At the 2009 JavaOne conference, Sun Microsystems gave the first public demonstration of its Java Store—a new distribution channel for developers to directly connect with the more than 800 million desktop Java technology users, Sun says.
The Java Store is a consumer-facing storefront for the discovery and purchase of Java and JavaFX applications. Sun is aiming high with the Java Store, which it released as a beta for developers at JavaOne. The company is first targeting the desktop, but will later enable Java-based applications for smartphones and other devices to be sold through the store. More information on the Java Store can be found at http://store.java.com.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
INDONESIA: Controversy over clean-up plans for Java’s biggest river
The River Citarum in Indonesia’s populous Java Island is one of the world’s most polluted rivers but plans to clean it up are controversial.
By the time the 270km river, with its source in West Java, has passed some 2,000 factories and reached the Jakarta suburb of Bekasi, it is highly polluted, though many residents use water from it to wash their dishes and clothes, and even to cook food. Some 80 percent of Jakarta’s surface water comes from the river.
In December 2008, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) granted a US$500 million loan to the government for clean-up operations. Over a 15-year period, the ADB money should allow the government to rehabilitate the entire river basin.
The plan supports sanitation projects and seeks to provide safe water to those along its banks, while at the same time improving the lives of some 28 million people in its vicinity.
However, the People’s Alliance for Citarum (ARUM), an NGO, is concerned about corruption in the allocation of the ABD funding, and the project’s effectiveness.
It said there was a lack of “monitorable, reportable and verifiable indicators to combat and prevent corrupt practices”.
Indonesia regularly ranks as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. According to Transparency International’s 2009 Global Corruption Barometer, Indonesia is perceived as the most graft-ridden country in Asia, and its parliament the most corrupt public institution, followed by the judiciary and the police.
By the time the 270km river, with its source in West Java, has passed some 2,000 factories and reached the Jakarta suburb of Bekasi, it is highly polluted, though many residents use water from it to wash their dishes and clothes, and even to cook food. Some 80 percent of Jakarta’s surface water comes from the river.
In December 2008, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) granted a US$500 million loan to the government for clean-up operations. Over a 15-year period, the ADB money should allow the government to rehabilitate the entire river basin.
The plan supports sanitation projects and seeks to provide safe water to those along its banks, while at the same time improving the lives of some 28 million people in its vicinity.
However, the People’s Alliance for Citarum (ARUM), an NGO, is concerned about corruption in the allocation of the ABD funding, and the project’s effectiveness.
It said there was a lack of “monitorable, reportable and verifiable indicators to combat and prevent corrupt practices”.
Indonesia regularly ranks as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. According to Transparency International’s 2009 Global Corruption Barometer, Indonesia is perceived as the most graft-ridden country in Asia, and its parliament the most corrupt public institution, followed by the judiciary and the police.
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