"San Francisco - Sun Microsystems is trying to rejuvenate Java, using the JavaOne conference last week to position the 13-year-old Java platform as a foundation for next-generation technologies in such spaces as rich Internet applications and cloud-based services.
Sun reiterated intentions first expressed at last year's JavaOne to catapult Java more into the rich Internet application space via its JavaFX technology. To follow up its words with actions, Sun rolled out a host of improvements, including video codec technology for the base Java platform, and promoted a planned cloud services platform called Project Hydrazine.
Sun also remained atop its open-source soapbox, calling itself the world's largest open-source software company.
"It looks like Sun's got a lot more vision these days," said Brad Molander, lead software engineer with National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), which provides software for utility companies. "A few years' back, I was kind of confused on what their direction was and where they're going, but with the purchase of MySQL and the effort being put into JavaFX and Swing and the rich clients again, it seems like they have a lot better vision of the future.""
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