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Java Technology Fuels Commerce, Community and Creativity at World's Largest Developer Conference, JavaOne 2004, June 28 - July 1

Posted on: Monday, 28 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

SAN FRANCISCO, 2004 JavaOne(SM) Conference, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the 2004 JavaOne Conference, the world's largest gathering of Java(TM) developers and partners, Sun Microsystems, Inc. , 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(TM)) 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(TM) 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(TM) Java(TM) 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(TM) 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 http://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(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. 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/ . Subscribe to Sun newswire at http://www.sun.com/news/.

NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, JavaOne Conference, J2SE, NetBeans, The Network Is The Computer and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Laura Ramsey

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

978-842-4499

laura.ramsey@sun.com

Hadley Vespremi

Citigate Cunningham

415-618-8722

hvespremi@citigatecunningham.com

http://www.sun.com/news

Contact: allpress@sun.com

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

CONTACT: Laura Ramsey of Sun Microsystems, Inc., +1-978-842-4499, orlaura.ramsey@sun.com, or allpress@sun.com; or Hadley Vespremi of CitigateCunningham, +1-415-618-8722, or hvespremi@citigatecunningham.com, for SunMicrosystems, Inc.

Web site: http://sun.com/

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