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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JUNE 23, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 25
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Systems/Enterprise:
FATHER OF JAVA CELEBRATES
"INNOVATION EVERYWHERE"
At the JavaOne 2003 Developer Conference James Gosling applauded the
community
of more than three million developers worldwide for eight years of making Java
the universal platform for end-to-end computing. The powerful combination of
leadership from Sun and the Java community, together with its tremendous
momentum throughout the computing landscape, has made Java a pervasive
technology. Java technology can truly be found everywhere, from toasters and
phones to cars and mission critical systems that control the Mars Rover.
"Since the release of Java in 1995, seeing what people are doing with it
blows
my mind," said James Gosling, vice president of Sun Labs and Sun Fellow.
"After eight short years, the Java Community is millions strong, with the best
and brightest minds collaborating and contributing to the cool technologies of
the future. So where will Java be in the next eight years? That can only be
answered by the developers who have made it what it is today and wherever the
road takes us will be an exciting ride."
Java Technology Everywhere
Java technology is everywhere in huge volumes, with more than 300 million
Java
Card deployments worldwide and 267 million Java enabled phones slated to ship
by year end. In today's keynote address Gosling showcased:
- The Mars Rover: James was joined on stage by Dan Dvorak, deputy architect
of the Mission Data System with Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) to demo a Mars Rover
exploration prototype, using RTSJ (Real Time Specification for Java
technology) to control rover mobility. This is part of a joint initiative
between Sun Labs, JPL and Carnegie Mellon University to implement RTSJ
technology in future spacecraft. "The thought of Java technology on other
planets is just too cool," said Gosling.
- Java Technology Automation: Jim Wright, Solutions Architect with Sun, then
demonstrated with James how industrial Java technology, an initiative
developed by aJile Systems, Cyberonix, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, and Sun
Microsystems, powers robots, sensors and other manufacturing operations with
Java technology. This initiative extends Sun's Smart Station technology to the
factory. With radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers,
industrial Java technology increases efficiencies and cuts costs by connecting
multiple factory automation devices and virtually monitoring the supply
chain.
- Jentro GPS: Ansgar Hempel, vice president with Jentro, joined James to
demo
Jentro's end-to-end cell phone-based navigation system giving access to Global
Positioning System (GPS) data through a Java enabled cell phone. In addition,
James introduced a concept demo using JXTA, a peer-to-peer technology, to
dynamically update GPS systems and alert drivers to current traffic flow
situations.
Further Announcements
In concert with the launch of java.net, the Java Research License has been
newly simplified to help spur innovation among universities and researchers.
java.net and the CollabNet SourceCast software can support the use of any Open
Source Initiative (OSI)-approved license for projects developing source code.
java.net is pre-configured to support the BSD, Apache, SISSL, GPL, LGPL and
MPL licenses, in addition to Java source code SCSL. java.net also supports a
variety of document licenses.
James announced the launch of his personal weblog located at
today.java.net/jag where people can read comments from James and contribute
thoughts of their own surrounding Java technology.
In addition, James announced a contest inviting JavaOne attendees to submit
creative ways to distribute next year's JavaOne t-shirt from stage. Ideas will
be reviewed between now and next June and the winning suggestion will be
implemented on stage with James at JavaOne 2004.
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
Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide
Web at sun.com/.
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