George Grey

Java has come a long way in its short life. Linux just celebrated its 10-year anniversary; for Java that milestone is still more than three years away. Who really understood, seven years ago, that Java would become the standard platform for delivering content over the Internet and for running applications on mobile phones - even the de facto platform for future smart-card technology? And what will the next few years bring for Java? In the information appliance space we see a proliferation of different devices: PDAs, smart phones, Web tablets, in-car Internet access, games consoles, set-top boxes, home servers, wireless enterprise devices for vertical markets, and countless embedded devices with Internet access. Emerging wireless and display technologies are driving the capabilities of these devices forward. As a result, application demands on the underlying operatin... (more)