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1995
March 23, 1995 |
Java is born. Father: James Goslings, Mother: Sun Microsystems. |
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May 23, 1995 |
Java Technology officially announced in SunWorld. |
1996
January 23, 1996 |
JDK 1.0 release day |
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May 29, 1996 |
First JavaOne developer conference, JavaBeans, Servlets and other technologies announced. |
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October 25, 1996 |
First Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler announced. |
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October 29, 1996 |
Java Card API announced. |
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December 9, 1996 |
JDK 1.1 beta software released |
1997
January 11, 1997 |
JavaBeans Development Kit released. |
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February 18, 1997 |
JDK 1.1 released. |
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March 4, 1997 |
Java Servlet Developers Kit released |
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March 10, 1997 |
JNDI API introduced. |
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April 2, 1997 |
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technology announced Java Foundation Classes (JFC) technology included in Java platform |
1998
March, 1998 |
JFC/"Project Swing" shipped |
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March 24, 1998 |
Java Jumpstart product announced EmbeddedJava spec posted for public review |
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April 20, 1998 |
Java Plug-inTM product shipped |
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June 3, 1998 |
Visa launches world's first smart card based on Java Card technology |
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July 22, 1998 |
JavaBlend 1.0 software shipped |
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November 5, 1998 |
Java 2 software port to Linux EmbeddedJava spec complete |
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December 8, 1998 |
Java 2 platform shipped Java Community Process (JCP) program formalized |
1999
January 25, 1999 |
Jini technology announced |
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PersonalJava 3.0 platform ships |
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February 24, 1999 |
Java 2 platform source code released |
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March 4, 1999 |
XML support for Java platform unveiled |
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March 27, 1999 |
Java HotSpot performance engine unveiled |
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June 2, 1999 |
JavaServer Pages technology unveiled |
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June 15, 1999 |
Three editions of Java platform: J2SE, J2EE, J2ME announced |
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December 8, 1999 |
J2EE platform shipped J2SE platform on Linux ships |
2000
February 29, 2000 |
Java API for XML optional package ships |
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May 8, 2000 |
J2SE v. 1.3 platform released |
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May 17, 2000 |
J2SE v 1.3 platform for Apple Mac OS X |
2001
February 26, 2001 |
J2EE Connector Architecture announced |
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March 8, 2001 |
J2EE Patterns Catalog released |
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March 14, 2001 |
Java Web Start 1.0 released |
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April 2001 |
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) SDK 1.3 beta released (EJB 2.0, JSP 1.2, servlet 2.3) |
2002
January 28, 2002 |
Java Web Services Developer Pack (WSDP), Early Access Release 1 |
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December 2002 |
J2EE 1.4 Beta released |
2004
October 1, 2004 |
Tiger (Java 5.0) released! |
2005
March 23, 2005 |
Java 10th Anniversary. |