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Hype and open source

The behaviors we expect from vendors after we adopt their products are different from those we expect in the proprietary world. So are those we expect before we adopt. The carnival barker has a tough time when we can see through the tent to the reality inside. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: JavaFX, Open Source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application, Jonathan, Carnival Barker, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-20

Java gets a mobile makeover with JavaFX Mobile

Java gets a mobile makeover with JavaFX MobileiPhone?Ed,Have you heard anything more on JavaFX or just regular java for that matter on the iPhone recently in your circles? I remember Sun saying they would be developing a jvm for it, but that was probably around a year ago and...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Programming languages, Apple iPhone, JavaFX, mobile, Java

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

News to know: Pwn2Own; Windows advice; Palm; JavaFX

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Ed Burnette: Java gets a mobile makeover with JavaFX Mobile Ryan Naraine: Pwn2Own hacker contest targets browsers, smart...

Tags: JavaFX, Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Taxes, Microsoft Windows, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Software As A Service (SaaS), Operating Systems, Financial Planning, Finance, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-12

Java gets a mobile makeover with JavaFX Mobile

Sun Microsystems announced today the release of the JavaFX Mobile platform. Built on top of the existing Java ME platform, JavaFX Mobile allows developers to create immersive mobile content while leveraging their existing investment in Java. JavaFX provides a unified development and deployment model for rich applications...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Ed Burnette, Java, JavaFX, Marketing, Mobile

Blog posts 2009-02-12

JavaFX Q&A

JavaFX Q&AMore censorship!Went to their website, JavaFX.com, expecting the development tools would be available on their premier platform - OpenSolaris/Solaris. Nope, not a single JavaFX available on Solaris - it is only available on Mac OS X and Windows. This *REALLY* goes to demonstrate how little they actually care about...

Tags: Operating systems, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0What a pathetic jokeWent to their website, JavaFX.com, expecting the development tools would be available on their premier platform - OpenSolaris/Solaris. Nope, not a single JavaFX available on Solaris - it is only available on Mac OS X and Windows. This *REALLY* goes to demonstrate how little...

Tags: Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaFX, JavaFX 1.0

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX

In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...

Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX

Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFXWhat does it matter, Sun is historyAnd Java is going to die with it.Stupid Sun, thought going open source would actually save their company and all its done is sink them.Message has been deleted.Message has been deleted.He's delusional60-80 million downloads of Java a month? ...

Tags: Programming languages, Java division, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaFX, Schwartz

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

JavaFX preview SDK available

JavaFX preview SDK availableAs Annoying As FlashNo matter how good the Technology is supposed to be, good design is still hard to come by. What's the point if a new RIA platform just facilitates more unintelligent GUI and insane ads? Somehow at the sight of some rich graphics...

Tags: JavaFX Preview SDK, JavaFX, SDK

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game?

JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game?They should start in their backyardI think it would be a success if it ends up with more responsive java enterprise apps. Which would help retention of developers. Eterprise java apps are the worst, they gave java a bad...

Tags: Programming languages, JavaFX SDK, JavaFX, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., rich Internet application, SDK, game

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this week

JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this weekis JavaFX an extension of M$ WinFX API?That FX sufix spells doom for me.Either $un have become a M$ appendice or they can't come with some original name for their aging product.RE: JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this weekWell, how could the...

Tags: SDK, JavaFX

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platform

JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platformCool!This is cool stuff from Sun... but AIR and Silverlight? - hold on to your guns...-Deshttp://techwatch.reviewk.com/

Tags: Digital security, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-10

Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun

Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from SunYou've got things mixed upMary,You clearly do not understand the Rich internet Applications space very well ...there a lot of mistakes in the article that i have to correct ...[b]"Sun is building on top of JavaFX"[/b]The more appropriate word here would...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaFX, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

Sun CTO previews JavaFX-powered game

Sun Microsystems shows off a new JavaFX-powered game at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Sun CTO Robert Brewin talks to Ken Russell and Chris Oliver of the company's JavaFX team about how they created the animation inside the game Moon Tank using the JavaFX environment.

Tags: JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, CTO, Sun Microsystems Inc., Games, Personal Technology

Videos 2008-05-07

JavaOne '08: Sun brings back Java applets

Sun Microsystems demos new JavaFX powered applets at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Danny Coward and Ken Russell of Sun's Java SE team show how the new applets can be deployed within a Web browser or dragged over to the desktop.

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, JavaFX, Java applets, Java Applet, Java, Applet

Videos 2008-05-07

JavaFX's day in the Sun

JavaFX's day in the SunGreat Demo... not!Well, When Microsoft Demoed Live Mesh, which is in direct competion with JavaFX from Sun, it worked fine. This demo, was full of bugs... but with that aside... it still is pretty cool, even for a Microsoft guy.-Brandon

Tags: JavaFX, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

JavaFX's day in the Sun

Dan Farber has some information about JavaFX from the JavaOne keynote today. It sounds like it wasn't a great day for demos but that we're starting to get a better picture of JavaFX and what the plans are. Michael Coté has some additional information about Sun's plans around Java as...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application, JavaOne, JavaFX, Dan Farber, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-05-07

Sun unveils JavaFX apps, Photo Flocker, Movie Cloud

Sun Microsystems demos two new JavaFX-powered applications, Photo Flocker and Movie Cloud, at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Rich Green, the company's executive vice president of software, shows attendees Photo Flocker, an app that allows users to search for photos by tags and display the photos...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Photograph, Photo Flocker, Movie Cloud, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, Movie

Videos 2008-05-06

JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platform

Here's a look at Sun Microsystems' new JavaFX application, with Flickr and Twitter feeds running in Facebook within the browser, dragged to the desktop, and then put on a mobile phone. Sun Microsystems executives Rich Green and Nandini Ramani showed the JavaFX environment at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco....

Tags: Flickr, Twitter, JavaFX, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application Environment, but no tags matched

Videos 2008-05-06

JavaOne '08: Neil Young chronicles music career

Legendary musician Neil Young shows off a new multimedia project spanning his music career. Joining Young onstage at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco to demo the project--which uses Java and Blu-ray technology--is Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green, Sun executive vice president of software.

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, Professional Development, Programming Languages, Career, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Neil Young, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, Shakey Pictures, Java

Videos 2008-05-06