Printing on UNIX OS using Java

Hi All,
Here is the detailed situation:
1. We are running Oracle Application Server and Oracle Portal on an HP UX box in production.
2. We are developing using jDeveloper.
3. We have developed an application that generates a PDF file and then prints it. This application works fine on the developer machine which is Windows 2000/XP machine.
4. The same application does not work when deployed to the HP UX box.
any suggestion OR recommendation for Tool OR any help in ths regard would be highly appreciated...
Cheers
Sohan

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