Common use of CROSS PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT Clause in Contracts

CROSS PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT. Understanding that it is the parties' intention to offer cross platform solutions, the parties shall, to the extent commercially reasonable, develop the Client Software and the Network Applications and System Software to operate on a variety of System Platforms, including the Sun System Platform as well as other Systems Platforms including Windows NT, IBM AIX, Linux, HP-UX and other Systems Platforms. Any decision to support a platform other than Solaris or Windows NT shall require a financial analysis showing a reasonably appropriate return on investment, and in all cases all Collaboratively Developed Software at the date of first customer shipment must ship on Solaris.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Strategic Development and Marketing Agreement (Sun Microsystems Inc), Strategic Development and Marketing Agreement (Sun Microsystems Inc), Strategic Development and Marketing Agreement (America Online Inc)