SavaJe

SavaJe was the developer of the SavaJe OS, a Java

Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...

 OS for advanced mobile phones.
The SavaJe OS was a monolithic OS-and-Java platform, an implementation of Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...

' Java Standard Edition, as opposed to
the more limited Micro Edition usually offered on mobile phones. The SavaJe Java platform included a full implementation of Java Swing,
enabling developers to create applications with richer user interfaces.

At the 2006 JavaOne

JavaOne

JavaOne is an annual conference inaugurated in 1996 by Sun Microsystems to discuss Java technologies, primarily among Java developers. JavaOne is held in San Francisco, California typically running from Monday to Thursday. Technical sessions on a variety of topics are held during the day. In the...

 conference, their Jasper S20 phone was the device of show.

In April 2007 Sun Microsystems announced their intention to buy the intellectual property assets of SavaJe, these assets were used in the now defunct JavaFX Mobile

JavaFX Mobile

-Overview:JavaFX Mobile applications can be developed in the same language, JavaFX Script, as JavaFX applications for browser or desktop, and using the same tools: JavaFX SDK and the JavaFX Production Suite. This concept makes it possible to share code-base and graphics assets for desktop and...

 product, which was unrelated to the JavaFX UI technology released by Oracle.

In August 2010, Oracle sued Google for infringement of Java related intellectual property. In September 2010, the Mass High Tech Journal reported that the inspiration of Android Technology has strong ties to the creation and development of the SavaJe platform.

External links

• SavaJe Falls on Hard Times
• New Java OS runs on "bare metal"
• Sun acquires Java-based mobile phone OS
• SavaJe Official Website on the Internet Archive
  Internet Archive
  The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...