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1995
- May 23, 1995 Javatechnology launched
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 JavaDeveloperConnection? Web site launched
- October 16, 1996 JavaBeans spec completed ahead of schedule
- October 25, 1996 Sun announces first JustInTime? (JIT) compiler for Java platform
- October 29, 1996 JavaCard? API announced
- December 9, 1996 JDK 1.1 beta software released
- December 11, 1996 100% PureJava? 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 JavaWebServer? beta and JavaServlet? 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 EnterpriseJavaBeans? technology
- April 2, 1997 JavaFoundationClasses? technology to be included in next rev of Java platform
- May 6, 1997 JavaBeans "Glasgow" software release available for public review
- June 5, 1997 JavaWebServer? 1.0 product ships; one month later downloads top 6,300
- July 23, 1997Java Accessibility API announced
- July 23, 1997JavaCard 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 JavaDeveloperConnection? 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 JavaBlend? TM 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 JavaEmbeddedServer? 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
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