At its 2007 JavaOne conference, Sun Microsystems previewed JavaFX, a new family of Java technology-based products, including a mobile phone software system available via OEM license to carriers, content owners and consumer electronics manufacturers.
Dubbed JavaFX Mobile, the new solution blends Sun's existing handset version of Java with technology Sun acquired earlier this year from SavaJe Technologies. JavaFX will be released along with a new scripting language that promises to enable Web designers an easy way to create content that can be distributed to a variety of devices, including mobile phones, without having to customize for each environment.
"With JavaFX, Sun is leveraging the security and pervasiveness of the world's most widely deployed technology platform to allow creative professionals to easily author and deliver on any device," Rich Green, executive vice president of Sun Software, said in a statement. "This is a major step towards helping consumers access the best content on the Internet from every device and a significant opportunity for Sun and its partners to deliver a whole new line of products."