• To date, the Java platform has attracted more than 6.5 million software developers.

• It's used in every major industry segment and has a presence in a wide range of devices, computers, and networks.

• Java technology's versatility, efficiency, platform portability, and security make it the ideal technology for network computing. From laptops to datacenters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere!

• Java powers more than 4.5 billion devices including:– 850+ million PCs

– 2.1 billion mobile phones and other handheld devices (source: Ovum)

– 3.5 billion smart cards

– Set-top boxes, printers, Web cams, games, car navigation systems, lottery terminals, medical devices, parking payment stations, and more.

Java in Action• Java + Alice: Turning abstraction into animation.

• Java +Kindle: portable wireless reading device from Amazon to read books, newspapers, magazines and blogs

• Java +Blu-ray Disc : is a feast for your eyes and ears with 1080p resolution and up to 7.1 channels of surround sound. With 5x the storage capacity of DVD

Without Blu-ray Disc, your HDTV is just a TV

• Java +EA Mobile : keeps you entertained on your mobile phone with all of your favorite games powered by Java technology

• Java + Google Maps :helps you find local hangouts and businesses across town or across the country—right from your Java Powered mobile phone

• Java + Sony Ericsson : latest line of Java mobile phones–K850, C702, C902, W760 and W890

high quality digital camera, music management, GPS and high-speed web-based access

transforming and simplifying your digital device life!

Why Software Developers Choose Java?

• Java has been tested, refined, extended, and proven by a dedicated community. And numbering more than 6.5 million developers, it's the largest and most active on the planet. With its versatility, efficiency, and portability, Java has become invaluable to developers by enabling them to:

• Write software on one platform and run it on virtually any other platform

• Create programs to run within a Web browser and Web services

• Develop server-side applications for online forums, stores, polls, HTML forms processing, and more

• Combine applications or services using the Java language to create highly customized applications or services

• Write powerful and efficient applications for mobile phones, remote processors, low-cost consumer products, and practically any other device with a digital heartbeat

The History of Java Technology

• 1991, a small group of Sun engineers called the "Green Team" believed that the next wave in computing was the union of digital consumer devices and computers. Led by James Gosling, the team worked around the clock and created the programming language that would revolutionize our world – Java.

• In 1995, the team announced that the Netscape Navigator Internet browser would incorporate Java technology.

• Since 1995, Java has changed our world . . . and our expectations..

• Today, Java not only permeates the Internet, but also is the invisible force behind many of the applications and devices that power our day-to-day lives. From mobile phones to handheld devices, games and navigation systems to e-business solutions, Java is everywhere!

Java 1.6• new features, enhancements and improvements  • New java.awt.Desktop API package that offers the ability to easily integrate an application with other

applications.• Improved internationalization.• JFC and Swing integration with desktop by using Windows API.• Java 2D integration with desktop such as using desktop anti-aliasing font settings.• Splash screen direct support and can be shown before JVM started.• System tray support with ability to add icons, tool tips, and pop-up menus to the Windows or any other

system tray (such as Gnome).• New Java Compiler API.• New Java Scripting framework.• Enhanced Java Platform Debugger Architecture.• Improved JMX Monitoring API to allows sending events when MBean attribute values pass specified

thresholds.• Hotspot JVM for Solaris provides hooks for the Solaris DTrace system debugging utility.• Enhanced memory leak analysis and detection.• New JVM option allows running of script when the heap is full.• Integration with GSS/Kerberos.• New Security Request Framework enable requesting of certificates over a number of protocols.• Improved web services.• Improved database connectivity such as JDBC 4.0 and automatic java.sql.Driver discovery.• Improvements to the JVM Tool interface.

• JavaFX extends your web experience by delivering rich media and content across all the screens of your life. As users, you will be able to run JavaFX applications in a browser or drag and drop them onto the desktop. It's a seamless interface!

Java is flexible with other software

• Servers• Tomcat Apache

• Apache

• JBoss

• Bea Weblogic

• Database

o Oracle

o MySQL

o MS SQL Server

o Derby