 |
|
1996 |
|
|
January
23, 1996
JDKTM
1.0 software release
day |
 |
 |
|
|
| |
|
 |
April
30, 1996
10 major OS vendors announce plans to embed Java technology in their
products |
|
May
29, 1996
The first JavaOne
developer conference is held; JavaBeans
technology-based components are announced along with Java Media
APIs, servlets and other technologies
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
July
10, 1996
50,000 people attend Sun Java Day in Tokyo |
|
August
16, 1996
Sun Microsystems and Addison-Wesley publish The Java Tutorial
and the first Java Language Specification
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
September,
1996
83,000 Web pages have incorporated Java technology
|
|
September,
1996
Java Developer Connection
Web site launched
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
October
16, 1996
JavaBeans spec completed ahead of schedule |
|
October
25, 1996
Sun announces first Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler
for Java
platform
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
October
29, 1996
Java Card
API announced |
December 9, 1996
JDK 1.1 beta software released |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December
11, 1996
100%
Pure Java
initiative launched; 100 companies endorse it
|
|
December
11, 1996
Sun, IBM and Netscape embark on
40-city Java Education
World Tour
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December
31, 1996
By year's end, virtually all major platform
vendors have
licensed or announced intention to license Java technology
|
| |
|
1997 |
|
|
January
11, 1997
Sun ships JavaBeans Development
Kit release less than eight
months after defining the specification |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
|
February
18, 1997
JDK 1.1 release ships |
February
28, 1997
Netscape announces Communicator supports all Java APIs and
Java platform-based applications |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
March
4, 1997
Java Web Server
beta and Java Servlet Developers Kit software released |
March
10, 1997
Java Naming and Directory Interface
(JNDI) API introduced |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
March
11, 1997
More than 220,000 downloads of JDK 1.1 software in just three
weeks |
April
2, 1997
JavaOne conference draws 10,000 attendees, breaking records
and becoming the world's largest developer conference |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
April
2, 1997
Sun announces Enterprise JavaBeans
technology |
April
2, 1997
Java Foundation Classes technology to be included in next rev
of Java platform |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
May
6, 1997
JavaBeans "Glasgow" software release available for public
review |
June
5, 1997
Java Web Server 1.0 product ships; one month later downloads
top 6,300 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
July
23, 1997
Java Accessibility API announced |
July
23, 1997
Java Card 2.0 platform unveiled |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
July
23, 1997
More than a dozen leading consumer devices to use PersonalJavaTM
platform
for connecting devices |
August
5, 1997
Java Media and Communication APIs released |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
August
5, 1997
More than 100,000 downloads of JavaBeans Development Kit software |
August
12, 1997
More than 600 commercial Java technology-based applications
on the market and in Sun's online Java Solutions Guide |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
September
23, 1997
Java Developer Connection program has 100,000+ members |
| |
|
1998 |
|
|
January
20, 1998
JDK 1.1 software release downloads top 2 million |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
March,
1998
JFC/"Project Swing" ships |
March
24, 1998
JavaOne conference draws 15,000; Java technology embedded
in rings worn by attendees |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
March
24, 1998
Java
Jumpstart
product announced |
March
24, 1998
EmbeddedJava
spec posted for public review |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
March
31, 1998
Ericsson, Sony, Siemens, BEA, OpenTV and others license Java
technology |
March
31, 1998
Sun announces WinCE port of PersonalJava technology |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
April
20, 1998
Java Plug-inTM
product ships |
April
6, 1998
Scientific-Atlanta to offer PersonalJava technology on digital
set-top box |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
May
6, 1998
TCI selects PersonalJava environment as default environment
for advanced set-top boxes |
June
3, 1998
Visa launches world's first smart card based on Visa's Open
Platform and Sun's Java Card technology |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
July
22, 1998
JavaBlendTM
1.0
software ship |
September
16, 1998
Motorola announces Java platform-compatible set-top box
design |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
October
21, 1998
500,000+ downloads of JFC/Swing software in just six months |
November
5, 1998
Sun works with Linux Community on Java 2 software port to Linux |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
November
5, 1998
EmbeddedJava spec complete |
December
8, 1998
Java 2 platform ships; flexible licensing terms announced |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December
8, 1998
Java Community Process
(JCP) program
formalized |
| |
|
1999 |
|
|
January
13, 1999
Major consumer electronics manufacturers support Java technology
for digital television |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
January
25, 1999
Jini
technology announced |
February
1, 1999
PersonalJava 3.0 platform ships |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
February
24, 1999
Java 2 platform source code released |
February,
1999
Java Card 2.1 public specifications released |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
March
4, 1999
XML support for Java platform unveiled |
March
27, 1999
Java HotSpot
performance engine unveiled |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
May
12, 1999
Java Card platform licensed to 30+ smart-card manufacturers representing
90% of the market; 1 million+ Java technology-enabled cards ship in
Q1 '99 |
June
2, 1999
JavaServer Pages
technology unveiled |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
June
15, 1999
JavaOne developer conference draws 20,000; attendees use Palm
Vs running newly released K virtual machine |
June
15, 1999
Sun announces three editions of Java platform: J2SETM
J2EE,
J2ME |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
June
15, 1999
AOL and Netscape to provide Java 2 platform client support |
June
15, 1999
Sun licenses JavaServer Pages framework to Apache |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
June
15, 1999
Java TV
API specification delivered |
June
29, 1999
J2EE Reference Implementation Alpha ships |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
August
25, 1999
J2SE version 1.3 beta software released |
August,
1999
Java Embedded Server
1.0 product (JES) ships for residential
gateways |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
August,
1999
OSGi incorporated and JES 1.0 IP contributed to OSGi |
August,
1999
The
JavaPhone API specification included in an approved GSM standard by
the European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
September
30, 1999
J2EE beta software released |
October
11, 1999
Java technology-powered phones arrive in Europe |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
November
16, 1999
Java Card technology adopted as
worldwide standard for
mobile phones |
November
22, 1999
DVB Selects Java technology for its digital
television broadcasting standard |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December
8, 1999
J2EE platform ships |
December
8, 1999
New licensing terms: J2SE binary now free |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December
8, 1999
J2SE platform on Linux ships |
| |
|
2000 |
|
|
January,
2000
Sun announces "Connected Family" trials with
GTE/Cisco |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
February
8, 2000
Next versions of J2EE and J2SE platforms submitted to
Java Community Process program |
February
29, 2000
Java API for XML optional package ships |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
April
6, 2000
Sun works with Blue Ribbon panel to revise JCP |
April
19, 2000
J2EE platform licensed to Art Technology Group, BEA Systems,
Compaq, GemStone, Hitachi, InterWorld, SilverStream and Sybase |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
May,
2000
Sun announces JES 2.0 software compliant with OSGi |
May,
2000
Membership in Java Developer Connection program tops 1.5
million |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
May
2, 2000
Sun and Metrowerks announce toolset for Java Card platform |
May
8, 2000
Sun to work with Chinese TV industry to define interactive digital
TV spec for China TV |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
May
8, 2000
J2SE v. 1.3 platform released |
May
17, 2000
J2SE v 1.3 platform gains industry support from Apple with Mac
OS X |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
May
26, 2000
Over 400 Java User Groups established worldwide |
Print-friendly Version
