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Old foes Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have struck an unlikely partnership: under the arrangement, folks who download Sun’s Java platform will also be given an option to download Microsoft’s MSN Toolbar, which offers direct access to Microsoft’s Live Search service, as well as Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger.

“This agreement with Sun Microsystems is another important milestone in our strategy to secure broad-scale distribution for our search offering, enabling millions more people to experience the benefits of Live Search,” said Yusuf Mehdi, senior VP for Microsoft’s online audience business unit, in a statement. “With the vast array of Java software-based Web applications that are downloaded every month, this deal will expose Live Search to millions more Internet users and drive increased volume for our search advertisers.”

These new innovations for Windows customers will make it easier than ever to find and retrieve documents, e-mail, images, video and more on their Windows-based personal computers.

“By offering the most integrated desktop search capabilities for Windows, now people can search their PC as fast as they can search the Web,” said Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president for the MSN Information Services & Merchant Platform division at Microsoft. “The new MSN Search Toolbar makes it easy for customers to find precisely what they’re looking for, no matter where it resides.”