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Since 1995, Java has changed our world . . . and our expectations..
Today, with technology such a part of our daily lives, we take it for granted that we can be connected and access applications and content anywhere, anytime. Because of Java, we expect digital devices to be smarter, more functional, and way more entertaining.
In the early 90s, extending the power of network computing to the activities of everyday life was a radical vision. In 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.
The Green Team demonstrated their new language with an interactive, handheld home-entertainment controller that was originally targeted at the digital cable television industry. Unfortunately, the concept was much too advanced for the them at the time. But it was just right for the Internet, which was just starting to take off. In 1995, the team announced that the Netscape Navigator Internet browser would incorporate Java technology.
Today, Java not only permeates the Internet, but also is the invisible force behind many of the applications and devises that power our day-to-day lives. From mobile phones to handheld devises, games and navigation systems to e-business solutions, Java is everywhere!
Who's WhoScott McNealy
Chairman & CEO, Sun Microsystems
John Gage
Chief Researcher & Director of the Science Office, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
James Gosling
Fellow & Chief Technology Officer of Sun's Developer Products, Green Team original, FirstPerson employee, original member Java Products Group, lead engineer and key architect of Java technology
Bill Joy
Cofounder of Sun Microsystems, Inc., principal designer of the University of California, Berkeley, version of the UNIX® operating system, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Eric Schmidt
CEO of Google, former Sun Microsystems chief technical officer
Tim Lindholm
Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems and a member of the Consumer and Mobile Systems Group. He is the Architect of the Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME, formerly J2ME), a FirstPerson employee, original member Java Products Group
George Paolini
Vice President & General Manager, Java Solutions, Borland & former Director of corporate marketing, Sun's Java Software Division
Amy Fowler
Senior Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems, founding member of the Java Swing GUI Toolkit, FirstPerson employee, original member Java Products Group
Alan E. Baratz, Ph.D
CEO and President, NeoPath Networks, and former president of Sun's Java Software Division
The Java History Timeline1991The Green Project Begins
MS DOS is the dominant operating system
Cell phones weigh half a pound
"Biosphere 2" project begins1992"Oak" is the language
*7 Debuts
"Duke" is featured in the Interface
Johnny Carson signs off "The Tonight Show" on NBC
1993The Green Project becomes FirstPerson
Mosaic v1.0 is released
"Cheers" ends an 11-year run
1994WebRunner released - the first browser that supports moving objects and dynamic executable content
The Apple QuickTake 100, the first consumer digital camera, goes on sale for less than $1,000
"Friends" debuts on NBC
1995Java technology released to a select group on the Web site wicked.neato.org
The San Jose Mercury News runs a front-page article about Java technology
Name changed from "Oak" to "Java"
Announced at Sun World -- Java technology is officially born
1996The first JavaOne Developer Conference
JDKtm 1.0 software is released
Chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time
"Dolly" the first cloned sheep is born
1997Over 220,000 downloads of JDK 1.1 software occur in just three weeks
JavaOne draws 8,000 attendees, becoming the world's largest developer conference
Java Card 2.0 platform is unveiled
43% of U.S. families own a computer
1998JDK 1.1 release downloads top 2 million
Visa launches world's first smart card based on Java Card technology
The Java Community Process (JCP) program formalized
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" premieres in the U.K
1999Java 2 platform source code is released
JavaOne draws 20,000
J2EE beta software is released
"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" released
2000Over 400 Java User Groups are established worldwide
Java Developer Connection program tops 1.5 million members
Steve Jobs joins Scott McNealy on stage at JavaOne to announce a major commitment by Apple in support of Java technology
Heavy Metal band Metallica sues Napster for copyright violations
2001First international JavaOne conference in Yokohama Japan
Over 1 million downloads of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) SDK
Google Inc. PageRank search algorithm patent awarded
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is released
2002J2EE SDK downloads reach 2 million
78% of executives view J2EE technology as the most effective platform for building and deploying Web services
The Euro is introduced
"The Osbournes" becomes a surprise hit on MTV
2003Java technology runs in almost 550 million desktops
Almost 75% of professional developers use Java programming language as their primary development language
Commercial Voice-Over-Internet (VoiP) phone service begins
"The Da Vinci Code" is published
2004Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5 (Project Tiger) is released
The Java technology-powered Mars Rover (Spirit) touches down on Mars
Sun Java Studio Creator is launched
2005Java technology celebrates its 10th birthday
Approximately 4.5 million developers use Java technology
Over 2.5 billion Java technology-enabled devices are available
java.com bundles the Google Toolbar with the JRE download
2006Rich Green announces at the JavaOne 2006 Conference that it's not a matter of when Sun will open source Java technology, but how. The NetBeans IDE 5.0 is released. Sun open-sourced Java EE components as the Glassfish Project to java.net. Java SE and ME initial components are released as open source. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is released.
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What is the history of java woodcutter?
about woodcutter of java
When java was developed and introduced and who?
James Gosling initially started developing Java in 1991, though at that time it was called Oak. Java was first released publicly in 1995 as Java 1.0. You can read much more about the history of Java here: http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)#History
Java history and development?
James Gosling
What is the difference between J2EE and JEE?
j2ee is the old naming of the java enterprise edition, in the early history java was called simply java afterward sun created a new version of java called java 2 subsequent updates followed the theme OJ java 2 1.3 java 2 1.4 java 2 1.5 sun realized that this naming is making confusion to people so it dropped the 2 so j2ee became jee :)
What was the original name for Java?
First when it was developed , it was named as Oak , then after sometime its name changed to Green , finally it is renamed as "Java" from Java Coffee . It is also said that a lot of this coffee was consumed by java creators at that time .
What name name java is given to java language?
I know this sounds too simple, but after taking a java course in highschool and being taught its history (programming is great but history...torture), anyway, the java language was originally going to be called OAK, but its creators realized that that name was already taken, so after getting a cup of coffee, they knew the name. I got this information from a textbook not a teacher or internet site, so it IS reliable. Good luck programming
What has the author Panular written?
Panular has written: 'The British in Java, 1811-1816' -- subject(s): History
What has the author Gerrit Tulp written?
Gerrit Tulp has written: 'Marsbevel op Java' -- subject(s): Fiction, History
What Indonesian island is Jakarta on?
java
Does Visual Java plus plus and Java Builder is different from the Java language?
Yes!Visual Java plus plus and Java Builder is different from the Java language?
What are the different java technologies?
There are several types of Java technology. Some examples of Java software are Java ME, Java EE, Java SE, and Java Card. Java made the JAVA development kit for those that develop in Java. There is also Java Virtual machine and some class libraries. Java is also famous for its languages like Clojure, Beanshell, Groovy, Gosu, Rhino, Kotlin, JRuby, Scala, and Jython.
Small Java-based programs are called?
Java applets
