Sun introduces JavaFX Mobile

Sun Microsystems, the developer of network servers and software, has unveiled a new family of products related to its Java programming language, targeted to developers of mobile devices such as smart phones, so they can create more consumer-friendly applications, says Silicon Valley.

The company plans to unveil software called JavaFX Mobile at its JavaOne conference in San Francisco today, where about 15 000 developers will descend on Moscone Centre.

Java is a programming language developed by Sun in 1995 with the promise: "write once, run anywhere", so programmers can create applications to run on many different computer systems.

The Social Development Ministry of New Zealand is attempting to wean itself off its expensive mainframe computers and aging Cobol software without having to spend tens of millions of dollars completely rewriting its software applications, says Stuff.

CIO Tim Occleshaw says the ministry will spend a little over $2 million translating its Trace debt management system - the smaller of its two legacy software applications - from Cobol to Java.

It is using Q-TE, a "self-learning" software transformation engine, developed by Australian company Quipoz, to do this.

CheckFree has released Accurate NXG version 2.12, the latest release of its leading reconciliation and exception management solution, says Thomas Net.

Through a rich, thin-client Web browser interface, ease of deployment and increased functionality - such as an additional 160 reconciliation data fields - the latest release provides new enhancements for financial services clients of CheckFree and its customers.

Deploying the applications through a Web browser will reduce the cost and time involved in distributing the solution to large numbers of users or user communities that are geographically dispersed.