Sun Microsystems Inc.'s JavaSoft business unit today announced the Java tm Commerce Toolkit, a comprehensive set of tools and technologies that leverage the power of Java to enable developers to create open, secure, integrated electronic commerce applications.
Electronic commerce is the next big move.
The Java Wallet looks like a real-world wallet and lets purchasers select and manage their payment choices, such as credit cards and electronic checks, and stores other purchaser preference information. The Java Wallet can be customized by developers for their own branded applications. Developers can use the Java Commerce Toolkit to easily develop a Java cassette for any on-line transaction type. Sample code and documentation to speed the development of on-line commerce applications. The Java Commerce Toolkit is built on Java Commerce APIs, which were announced at JavaOne in May, 1996.