“Sun Microsystems, Inc…. signed a licensing agreement with
Hewlett-Packard Company to port Java 3D(TM) technology to HP-UX,
bringing the API one step closer to platform ubiquity. The
Java 3D API, released in December ’98 and gaining widespread
acceptance and adoption in the market, includes easy-to-use 3D
programming features and cross-platform functionality. The Java 3D
API is used by application developers in fields as diverse as MCAD,
scientific visualization and gaming.”
“…Hewlett-Packard will make the Java 3D API available on the
HP-UX platform for cross-platform, 3D graphics application
development and deployment. With Sun and HP the top two UNIX(R)
workstation vendors worldwide (1), this deal significantly expands
the installed-base of workstation users who will be able to
collaborate over the network using Java 3D API-based
applications.”
“The Java 3D API is already available for the Solaris(TM)
(SPARC(TM) Platform Edition) operating environment, Windows ’95,
Windows ’98 and Windows NT platforms and will soon be available for
SGI’s IRIX and the HP-UX operating environment and for Linux
through the Linux Blackdown Porting Team.”
” ‘The Java 3D API has gained considerable momentum in the
marketplace as a cross-platform 3D visualization tool for the
networked, collaborative enterprise, as evidenced by the API’s
adoption for the Linux and IRIX platforms and now for HP-UX,’ said
Ken Okin, vice president and general manager of Workstation
Products at Sun…”