After signing similar deals with Dell and Hewlett-Packard earlier this year, Sun Microsystems announced Tuesday that several other PC makers will begin shipping machines loaded with its Java software.

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The change is aimed at putting custom system builders on an equal footing with Sun's larger OEM partners such as Dell, Apple, Gateway and HP, which already have distribution agreements in place.