Java

Momentum builds for Java-based iAppliances
In recent months, converging market and technical developments have made building Java-based embedded and small footprint iAppliance control devices not only more practical, but a necessity. This week's In Focus takes a look at Java's progress in this area—as reflected in changes and improvements in the language itself, the framework and the hardware—that is allowing programmers to work in any multiple language or Java-based Web environment.