Sun Launches JavaFX Mobile

Sun Microsystem, Inc. announced the availability of the JavaFX Mobile platform, enabling the Java wireless ecosystem to create expressive solutions, which leverage the power of the Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME). The JavaFX Mobile platform delivers rich content and services across the broadest range of mobile devices from mass market feature phones to smart phones. Sun also announced that several leading handset manufacturers, service providers and ISVs (Microsoft Independent Software Vendors) are working with Sun to ship JavaFX Mobile handsets. Software developers can use JavaFX technology to access to Java ME's mature and highly proven security model and phone specific capabilities, such as address book, Bluetooth, camera, location services. The JavaFX platform is unique that it provides a unified development and deployment model for building expressive RIAs across desktop, browser and mobile. JavaFX delivers high quality audio and video, rich text, vector graphics, animation and web services for mobile and desktop applications via a simple but powerful scripting language. To help developers and technical designers get a jump-start on building the applications, updated samples, tutorials, articles, screen-casts etc.