Apple Unveils Major New Release of Java for Macintosh
Java Performance Now Five Times Faster
CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced a major new release of its Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for Macintosh which is up to five times faster than previous versions of Java on Macintosh, based on industry standard CaffeineMark3 benchmarks. The new release, named MRJ 2.1, is available for free downloading from Apple's website (www.apple.com) beginning today.
"Customers will immediately notice the significant performance improvements in MRJ 2.1," said Avie Tevanian, Apple's senior vice-president of Software Engineering. "And its designed to run real-world Java applications from companies such as Autodesk, Oracle, SCT, and Zero G Software."
MRJ 2.1 is based on Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.1.6 from Sun Microsystems, and allows Macintosh developers to extend the capabilities of Java applications by coupling them with core Apple technologies like QuickTime and AppleScript. The new MRJ 2.1 features:
-- Symantec's high-performance Just In Time (JIT) compiler for Java, as well as enhanced graphics, imaging, threading and networking performance which make MRJ 2.1 up to five times faster than its predecessors.
-- Compliance with Sun's JDK version 1.1.6, bringing new Java features to Mac OS and maximum Java compatibility with the current generation of Java applications.
-- AppleScript support, enabling Java applets to work with other AppleScript applications.
-- Support for QuickTime for Java, which will be in the next release of QuickTime.
-- Support for Swing, a user interface toolkit which brings the Macintosh ``look and feel'' to Java applications.
Mac OS Runtime for Java 2.1 requires a PowerPC-based Apple Macintosh computer, Mac OS 7.6.1 or later, and at least 32 MB of RAM.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission -- to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.
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