Sun Microsystems Rocks 2008 JavaOne Conference With JavaFX Rich
Client Technology and New Consumer and Developer Technologies That
Connect All Facets of Digital Life
Sun Features Stunning Demos and Java-Powered Consumer Technology
Innovations From Amazon and Sony Ericsson
Special Guest, Rock Legend Neil Young, Takes Center Stage to Demo
Java-Powered Blu-ray Disc Archive Project
SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire EON) May 6, 2008 --
In his opening keynote at the 13th annual
JavaOne developer conference, Rich Green, executive vice president of
Software at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA), will highlight the
role Java(TM) technology plays in powering compelling content and rich
end-user experiences across all the “screens
of your life”. Green will provide a new look
at the dynamic content, sophisticated services and application mashups
made possible by JavaFX(TM), a family of products for creating Rich
Internet Applications (RIAs) with immersive media and content. For more
information about Sun's announcements at the JavaOne conference visit: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/javaone2008/.
The Java platform is the global standard that powers billions of devices –
from desktop browsers and computers (800,000) to mobile phones (more
than two billion) and Blu-ray Disc players (13 million), TVs (nine
million) and other connected consumer products. Green will provide
attendees with a look into the future with the latest in Java technology
design and development, as well as unveil a roadmap of enhancements to
Java, the most widely adopted runtime in the world.
“Java technology has evolved to be the most
powerful, scalable and secure development platform for a broad range of
enterprise and mobile applications,” said
Green. “Consumer demand is where the action is
and with 2.2 billion mobile devices and 91 percent of all desktops, Java
technology has become a constant digital companion, playing an essential
role in everyday life. Java technology is now ready for the new creative
audiences that have emerged in response to consumer demand for rich
content – scripters, social application
creators, designers, content authors and consumers who will join the
Java ecosystem of more than six million developers to take Java
technology in exciting new directions.”
JavaFX In Action
During the JavaOne conference, Sun will offer a first look at the newest
creations powered by JavaFX Rich Client Technology. Demos, including
Movie Cloud, Photo Flocker and Connected Life, will present a vision of
creative possibilities to those on the bleeding-edge of design and
development. Movie Cloud, a 3D sphere rendering dozens of high
definition videos at once, brings style and sophistication to movie
collections. The audience will see the future of rendering photos flash
before their eyes with elegant photo tagging and display using Sun's
Photo Flocker, which enables users to search for specific photos by tags
and dynamically view a cascading montage of the resulting shots. The
Connected Life demo illustrates how easy it is to create RIAs across
multiple screens of your life by delivering an application across a Web
browser, social network, desktop operating system and a mobile phone.
Future of JavaFX
Green will then discuss the future of JavaFX software which, for the
first time, will empower developers with the option to generate revenue
through advertising on mobile applications and will outline a roadmap
for the JavaFX family of products that includes a high performance
declarative scripting language, JavaFX Script. JavaFX Script is created
for Web scripters, designers and developers to quickly build and deliver
the next generation of RIAs for desktop, mobile, TV and other consumer
devices. Sun will deliver the first version of JavaFX Desktop for the
browser and desktop by fall of 2008. Sun is also currently working with
most of the leading global handset manufacturers and carriers and plans
to deliver the first versions of JavaFX Mobile and JavaFX TV in spring
2009.
For developers interested in the early access version of the JavaFX
runtime for the browser and desktop, this summer Sun will launch a new
JavaFX preview program and a Web site focused on the needs of scripters
and Web developers, as well as a forum to get feedback on the JavaFX
preview release. Visit http://www.javafx.com
for more information on the JavaFX family of products, the preview
program and to view demos of the JavaFX Rich Client Technology in action.
Partners and Rock Legend Take the Stage
Green will be joined on stage by industry leaders who will discuss how
Java is a core platform for their businesses and demonstrate new devices
and applications running on Java technology. Rikko Sakaguchi, senior
vice president and head of Portfolio and Proposition at Sony Ericsson,
will discuss the role Java technology plays in Sony Ericsson's digital
lifestyle initiative and in its leading consumer products such as the
new Sony Ericsson K850i mobile phone. Additionally he will be joined by
Ian Freed, vice president of Kindle at Amazon, who will demonstrate how
Java technology is powering the Amazon Kindle e-book reader.
Neil Young will also join Green and Jonathan Schwartz, Sun president and
CEO, onstage during the JavaOne keynote to announce that he is working
on a career retrospective archive project on multiple Java powered
Blu-ray Disc packages that will be released by Reprise/Warner Bros.
Records. Young will share details on this exciting project and provide a
demo of the interactive features that will be available in the new
collection. For more information go to http://java.com
or see related press release: Rock Legend Neil Young Joins Sun
Microsystems at 2008 JavaOne Conference to Announce Career Archive
Blu-ray Disc Series at: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/javaone2008/
In its continued commitment to open source and building vibrant
communities, Sun also hosted CommunityOne on May 5, a dynamic and
diverse gathering that includes thousands of developers and members from
the Apache Software Foundation, Eclipse, GlassFish(TM), Grails,
MySQL(TM), NetBeans(TM), ODF Alliance, OpenSUSE, OpenID,
OpenOffice.org(TM), OpenSolaris(TM), Python, Ruby, Ubuntu and many other
communities.
At CommunityOne, Sun announced the availability of the OpenSolaris
Operating System (OS) on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).
Additionally, Sun is adding premium technical support for its MySQL
database running on Linux and Amazon EC2 to its global support and
services offerings. With these new offerings, customers will have access
to Sun's innovative open source software running on the Amazon Web
Services Platform. Sun and the OpenSolaris community also launched a new
version of the OpenSolaris OS, delivering an unrivaled development and
deployment environment offering the right mix of rapid innovation,
platform stability and support to meet business and development needs.
Sun also announced NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 6.1
Early Access for PHP scripting language, bringing the power of NetBeans
to Web 2.0-style developers. Read more about Sun's CommunityOne and
announcements at http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/2008-0505/index.jsp
About the JavaOne Conference
Now, in its 13th year, the annual JavaOne
conference brings together a global community of more than 15,000
developers, students, bloggers, social media, Web 2.0 companies and
blue-chip businesses along with more than 135 exhibitors from 65
countries together to share the power of Java technology. This year's
Conference theme “Java + You”
captures the consumer and developer perspectives and how they experience
amazing, consumer-centric Java technology. For consumers interested in
downloading the Java platform or learning more about how Java technology
impacts their lives, go to http://java.com,
a consumer focused site which boasts more than 20 million visitors per
month. For more information about the JavaOne conference, visit http://java.sun.com/javaone.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer"(TM) -- Sun drives network participation through shared
innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, JavaOne, JavaFX, GlassFish,
MySQL, OpenSolaris, NetBeans and The Network Is The Computer are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the
United States and other countries.
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