Welcome to Java in Communications

The mission of this site is to promote and propagate Java into Communications Industry. At this site there is a ground swell of support from industry associations, software vendors, universities, hobbyists, and individual contributors, for the development of Java concepts, code, utilities, programs, events, articles, projects, and white papers.

Incubator graduation for JeNet
Congratulations to project JeNet, for its promotion out of the incubator. JeNet is an all Java implementation of the eNet network protocol.
Features:

• 100% Java eNet port (no native libaries).
• UDP based.
• Reliable/unreliable and sequenced/unsequenced packet sending.
• Fully interoperable with the original eNet library.
• Content agnostic.
• Configurable outgoing/incoming bandwidths.
• Built-in ping.
• Multiple channels/peer.

Release and incubator graduation for the Meldware Communication Suite
Buni releases Meldware Communication Suite 1.0M7. Meldware is a Java-based, multi-platform, Groupware suite which includes an Email server (IMAP/SMTP/POP), Calendar Server (iCal and soon WCAP), WebMail/WebCalendar (Flash), and Graphical Administration tool. Meldware makes extensive use of Java techologies not for the love of Java but for the promise of write once and read anywhere including Java EE, Java WebStart, and JAAS. Meldware's software is developed collaboratively between java.net and Buni.org open source communities guided by the Buni vision and Do-ocratic software develoment principals. Meldware's support for multiple platforms, extensibility, programming model, ease of administration/installation, bias for open standards and technologies will make its upcoming 1.0 release (when combined with Mozilla's Thunderbird + Lightning) a frontrunner to challenge Microsoft's Exchange platform. No more PST files!
  (Feb 26, 2007)

Sun's Content Delivery Server becomes OpenCDS
Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced that it is releasing its Sun Java(TM) System Content Delivery Server to the open source community. Content Delivery Server is a mobile content delivery and management platform that enables mobile operators to launch and sustain content services more cost-effectively. The source code is available today under the the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) at https://opencds.dev.java.net/.

By sharing Content Delivery Server with the open source community, Sun will expand the product's footprint to a wider market. Increased ubiquity for Content Delivery Server means more systems integrators (SIs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) will engage on the Content Delivery Server platform, increasing the available options. Sun will continue to be a key driver behind product development, product roadmap, marketing and building the community. Access to the source code enables the customer or SI to enhance and customize OpenCDS to meet their needs.

Demo Available:
Myocds.net is a demonstration portal for mobile content delivery based on the Open Content Delivery Server (OpenCDS) project (https://opencds.dev.java.net/pages/demo/). This is a subproject under OpenCDS driven by community involvement. Myocds.net demonstrates the continued innovation and vitality of the OpenCDS project.
  (Jan 24, 2007)

Gartner starts serious coverage of event driven architectures
Gartner published a new research document titled: "Cool Vendors in Platform Middleware, Event-Driven Application Servers, 2006". The paper is written by Massimo Pezzini and Yefim V. Natis. Yefim is a well known researcher in the middleware space. The abstract reads:

Event-driven application servers are among the most-innovative evolutions in application platforms. Although still leading-edge technology, several commercial products, such as those from jNETx, OpenCloud and WareLite, are emerging in the market.

JBAN Project Graduates out of the incubator
Congratulations to the JBAN project, which made a beta release with binaries and basic documentation. If you are interested in bluetooth on mobile phones, take a look at it.
Using JSR82 Bluetooth discovery agent and MIDP connection framework, JBAN allows unlimited devices to form a network dynamically, and the devices can be of any type as long as they support Java and Bluetooth.
  (Feb 25, 2006)

A SEA Change towards IP Convergence
Rakesh Radhakrishnan at the Sun Microsystems Telco division, published a paper on IP Convergence. Rakesh attempts to align major Industry Standards Initiatives within what is known as the "Communications Media and Entertainment" - CME Industry that enables Open Architectures in a Converged IP Centric World. CME includes all traditional Wireless (Cingular, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, etc.), Wireline/Telcos (Verizon Communications, SBC, BT, etc.) Cable (Cox, Comcast, etc.), Content (Disney, TW, etc.), Media and Entertainment Initiatives around IPTV, VOD, Digital Music, VOIP, etc. Follow the link to read the full paper.
  (Feb 06, 2006)

Insider look at 'Open IMS'
IMS Insider explores the subject of a community driven Open IMS platform where industry players pool resources for the mutual benefit of greater ecosystem, faster time to market and better interoperability.

Aepona Announces Full Complement of JAVA Support
Telecommunications Software Firm Works with Mobicents To Develop Open Source Parlay Resource Adapters for JAIN-SLEE
  (Oct 27, 2005)

Mobicents Examples 1.0 Beta 1 Released
A set of practical examples is released to accompany the Mobicents server and IDE. The examples in this release feature a comprehensive Resource Adaptor Tutorial by Michael Maretzke and a practical SLEE Wake Up Call service by Francesco Moggia. Download here.
  (Oct 02, 2005)

Mobicents EclipSLEE 1.0 Beta 1 Released!
This is the first public binary release of the Open Source SLEE tool. It allows rapid creation, development and deployment of SLEE services. Read the Getting Started Guide and try it out.
  (Oct 01, 2005)

Mobicents Server 1.0b1 Released!
1.0b1 is the first beta quality release of Mobicents. At this point the core engine is reasonably stable with support for auto deployment, persistence and basic High Availability. The performance is also acceptable for a wide range of applications except for high end carrier grade deployments. In the near future the team plans for more testing and tuning of scalability. New practical examples and an HA testing framework are also in the works. A few more beta releases are expected in the coming months before 1.0 final.
  (Sep 24, 2005)

JAIN SLEE, SIP Servlets, and Parlay/OSA
Three emerging VoIP middleware standards aiming at the Service Delivery Platform for Next Generation Intelligent Networks. Do you know how they relate to each other? Read the article and share your thoughts.