Sun Microsystems" Java technology will be built into Blu-ray DVD players, executives said on Monday, a development that advances the technology in the consumer electronics market for which Sun originally developed the software.
"The Blu-ray Disc Association, the standards body for the format, has decided it will adopt Java for the interactivity standards," said Yasushi Nishimura, director of Panasonic"s Research and Development Company of America, speaking at Sun"s JavaOne trade show here. "This means that all Blu-ray Disc player devices will be shipped equipped with Java."