Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
The JavaOne developers conference set the stage for the heavyweights of Sun Microsystems to unveil a new scripting language for building Web 2.0 interfaces across multiple computing platforms including mobile phones, set top boxes and Blu-ray players. The new language platform, called JavaFX, is to be open sourced but is still in an alpha stage of development.
When released, JavaFX will compete with a range
of existing scripting languages such as PHP and Perl, as well as the
popular Web 2.0 interactive web page development platform AJAX, which
is based on the JavaScript language.
JavaFX is a platform, which will initially include a system for
developing web-based mobile phone applications called JavaFX Mobile and
and a language for creating interactive content called JavaFX Script.
Sun also plans to deliver additional JavaFX products for the
manufacturers of set top boxes, navigation devices and automobile
dashboards.
Unlike JavaScript, which is not actually a Java based language, JavaFX
will be compatible with existing Java applications, a fact that Sun is
taking pains to emphasise. According to Sun, JavaFX Script applications
will run on any JavaSE technology-based platform including all of the
upcoming JavaFX software systems for mobile handsets, TVs and other
embedded applications from automobiles to game systems.
The new language's multimedia capabilities could also possibly make it
a competitor to Adobe's ubiquitous Flash and Microsoft's emerging
Silverlight graphics and video development platforms.
"Consumer demand for content on any and every device is putting content
convergence on a fast track. The expanding universe of Java-based
devices creates a unique opportunity to make the three-screen vision of
unified content across computer, TV and mobile device a reality," said
Bob Brewin, CTO, Software, Sun Microsystems.
"With JavaFX Script and Sun's follow-on content authoring tools, Sun
will simplify the creation of rich content for the creative community
and give consumers the ability to access content anytime anywhere on
any Java-powered device."
Market watchers are giving Sun's new JavaFX software platform a strong
chance of grabbing the interest of developers given its close alignment
with the popular Java development language.
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