost anyone to broadcast an audio stream to as many people as their bandwidth can support. This is an open source (GPL) project running under Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Win32. IceCast is compatible with NullSoft's SHOUTCast.
http://www.icecast.org for download and music directories.