JAVA Based Embedded Technologies

JAVA Based Embedded Technologies

Abstract

Computer technology is showing up everywhere in our daily lives in the form of wireless (mobile) and wired (stationary) network-based products for consumer use. Activities such as using a mobile phone to remotely access your home security or audio/visual systems, getting information about the status of your car directly from the manufacturer while driving, using the smart card in your phone for storing personal information or to make secure transactions, or networking your home appliances will soon be as normal as driving a car or making a telephone call.

Sun Microsystems is targeting the consumer marketplace with a suite of Java-based technologies that make it easy for device manufacturers, service providers, and application programmers to deploy consumer and embedded products and services for all kinds of consumer use.

When Sun first introduced the Java programming language, it took the desktop computing world by storm. The simplicity and platform-independence of the language attracted developers who struggled with portability issues and project deadlines. Since that time, developers in the embedded device market have come to understand and appreciate the benefits of the Java platform. Because of its many advantages, numerous device manufacturers now integrate the Java platform into consumer devices. In addition, vendors that build technology for the embedded device market are evolving the Java platform for the future, participating in the Java Community Process (JCP) Program. Sun's EmbeddedJava technology delivers a powerful means to standardize software development for embedded devices. By integrating a compact EmbeddedJava application environment directly into new devices, manufacturers can significantly decrease development costs and get their devices to market faster. Sun's innovative EmbeddedJava tools condense the robust functionality of a Java application environment into a small memory footprint. In addition, Sun's EmbeddedJava technology provides device manufacturers with a rich software development environment, access to a wealth of standard development tools, and the economies of staffing from a large pool of development talent.