Create spontaneous connections between systems on demand Compatible with legacy systems and data Easy to add new services and networks The ability to communicate with anyone, anytime, anywhere is no longer just an idea. In this success story, you'll see how Jini technology has enabled three organizations to enhance both products and systems. Ken Oshman President and CEO Echelon Corporation Imagine the day when your mobile phone can ring your front door bell, causing a message to be displayed on a Web-enabled cell phone. Home appliances may be centrally controlled.
Office equipment is linked to enable sharing of resources.
You can even access services while you're on the road. With Jini technology, groups of devices are able to form an impromptu community without any preplanning, installation, or human intervention. In Networking Everyday Devices Echelon Corporation is a worldwide leader in networking everyday devices, with thousands of companies developing products using Echelon technologies and millions of nodes installed worldwide in building, industrial, transportation, home, and other environments. This not only enables users to interact with control systems and devices from remote or mobile locations, but it also allows control devices in these applications to access a wide variety of Jini technology-based, digital network services. Sun's Jini Technology Drafted for Service in the U.S. Army Designing and maintaining a mobile command post so that it functions under sometimes-chaotic battlefield conditions is a unique challenge.