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Sun previews JavaFX for rich web applications
News According to Sun, this will bring a new breed of web-application designers and social-application creators to Java, who will potentially take the technology in new directions. Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk, Eric Klein, vice president of Java marketing at...
[May 7, 2008, 11:24]
Microsoft FUD squad targets competition
News Rumors have been circulating among e-integrators and Microsoft partners that Sun Microsystems has ceased all development on client-side Java, a claim that Sun denies. Oracle executives are embarking on a "Java's not dead" tour next week.
[September 7, 2000, 13:46]
Web front-ends versus Windows
News Sun recognised the need for a more advanced client-programming model when it released Java. Java was initially designed to be a client-side replacement for Windows that allowed an advanced windowing environment to run on multiple platforms.
[March 4, 2003, 8:47]
Microsoft expected to offer Linux software
News Sun Microsystems has accused Microsoft of supporting Java, its crossplatform programming language, in a way that favoured Windows only. The two companies were in court last week for three days for a hearing that could determine whether a federal...
[December 10, 2002, 9:02]
Lenovo deal could open doors for JDS
Talkback I really hope Lenovo PCs start pre-installing Sun's Java Desktop System (JDS) linux. In fact, Microtel has been selling low-cost (~$400) desktop PCs preloaded with Sun's linux distro, apparently with success.
[December 11, 2004, 1:41]
Sun wins NHS desktop deal
News Sun Microsystems has landed a deal that will see its Java Desktop System (JDS) software deployed on 5,000 desktop PCs across the UK's National Health Service. A spokesperson for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) confirmed to ZDNet UK on Tuesday...
[August 31, 2004, 17:00]
Sun's Chinese deal 'shuts out Microsoft'
News Sun is aiming for "hundreds of millions" of desktops in China to be running Linux on its Java Desktop System as a result of its recent deal with the Chinese government -- but admits it won't make much money from it all.
[December 4, 2003, 10:35]
UK bank strikes a hard bargain for Sun's Linux
News Sun Microsystems has admitted that an unnamed UK bank has driven a hard bargain in return for deploying its Java Desktop Systems (JDS) product. The bank in question is using the Java desktop software as the foundation for a customised desktop...
[April 20, 2004, 13:40]
Sun builds on JavaFX Script
News But when it comes to "client" devices, such as desktop computers, Adobe's Flash took over where Java started. In 1995, Sun introduced Java as a way to endow web surfing with fancy graphics and more sophisticated interaction than just basic pointing...
[May 14, 2007, 13:43]
Sun execs show off JavaFX widgets
News Danny Coward and Ken Russell of Sun's Java Platform Standard Edition team show how the new applets can be deployed within a web browser or dragged over to the desktop. Sun demos new JavaFX-powered applets at its annual JavaOne Conference in San...
[May 8, 2008, 12:46]
Bank Improves Customer Service Using Sun Ray Technology
White Papers The bank upgraded its customer relationship systems to Sun Ray ultra-thin clients, Sun x64 servers and the Java Desktop System. The bank wanted to maximize effectiveness of bank consultants and improve customer service, minimize capital...
[June 2, 2006, 0:00]
Sun Tzu Art of War
Downloads The k-java based book has a very nice full screen reading mode, and other useful function for reading.How to use:1. Unzip the file to your Desktop. Open up Desktop Manager - Application Loader - Add. Sun Tzu on the Art of War, one of the most...
[November 14, 2008, 7:00]
JAccountant Loan and Shopping calculator (RIM)
Downloads The math object is based off Sun''s newest version of Java. JAccountant is a very small java app (about 30k) that will calculate payments for loans and build amortization schedules. To enter actual price in pennies, for instance $15.99...
[August 13, 2004, 8:00]
Sun adds extra shot to Java branding
News Two of the clearest examples of the Java branding effort happened in 2003 when Sun named its server software suite the Java Enterprise System and its Linux-based desktop operating system the Java Desktop System.
[July 8, 2004, 14:50]
Sun: Open-sourcing Java is 'done'
News Various versions of Java exist for desktop computers, mobile phones, Blu-ray Disc drives, servers and other computing systems. Sun's Java is now officially an open-source project — mostly. Sun resisted making Java open-source software for years...
[May 10, 2007, 11:43]
Apache to brew its own pot of Java
News The Apache Foundation has proposed creating an open source version of Java on the desktop, a plan that Sun has initially welcomed. Sun is the primary author of J2SE and provides testing tools and a reference implementation to ensure compatibility...
[May 10, 2005, 8:30]
Java released under the GPL
News Both Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME), which is used on mobile devices, and Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) software, used for desktop applications, are being released immediately under GPLv2.
[November 13, 2006, 8:03]
StarOffice 8 release date slips
News The date was changed to allow Sun to release new versions of other desktop products - including Java Desktop System, Tarantella and Sun Ray - on the same date, he said. Simon Schouten, the UK desktop sales manager for Sun, said on Friday that...
[August 12, 2005, 16:40]
Guest slams Java devices for no consumer appeal
News But Sun executives roundly bashed such remarks, saying that critics need to think outside the desktop and imagine the potential that Java has in networked devices as diverse as washers, portable phones and soda machines.
[June 11, 1998, 13:49]
A Year Ago: Guest slams Java devices for no consumer appeal
News But Sun executives roundly bashed such remarks, saying that critics need to think outside the desktop and imagine the potential that Java has in networked devices as diverse as washers, portable phones and soda machines.
[June 14, 1999, 6:19]
