Java Naming and Directory Interface
Software from Sun Microsystems that seeks to simplify the connection and sharing of devices, such as printers and disk drives, on a network. Currently adding such devices to a computer or network requires installation and boot-up, but a device that incorporates Jini will announce itself to the network, provide some details about its capabilities and immediately become accessible to other devices on the network. Under this technology it would be possible to create distributed computing, whereby capabilities are shared among the machines on a common network. This would allow users to access the power and features of any device on the network and would free the desktop computer from holding all the memory, storage, and processing power it needs for any job. For example, if a disk drive on a network had Jini capabilities, any computer on that network could use the drive as though it were its own. Because Jini has the potential to make operating systems incidental to the power of networks, some have seen Jini as an attempt to reduce the influence of Windows.
Jini network technology provides a simple infrastructure for delivering services in a network and for creating spontaneous interaction between programs that use these services regardless of their hardware/software implementation. More at http://www.sun.com/jini/, http://www.jini.org
Jini network technology provides a simple infrastructure for delivering services in a network and for creating spontaneous interaction between programs that use these services regardless of their hardware/software implementation. Any kind of network made up of services (applications, databases, servers, devices, information systems, mobile appliances, storage, printers, etc.) and clients (requesters of services) of those services can be easily assembled, disassembled, and maintained on the network using Jini Technology. Services can be added or removed from the network, and new clients can find existing services - all without administration.
A distributed-computing product for the consumer market. The system enables devices that use Java to communicate and work with each other.
Java distributed inter-process communication architecture http://java.sun.com/products/jini
A new idea that Sun Microsystems calls "spontaneous networking." Using the Jini architecture, users will be able to plug printers, storage devices, speakers, and any kind of device directly into a network and every other computer, device, and user on the network will know that the new device has been added and is available. Close Window No entries at the current time. Close Window
(pronounced gee-nee.) Sun software that allows devices to dynamically and interactively connect together. A device attaching to a network via Jini would announce itself, explain its capabilities, and then would be immediately accessible to other devices on the network as well as having access to other devices on the network. Jini allows a network wide sharing of resources, storage, memory, and processing power. Jini works by passing applets (little programs) back and forth among devices that can run Java.
A distributed computing framework introduced by Sun Microsystems. Jini is an extension of the Java application environment.
An initiative developed by Sun Microsystems that allows for spontaneous communication and information sharing over a network.
JINIâ„¢ (pronounced like genie, a pseudo-acronym: Jini Is Not Initials) is a network architecture for the construction of distributed systems where scale, rate of change and complexity of interactions within and between networks are extremely important and cannot be satisfactorily addressed by existing technologies. Jini technology provides a flexible infrastructure for delivering services in a network and for creating spontaneous interactions between clients that use these services regardless of their hardware or software implementations.
Set of protocols defined by Sun to facilitate the sharing and management of resources related with equipment connected to the same network. These protocols are based on the implementation of a dialogue between several virtual machines, i.e. several smart cards. (see RMI too)..
A distributed-computing product introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1998. The system enables any devices that use Sun's Java programming language to communicate and work with one another.
Based on Java, this is a Sun system for easily connecting any type of devices, including a Net device, to a network.
Infrastructure and programming model which allow devices to connect with each other to create an instant community. Jini technology enables devices to work with each other, so users can create their own personal networks or communities no matter where they are located.
A way to connect hardware devices on a network intelligently, irrespective of their make or type. When a device is added to a Jini-based network, it posts a list of its resources and capabilities to a central Database used by every other device on the network.
Introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1998, Jini enables devices using Java to communicate & interact with one another within a highly distributed environment. Although its value is currently greatest in Java environments, Jini's ability to extend Java solutions beyond current distributed models may make it the foundation of ‘next-generation' network computing architectures.
Jini (pronounced like genie and also called Apache River) is a network architecture for the construction of distributed systems in the form of modular co-operating services.