Sun woos Web developers

New product releases from Sun Microsystems are aimed at encouraging Internet and Java developers to deploy Web infrastructures on the Solaris 10 operating system, reports ITNews.

According to the report, Sun hopes to win ground from Linux with the release of Solaris Express, Developer Edition and Solaris + AMP.

Solaris Express, Developer Edition is an OpenSolaris-based distribution for Solaris, Java and Web 2.0 developers, while Solaris + AMP (Apache/MySQL/Perl or PHP) is an open source-based Web infrastructure stack designed for the Solaris 10 operating system.

Nokia plans to use a Java-based mobile platform to transform mobile e-mail into SMS for the enterprise, reports ZD Net.

According to Nokia, mobile e-mail is focused on only 2% of the total number of e-mail users in the enterprise, because of the cost associated with equipping the other 98% with mobile e-mail devices.

Nokia plans to tap into this market by making e-mail available to almost everyone in an enterprise, using Intellisync's Mobile Suite 8.0. Nokia says the software will run on almost any mobile device, including regular handsets capable of running the Java-based J2ME mobile platform.

Sun Microsystems has released a Java application programming interface (API) to provide greater support for accessibility by visually impaired users, reports Builder AU.

The Java Accessibility API makes graphical user interface (GUI) information available to assistive technologies such as text-to-speech devices, giving users alternative presentation and control of Java applications.

The Accessibility API comprises a set of interfaces and classes. The main interface is the Accessible interface, which provides a basic set of accessibility information about any GUI component, such as the component's name, description and role.