Java technology is everywhere - from the Mars Rover to a mobile phone. See the many ways Java technology is changing the world around us, and beyond. See Video Here.
Java technology was
created as a computer programming tool in a small, secret effort called
"the Green Project" at Sun Microsystems in 1991. The secret "Green
Team," fully staffed at 13 people and led by James Gosling, locked
themselves away in an anonymous office on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park,
cut off all regular communications with Sun, and worked around the
clock for 18 months. Java Launches in 1995.
Today,
you can find Java technology in networks and devices that range from
the Internet and scientific supercomputers to laptops and cell phones,
from Wall Street market simulators to home game players and credit
cards -- just about everywhere.
Java Technology in Mobility :Today,
if you see someone with a mobile phone or PDA, it’s increasingly likely
that they can use the wealth of Java technology-enabled applications,
games, and services available for the mobile world. There are currently
more than 250 million Java technology - enabled mobile devices, and
that number is expect to grow to 1.5 billion by the end of 2007
(source:
Ovum). Every day, mobile network operators are delivering more services
to more consumers. And enterprises are connecting to their employees,
partners, and customers around the world.
Radar Analysis Tool: The Radar Assessment Team from the NASA
Johnson
Space Center in Houston, Texas created and deployed a Java
technology-based program dubbed the Java Radar Analysis Tool (JRAT).
Members of the MOD/Mission Operations Directorate and DM/Flight Design
and Dynamics Division helped turn millions of 2D radar images into
detailed multidimensional looks at the path of Columbia and the debris
field it left high above the earth.
Java Technology Facts:Java is known as "OAK". Sun's James Gosling is known as father of java
* Java technology was invented by Sun Microsystems and celebrated its 10-year Birthday in March 2005 * The Java platform specifications and compatibility standards are controlled by the independent industry members of the Java Community Process * Java software runs on more types of consumer and embedded devices, smart cards, ATMs, thin clients, PCs, servers, and mainframes than any other software * Java applications are more resistant to viruses than any other popular programming language * Today's five million Java developers are the largest community of software developers * The annual JavaOne Developers Conference has been the largest gathering of software developers for over 10 years * Sun estimates the total Java Economy to be more than (USD)$100 billion in sales annually driving an additional $110 billion in related IT spending * The Java economy includes 1.65 billion smart cards, 800 million PCs shipped with Java, 1.2 billion Java Powered phones (source: Ovum), and over 180 telecom providers who deploy Java technology.