Sun Ports Java to Qualcomm's Snapdragon Platform

Qualcomm has announced the early-access release of Sun Microsystems's Java Platform Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) ported to its Snapdragon ARM-based processor. This release optimizes Java application performance and power management for Snapdragon-powered smartbooks.

Sun and Qualcomm worked together for nearly a year to port a complete, optimized, and standard version of the Java SE platform onto the Snapdragon platform. Sun's implementation of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) has been optimized for Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets - running over 32x faster than earlier Java SE implementations on ARM-based chipsets.

“We are very pleased to have reached this milestone release,” said Eric Klein, vice president of Java Software Marketing at Sun. “Delivering an optimized Java SE release for this exciting new Qualcomm hardware platform enables customers, developers, and OEM partners to leverage the power of Java and JavaFX(TM) software on smartbooks, enjoying consistent access to their Java software content and applications they use at work and at home. This release also demonstrates Sun's commitment to custom engineering services that provide partners like Qualcomm with quality solutions and rapid time to market.”

A free evaluation copy of this release is available for download at http://java.sun.com/javase/embedded/.

Posted to the site on 5th June 2009