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To: Tim Mak who wrote (3661)	11/25/1997 8:23:00 PM
From: Brad Zelnick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14451

>> implementation of the Java Media Framework, co-developed by Intel, Silicon Graphics, and JavaSoft. >> Intel media framework for Java takes shape By Niall McKay InfoWorld Electric Posted at 7:04 AM PT, Nov 24, 1997 As part of an effort to position Intel processors as a major platform for Java applications, Intel has begun licensing a Media Framework for Java to independent software vendors that includes JavaBeans components for video, 3-D surround sound, and animation. Called the Intel Simple Video Bean for Java, the Intel Spatial Audio for Java, and the Intel Animation for Java, the products are part of the microprocessor giant's Java-development operation. "We were one of the first licensees of Sun's Java specification in 1995," said Barbara Dawson, director of software strategies for Intel's desktop division. "We develop Java technology, optimize it for the Intel platform, and then either give that technology to JavaSoft or to one of the many Java ISVs working on the Intel platform." Other software technologies under development at the company's Oregon facility include a Java virtual machine, a just-in-time compiler, and some dynamic compilation technology. Intel officials say it is complementary to Sun's HotSpot compiler technology due in the so-called Version 2.0 of the Java Development Kit. The HotSpot compiler is a key technology under development at Sun that promises to make Java applications run as fast as C++ applications. Intel's media JavaBeans are part of the company's Media Framework for Java (MFJ), which is an implementation of the Java Media Framework, co-developed by Intel, Silicon Graphics, and JavaSoft. MFJ enables Microsoft, Netscape, and Sun Java-execution environments to run Java applets containing audio-and-video media natively on the Intel platform. Intel's media JavaBeans are available in two configurations, as a software developer's kit and as a run-time version. Currently, licensing the technology is free, but this may change, according to Dawson. Digital Harbor, a Java ISV based in Orem, Utah, is bundling Intel's Simple Player Bean in its .WAV productivity application environment. "Intel's video Bean will enable our customers to embed video clips into documents," said Roger Bell, the vendor's president. One analyst was skeptical about the Java/video combination. "Using Java and video in the same application would make for a less-than-interactive experience, especially over the Internet," said Don DePalma, an analyst at Forrester Research, in Cambridge, Mass. "But this is a future's thing, and it's good to see one of the large vendors create implementations of the Java Media Framework." Intel's Media Framework for Java uses supports .AVI, .WAV, .MOV, .AU, and .MPEG file formats. Intel Corp., in Santa Clara, Calif., can be reached at (408) 987-8080 or intel.com. <<I don't know if this has any significance. Brad Z