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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JUNE 16, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 24
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Platforms:
Intel And Sun Microsystems Team For Mobile Devices
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation announced a collaboration that
will enable rich, Java technology-enabled audio, visual and multimedia
applications to users of mobile devices using Intel XScale technology
based processors.
As part of the collaboration, Intel and Sun will optimize Sun's Connected
Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) HotSpot Implementation on Intel's
XScale technology based family of processors for mobile devices such as cell
phones and PDAs. Sun will then deliver the optimized Virtual Machines (VM) to
leading mobile device manufacturers. Optimizations such as this enable
manufacturers to easily integrate Java technology-based software programs onto
their devices and help to improve the performance of applications.
"Bringing together Intel's XScale technology and Sun's CLDC HotSpot
Implementation will enable a new wave of mobile applications and innovation
within the mobile device segment," said Hans Geyer, Intel vice president and
general manager of the Intel PCA Components Group. "The popularity and
prevalence of the Java platform coupled with the high-performance of Intel
XScale technology based processors is a powerful combination that will allow
mobile application developers to create a compelling array of exciting
applications now and in the future."
"The Intel and Sun collaboration will allow Sun's optimized Java technology
for wireless devices to fully utilize Intel's XScale technology to provide a
significant, high-performance platform to mobile device manufacturers," said
Alan Brenner, vice president of the Sun Microsystems Consumer and Mobile
Systems Group. "Java's momentum in the mobile device market is creating new
opportunities for device manufacturers, application developers and wireless
operators."
CLDC HotSpot Implementation is a high performance Virtual Machine targeted
at
mass-market resource-constrained mobile devices such as mobile handsets,
pagers, and PDAs. Intel XScale technology-based processors, including the
Intel PXA255 processor, Intel PXA26x processors, and recently introduced Intel
PXA800F cellular processor, provide a power-efficient and high performance
platform for mainstream mobile devices. This collaboration will deliver an
optimized platform that will enable rich and powerful Java applications on
mobile devices.
Optimizations to Sun's CLDC HotSpot Implementation that take advantage of
Intel's XScale technology are expected to be delivered to OEMs in the coming
quarter. OEM handsets that incorporate these optimizations are anticipated to
become available later this year (*). This collaboration will also extend to
future optimizations from Sun and Intel.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading
provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the
Network. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web
at sun.com/.
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of
computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about
Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
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