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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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