News Burst: Microsoft asks for extension in Sun case

Sun Microsystems Inc. said that Microsoft Corp. has filed a motion asking U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Whyte for 120 days to comply with his ruling that it make its Java products compliant with Sun's version of the language. Microsoft also has asked for a Jan. 8 hearing date and a clarification from the judge so that the order does not apply to "independently developed" technology. Full story to follow.