Here is a screen shot of a phone running the JavaFX Mobile software we announced today.  Looks cool.  I believe this may be the technology that will enable handset vendors compete with the upcoming iPhone from Apple.  While the two phones look similar, there is a fundamental difference: while one is open, the other is not.  JavaFX Mobile technology will be available under an open source licence, enabling content owners, device manufacturers, and communities of developers to compete and innovate. Check out Jonathan's blog for more details.

JavaOne 2007 kicked off today with Rich Green's keynote, and an important announcement.  We announced JavaFX Script, a new scripting language aimed at content developers for the Internet.  This will make it easier to build web applications with highly interactive user interfaces. The other cool thing announced today was JavaFX Mobile that brings the same capability to mobile handsets.

The slide Rich showed on Java's success over the past 12 years was pretty cool:

  - 6,000,000  developers programming in Java

  - 5,500,000,000 Java devices

  - 2,500,000 downloads of GlassFish (Open Source Java App Server)

  - 800,000,000 desktops running Java

  - 1,800,000,000 phones running Java

  - 11,000,000 televisions running Java

Here are a few photos from today's event:

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