Dramatic
Open Source Contributions, Advanced New Platform, Breakthrough Visual
Development Tools, New Developer Programs and Promotions, Plus Industry
Leaders BEA, Borland, Oracle, Nokia and Sun Highlight Event
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SAN FRANCISCO
– 2004 JavaOne Conference – June 28, 2004 – Today at
the 2004 JavaOne Conference, the world's largest gathering of Java developers
and partners, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), the creator and leading
advocate of Java technology, detailed the unprecedented growth of the
Java economy and announced a major new version of the Java platform, introduced
major contributions to the open source community and unveiled significant
developer innovations aimed at expanding, embracing and empowering more
than four million Java developers around the world.
"The
Java economy is on fire! Java powers 1.7 billion devices worldwide and
it's rapidly accelerating into the cable TV, gaming, ringtone and automotive
industries. Five years ago, few predicted the impact Java would have on
the mobile device industry; today there are 350 million mobile Java phones,"
said Jonathan Schwartz, president and COO at Sun Microsystems. "Java
technology is becoming the de facto standard for the worldwide network,
increasing the speed and simplicity with which services are delivered
to mobile, consumer and enterprise markets."
During the
opening keynote, Schwartz highlighted innovations that have spurred Java
technology's growth into a $120 billion economy. Schwartz also discussed
several creative new products that are expanding Java technology's reach
into new markets, including automotive navigation and entertainment systems
from Siemens VDO Automotive in the BMW series, and a mobile Java technology
health monitoring device from MedicTouch. Additionally, he presented Java
technology's entry into consumers' homes via television set-top boxes.
Sun's leading
announcements include:
- The contribution
of Project Looking Glass, its captivating 3D desktop environment and
Java 3D technology, to the open source community. (See related release:
"Sun
Contributes Four Java Breakthroughs to Open Source Community Including
'Project Looking Glass' and Java 3D.")
The availability of Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 (known
as Project Tiger or J2SE 1.5), which is the most significant enhancement
to the Java platform in the technology's nine-year history. Available
to developers via the Java Developer Kit (JDK) and due for release in
the fall of this year, J2SE 5.0 features major code enhancements to
speed development, simplify debugging and improve programmer productivity.
(See related release: "Sun
Introduces Most Significant and Advanced Java Platform Release in Five
Years.
Dramatic
Open Source Contributions, Advanced New Platform, Breakthrough Visual
Development Tools, New Developer Programs and Promotions, Plus Industry
Leaders BEA, Borland, Oracle, Nokia and Sun Highlight Event
SAN FRANCISCO
– 2004 JavaOne Conference – June 28, 2004 – Today at
the 2004 JavaOne Conference, the world's largest gathering of Java developers
and partners, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), the creator and leading
advocate of Java technology, detailed the unprecedented growth of the
Java economy and announced a major new version of the Java platform, introduced
major contributions to the open source community and unveiled significant
developer innovations aimed at expanding, embracing and empowering more
than four million Java developers around the world.
"The
Java economy is on fire! Java powers 1.7 billion devices worldwide and
it's rapidly accelerating into the cable TV, gaming, ringtone and automotive
industries. Five years ago, few predicted the impact Java would have on
the mobile device industry; today there are 350 million mobile Java phones,"
said Jonathan Schwartz, president and COO at Sun Microsystems. "Java
technology is becoming the de facto standard for the worldwide network,
increasing the speed and simplicity with which services are delivered
to mobile, consumer and enterprise markets."
During the
opening keynote, Schwartz highlighted innovations that have spurred Java
technology's growth into a $120 billion economy. Schwartz also discussed
several creative new products that are expanding Java technology's reach
into new markets, including automotive navigation and entertainment systems
from Siemens VDO Automotive in the BMW series, and a mobile Java technology
health monitoring device from MedicTouch. Additionally, he presented Java
technology's entry into consumers' homes via television set-top boxes.
Sun's leading
announcements include:
- The contribution
of Project Looking Glass, its captivating 3D desktop environment and
Java 3D technology, to the open source community. (See related release:
"Sun
Contributes Four Java Breakthroughs to Open Source Community Including
'Project Looking Glass' and Java 3D.")
The availability of Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 (known
as Project Tiger or J2SE 1.5), which is the most significant enhancement
to the Java platform in the technology's nine-year history. Available
to developers via the Java Developer Kit (JDK) and due for release in
the fall of this year, J2SE 5.0 features major code enhancements to
speed development, simplify debugging and improve programmer productivity.
(See related release: "Sun
Introduces Most Significant and Advanced Java Platform Release in Five
Years.")
The commercial availability of Sun Java Studio Creator, the first visual
development tool that generates 100 percent compatible Java code. Aimed
at corporate developers new to Java programming, Java Studio Creator
will be free with the purchase of a Sun Developer Network Standard subscription,
priced at US$99 per developer per year. (See related release: "Sun
Delivers Sun Java Studio Creator – Breakthrough Visual Development
Environment for All Major Developer Platforms.") - The unveiling
of the Sun Developer Network – the culmination of the company's
developer network strategy that unifies tools, developer expertise and
communities into a simple subscription that makes Java development easier,
simpler, faster and more innovative. Sun also announced a promotion
designed for new members who sign up for a three-year Java Studio Enterprise
software subscription at the discounted price of US$1,499 per year and
will receive a free, high performance Sun AMD Opteron processor-based
workstation. (See related release: "Sun
Keeps Developers on Cutting Edge with New Sun Developer Network Membership.")
The preview release of the NetBeans 4.0 platform. (See related release:
"Sun Unveils NetBeans 4.0 at NetBeans Software Day Event; James
Gosling, Tools CTO, to Keynote.") Release 4.0 highlights include
a new Java technology performance profiler based on patent-pending technology
originally developed at Sun Labs and refactoring capabilities based
on Dr. James Gosling's Jackpot project.
This year's
JavaOne conference also marks the one-year anniversary of java.com, the
premiere online catalog and information site for consumers and end users
of Java technologies. Sun's investment in java.com has enabled it to reach
more than 8.5 million visitors from over 200 countries each month. Now
java.com has expanded into a complete marketplace for enterprise, developer
and consumer customers with the debut of new application and developer
tools catalogs. Industry partners including Borland Software Corporation,
Computer Associates, Oracle Corporation and Vignette are now showcasing
their wares on the site. Additionally, consumers can now download and
purchase select Java technology-based games from Sprint and Sorrent, ringtones
from Zingy, as well as remix the hottest hits using a Java technology-based
Ringtone Remixer from AirMedia.
More details
on these announcements and all press activities at JavaOne 2004 can be
found on Sun's news site at www.sun.com/news/JavaOne.
About JavaOne,
Sun's 2004 Worldwide Java Developer Conference
The JavaOne
conference is the world's leading event for Java technology developers.
Established in 1996, the Conference gives attendees access to the greatest
minds and innovations in the Java technology community. Developers have
the opportunity to learn about and apply the next generation of Java technology
for the full spectrum of development, from mobile devices to enterprise
applications.
About Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
Since its
inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer"
-- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position
as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services
that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and
on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com
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