Java 3D API on HP-UX

Los Angeles 11 Aug 99 Sun signed a licensing agreement with Hewlett-Packard to port Java 3D technology to HP-UX, bringing the API one step closer to platform ubiquity. The Java 3D API, released in December '98 includes 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.

In inking the deal, 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. workstation vendors worldwide, 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 , 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 is licensed for development and deployment on 95 percent of the world's workstation market .

The Java 3D API extends the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, by allowing application developers to add 3D capabilities to their Java technology-based applications, while leveraging the speed, stability, security and completeness of the core Java platform.

The Java 3D API, a network-centric, scene graph-based API, has been implemented in a variety of third-party applications, from design and scientific visualizations to gaming and educational software programs.

In addition, Java 3D allows users to do high-end 3D visualization over the network, regardless of the target platform.

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