This has been a very long time in the making. I'll try to find the other
press release. It is now formal that Sun and SGI will be developing formal
OpenGL bindings to Java. Note that this is _not_ the JOGL project on
JavaGaming.
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 07:12:42 -0700
From: Elizabeth Riegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [khronos_general] Part 1 of Today's News: Sun Joins Khronos to
Promote OpenGL ES as Standard 3D API for Embedded Java Applications
Hello:
-This news crossed the wire at 6:03 am Pacific.
-The OGLES Spec and the OML SDK releases will go at 9:30 am Pacific.
-Flyers announcing this news and our BOF are going out to all Siggraph Exhibitors
during today's set up
Press Release
To set Press Briefings or for Further Information:
Elizabeth Riegel
Khronos Group Manager
+1 (408) 656-3300
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Sun Microsystems Joins Khronos Group to
Support OpenGL ES for Mobile Devices
Sun's participation to leverage new OpenGL-Java binding initiative to make
OpenGL ES a key enabler for small-footprint embedded Java applications
July 28, 2003 - SIGGRAPH, San Diego, California -- The Khronos Group today announced
that Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) has joined as a Promoting Member to
encourage the development and adoption of OpenGL® ES as an important open standard for
graphics hardware acceleration in mobile devices. Sun will work with the Khronos Group
to enable OpenGL ES to support the graphics requirements of the JavaT 2 Platform,
Micro Edition graphical APIs. In a related press release today, Sun announced an
agreement with SGI® (NYSE: SGI) to cooperate on developing Java bindings to the OpenGL
application programming interface (API), Khronos intends to leverage this work to
define standardized bindings between Java and OpenGL ES.
"OpenGL ES will be a key enabler for Java applications in a wide range of
small-footprint embedded applications that need state-of-the-art capabilities," said
John Fowler, Chief Technology Officer, Software, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "We want to
fully support Khronos in driving OpenGL ES adoption by joining as a Promoting Member."
"Sun's support within Khronos will provide significant momentum to the use of OpenGL
ES as an invaluable low-level graphics API for small footprint Java applications,"
said Neil Trevett, senior vice president of market development at 3Dlabs, secretary of
the Khronos Group and chairman of the OpenGL ES Working Group. "The widespread
availability of both Java and OpenGL ES, and now the standardization of the bindings
between them, will enable the emergence of highly portable embedded applications with
advanced 3D graphics capabilities."
The OpenGL ES 1.0 Specification, released to the public today in another related
announcement, consists of well-defined subset profiles of OpenGL that enable
small-footprint embedded applications with advanced graphics capabilities. OpenGL ES
is royalty-free and the specification is available for public download at
www.khronos.org/developers/downloads.html
The Khronos Group is a member-funded industry consortium founded in January 2000 by
leading graphics and digital media companies. It is focused on the creation and
deployment of rich media through the development of open standard APIs that will
enable the authoring and playback of dynamic media on a wide variety of platforms and
devices. All Khronos Promoting and Contributing members are able to contribute to the
development of Khronos API specifications, are empowered to vote at various stages
before public deployment, and are able to accelerate the delivery of their
cutting-edge 3D platforms and applications through early access to specification
drafts. Go to www.khronos.org for more information.
Khronos Group invites you to attend their OpenGL ES and OpenML SIGGRAPH BOFs (Birds of
a Feather Sessions) in San Diego. Hear Khronos Members speak in their various fields
of expertise on the state of each APIs development. Full descriptions of session
content are available at: http://www.khronos.org/news/events.html.
Tuesday July 29, 2003
San Diego Clarion Hotel Bay View - Grand Ballroom
OpenML: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
OpenGL ES: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
You may also visit the Khronos Booth #3535 to pick up a copy of the download
instructions for the OpenGL ES 1.0 Specification and the OpenML Linux/NT SDK and to
see a showcase of Member demos.
Ends
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Silicon Graphics Inc. used by permission by Khronos. Sun, Sun Microsystems, Java,
J2SE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United
States and other countries. All other product names, trademarks, and/or company names
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