April 19 issue of COMPUTERWORLD, page 89;
"Technology Opinion" piece by Frank Hayes.  In it he sez:

"HP's big move is a Java compiler that will generate stand-
alone native code, so HP-UX users won't need a Java
engine at all."

While I guess talk about native Java compilers has been
going on for a couple years, the above (if true) is the first
definitive statement to that effect for an HP platform that I
recall seeing (but I've been busy lately;  can't claim to have
kept up with all the latest info;  it would have been easy for
me to miss previous details).

Obvious next questions:

(1)  If above = TRUE, what are odds MPE/iX will get same ??

(2)  If MPE/iX gets same, guesses on how long ??


SIDEBAR:  In same edition of CW:  Real nice HP 3000 ad on
pages 44-45....  I take back all the bad things I've said in days
gone by about HP marketing of the 3000...  oops..:  well, a lot
of things, anyway...:  They still don't mention Image/SQL....
but I'll try not to do the grinch thing, and give them points for
doing pretty good.....      :-)

Ken Sletten