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Apunix, an industry leader in multimedia kiosk solutions, has deployed JMF and Java technology-enabled kiosks for such companies as Alamo Car Rental, New Line Cinema, the San Jose Sharks and Andronico’s Market. ”JMF has enabled us to provide our customers with kiosks delivering high quality, fast performing video and audio,” said Sylvia Berens, Vice President and co-founder of Apunix. ”Multimedia is a key component of kiosk technology and Apunix has found JMF to be the only true cross platform solution.”
VideoSpheres Inc., an emerging leader in the development of infrastructure for managed digital video services over IP networks, uses JMF on their media server. ”We recognized the benefits of Java and JMF’s support of open standards, that’s why JMF was the clear choice for VideoSpheres when we evaluated what technology to use for our flexible media server architecture,” said Todd White, Chief Technology Officer at VideoSpheres.
Availability of JMF: Sun Community Source Licensing Program (SCSL) and
Java Community Process(SM) Program (JCP)
Source code for JMF 2.1.1 will be made available under Sun’s Community Source Licensing program (SCSL). SCSL is a flexible source licensing model that allows for publicly available source, and supports focused enhancement by a community of dedicated developers. Furthering its commitment to work with the Java community on future Java software development, Sun has carried out all JMF development efforts under the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP) Program.
For more information on JMF, visit http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf .
About Sun ONE
Sun(TM) Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) is one of the industry’s most comprehensive offerings to deliver Web services today and includes an architecture and roadmap based on open standards, such as Java and XML technologies, to take advantage of the new generation of smart Web services and beyond. Smart Web services are enhanced Web services with a level of intelligence based on context that spans multiple networks beyond the Web, and provide a richer experience for both enterprises and end-users. Sun ONE will simplify the way in which both Web and open smart services are created, assembled and deployed — benefiting enterprises with better business-wide productivity, developers with faster time-to-service and increased market opportunity, and consumers with an enriched user experience. More information about Sun ONE can be found at www.sun.com/software/sunone.
Java Community Process(SM) Program
Since its introduction in 1995 as the open, participative process to develop and revise Java technology specifications, reference implementations, and technology compatibility kits, the Java Community Process program has fostered the evolution of the Java platform in cooperation with the international Java developer community. More than 80 Java technology specifications are in development in the JCP program, which has over 300 company and individual participants. For more information on the JCP program, please visit http://java.sun.com/aboutJava/communityprocess .
