Sun are to launch a set of Java tools today at day 1 of JavaOne aimed at simplifying the development of Java applications for consumer devices like phones and set-top boxes.
These new two tools bring scripting language like support to Java with JavaFX Script for the desktop, and Java FX Mobile for the mobile devices. It is expected that these two new additions to Java will address the increasing popularity of Macromedia Flash, and give Java the ability to compete in the ‘rich internet application’ area.
The JavaFX Mobile new addition is the result of Intellectual Property assets that Sun acquired when it bought the IP rights from SavaJe, a mobile phone company who over the past couple of years put significant effort into developing Java based phones, but never really gained traction outside of the Java development community.