The Java™ platform is based on the power of networks and the idea that the same software should run on many different kinds of computers, consumer gadgets, and other devices.

What Can Java do for you?

Since its initial commercial release in 1995, Java technology has grown in popularity and usage because of its true portability. The Java platform allows you to run the same Java application on lots of different kinds of computers.

The idea is simple: Java technology-based software can work just about everywhere. Java technology components don't care what kind of computer, phone, TV, or operating system they run on. They just work, on any kind of compatible device that supports the Java platform.

Java and the Internet

Java technology allows programmers and users to do new things with Web pages that were not possible before. With Java technology, the Internet and private networks become your computing environment. For example, users can securely access their personal information and applications when they're far away from the office by using any computer that's connected to the Internet; soon they'll be able to access tailored applications from a mobile phone based on the Java platform, or even use smart cards as a pass key to everything from the cash machine to ski lifts.

Java™ is a Registered Trademark of Sun Microsystems