diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/SysInfo.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/SysInfo.java
index 326970a4..6309c18b 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/SysInfo.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/SysInfo.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.hyperic.sigar.cmd;
 
+import net.hyperic.sigar.CpuInfo;
 import net.hyperic.sigar.OperatingSystem;
 import net.hyperic.sigar.SigarException;
 
@@ -20,60 +21,56 @@ public class SysInfo extends SigarCommandBase {
         return "Display system information";
     }
 
-    private static boolean contains(String value, String substr) {
-        //matches does not work w/ jre 1.3
-        //value.toLowerCase().matches(".*" + substr + ".*");
-        return value.toLowerCase().indexOf(substr) != -1;
+    private String getJavaProp(String name) {
+        return System.getProperty("java." + name);
     }
 
     public void output(String[] args) throws SigarException {
-        String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
-
         /**
          * OS info
          */
         OperatingSystem os = OperatingSystem.getInstance();
 
-        this.out.println(os.getName() + " " +
-                         os.getVersion() + " " +
-                         os.getArch());
+        println(os.getName() + " " +
+                os.getVersion() + " " +
+                os.getArch());
 
-        if (osName.equals("Linux")) {
+        if (os.getName().equals("Linux")) {
             println(os.getVendor() + " " + os.getVendorVersion());
         }
 
         /**
          * JVM info
          */
-        this.out.println(System.getProperty("java.vm.name") + " - " +
-            System.getProperty("java.vm.vendor") + " [" +
-            System.getProperty("java.vm.version") + "]");
-        this.out.println(System.getProperty("java.specification.vendor") + " " +
-            System.getProperty("java.specification.name") + " " +
-            System.getProperty("java.specification.version"));
-        this.out.println("JAVA_HOME=" + System.getProperty("java.home"));
-        this.out.println("");
+        println(getJavaProp("vm.name") + " - " +
+                getJavaProp("vm.vendor") + " [" +
+                getJavaProp("vm.version") + "]");
+
+        println(getJavaProp("specification.vendor") + " " +
+                getJavaProp("specification.name") + " " +
+                getJavaProp("specification.version"));
+        println("JAVA_HOME=" + getJavaProp("home"));
+        println("");
 
         /**
          * uptime
          */
         new Uptime(this.shell).output(args);
-        this.out.println("");
+        println("");
 
         /**
          * CPU info
          */
-        net.hyperic.sigar.CpuInfo[] infos =
-            this.sigar.getCpuInfoList();
+        CpuInfo[] infos = this.sigar.getCpuInfoList();
         for (int i=0; i<infos.length; i++) {
-            net.hyperic.sigar.CpuInfo info = infos[i];
-            this.out.println("CPU " + i + ":");
-            this.out.println("  Vendor........" + info.getVendor());
-            this.out.println("  Model........." + info.getModel());
-            this.out.println("  Mhz..........." + info.getMhz());
-            this.out.println("  Cache size...." + info.getCacheSize());
+            CpuInfo info = infos[i];
+            println("CPU " + i + ":");
+            println("  Vendor........" + info.getVendor());
+            println("  Model........." + info.getModel());
+            println("  Mhz..........." + info.getMhz());
+            println("  Cache size...." + info.getCacheSize());
         }
-        this.out.println("");
+        println("");
 
         /**
          * memory info