Built for Business - JDK 1.2 for the
Solaris 7 Operating Environment
Sun's JavaTM Applications For the World's Strongest Operating
Environment -Three Times Faster Than NT NEW YORK - Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced
the availability of the JavaTM Development Kit (JDKTM) 1.2 software beta release,
optimized for the SolarisTM 7 Operating Environment. Bolstered by enterprise-class
scalability and performance, the enhancements in the JDK 1.2 software securely position
applications written in the JavaTM programming language in the center of business.
The Solaris 7 Operating Environment and JDK 1.2 bring the flexibility of Java technology
to mission-critical business applications running on the industrial-strength Solaris
7 Operating Environment.
JDK 1.2 keeps two of Sun Microsystems' greatest promises: fast, portable and cost-efficient
applications written in the Java language and the most reliable network computing
environment available to protect business investments - the Solaris operating environment.
The JDK 1.2 with enhanced run-time system empowers developers with the tools to
more quickly and easily create Java-based applications based on Sun's Java technology
that can reliably meet the demands of the enterprise. In the Solaris 7 Operating
Environment, these applications run at their maximum performance levels, while scaling
to make efficient use of existing system resources.
"Corporations are demanding applications written in the Java programming language
that can flexibly and securely cater to the expansion and changing dynamics of their
own business," said Rich Green, vice president, Solaris Software. "The
increased scalability and performance afforded by JDK 1.2 reflects the ability of
Java technology to meet the needs of mission-critical applications, and underscores
Sun's commitment to continue shepherding its power in the appropriate direction
for our partners and customers."
The Java Development Kit - Nuts and Bolts
JDK 1.2 software provides developers with a rich
feature set of new class libraries and tools that make it easier for enterprise
developers to create portable, distributed, mission-critical applications. Functionality
has been dramatically improved, including performance, scalability, ease-of-development,
security and interoperability.
Performance. The Java Virtual MachineTM (JVM) for the Solaris operating environment
is designed to reliably deliver superior performance and scalability across the
enterprise, raising the bar on speed and reliability delivered by applications incorporating
Sun's Java technology. The JVM's multithreaded architecture, optimized JIT compiler,
fast thread synchronization and new, generational memory system all serve to deliver
unprecedented performance to enterprise applications written in the Java programming
language.
Scalability. Applications enabled by the JVM in JDK1.2 software for Solaris software
now scale to eight central processing units (CPUs), with near linear performance
gains as each CPU is added. In fact, application performance is better than three
times faster on the Solaris 7 Operating Environment than the best published results
for Microsoft Windows NT. By taking advantage of the well established performance,
scalability and advanced features of the Solaris operating environment, JDK 1.2
now can support software solutions that grow with the needs of the enterprise --
delivering more power and handling more users than ever before.
Ease-of-Development. The JavaTM Foundation Classes (JFC) software is a comprehensive
set of graphical user interface (GUI) components and foundation services for building,
displaying and printing rich, highly-customized user interfaces and graphics.
Security. By extending the original "sandbox" model with permission-based
access policies, the new JDK security model provides flexible access while solidifying
greater control over the access. It achieves this by allowing applets and applications
written to the Java platform to be given varying amounts of access to system and
network resources.
Interoperability and Connectivity. The JDK software release will enable Java Remote
Method Invocation (RMI) technology to run on top of the Internet Interoperability
Protocol (IIOP) technology standard, allowing Java objects to get access to and
interoperate with remote Java technology-based and non-Java technology objects.
In addition, the JDK software kit includes Java Internet Definition Language (IDL)
to provide an all- CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) solution for
seamless interoperability and connectivity to different types of applications and
data in enterprises.
The JDK 1.2 software beta release, optimized for the Solaris 7 Operating Environment,
can now be downloaded from the Web at http://www.sun.com/solaris/java/ for enterprise-class
application development. The first customer shipments bundled with the Solaris 7
software are scheduled for the first calendar quarter of 1999.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular
vision, "The Network Is The ComputerTM", has propelled Sun Microsystems,
Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), to its position as leading provider of high-quality hardware,
software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the
power of the Internet. With more than $10 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be
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