At the SunNetwork 2003 Conference and Pavilion in Berlin this week, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Macromedia have announced an agreement to integrate and ship Macromedia Flash Player 7 with the Java Desktop System. As part of the agreement, Macromedia Flash Player will be pre-installed into the open source browser Mozilla, a key component of the Java Desktop System, allowing users to conveniently view Flash content "out of the box," without having to download and install the player separately.

Flash Player offers Java Desktop System users the same experience of viewing rich, interactive multimedia content and applications currently enjoyed on an estimated 453 million personal computers worldwide. The Flash Player makes it possible to deliver consistent and effective digital experiences, ranging from brand-building Web sites to enterprise-class rich Internet applications. Innovative designers rely on the integrated motion graphics, audio, and video capabilities of Flash Player to engage users in ways not possible with conventional Web technology. Application developers use the Macromedia Flex presentation server in conjunction with Flash MX Professional 2004 to deliver rich, intuitive user interfaces for enterprise applications based on J2EE platform. This agreement will help provide the best-in-class media playback and rich Internet application technology to enrich the customer experience within a lower cost and more secure desktop environment.

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