BEA Systems has created a version of its Java application server designed for virtualization technology, using an approach that cuts the operating systems out of the picture.

Typically, they interface with both the operating system (OS) and the hardware to give application-level programs access to devices in some standard fashion. (An up front warning: some types of device ...

As an example, Rappaport cited last year's decision by cable provider Tele-Communications Incorporated to support both Microsoft Windows CE and Sun's Java operating system in future set-top boxes.

Samsung has unveiled its REX line of budget handsets geared towards the emerging markets. The REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and REX 90 all feature Java-based operating systems with Samsung's TouchWiz ...