InternetSun Releases JavaFX Preview (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The JavaFX Web development platform will compete with Adobe's Flex and Microsoft's Silverlight.

Sun Microsystems has released a preview edition of JavaFX, a Web development platform that would compete with Adobe's Flex and Microsoft's Silverlight. In general, JavaFX and the competing platforms are used to build applications that run in a browser, but have functionality similar to applications running natively on a PC. JavaFX applications are written to standard application programming interfaces for Java runtime environments widely deployed on desktops, notebooks, and mobile phones. The latter capability is one of JavaFX's key advantages, according to Sun. "Only the Java platform is pervasive enough to allow developers to build and deploy RIAs [rich internet applications] across desktops and browsers on more than 800 million PCs, as well as billions of mobile phones and devices," Ken Wallich, VP of JavaFX at Sun, said in a statement. "JavaFX builds upon this foundation to deliver immersive and rich presentation capabilities to the existing Java platform."... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

InternetCongress Moves To Ban In-Flight Cell Phone Calls (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Hang Up Act, which will be voted on by the House of Representatives, would permanently ban mobile phone calls during flights.

InternetMicrosoft Calls Firefox Competitor To Windows (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The report shows that Microsoft is aware of its own important balancing act as the company strives to maintain its relevance and dominance in the services era.