Lee said Sun is considering adding the interface as part of the core Java standard. In the meantime, the company is working on building more links between the two development technologies, she said.

The JHipster application generator is enabling developers to blend their Java and JavaScript development skills on the same Web applications. Reaching a 1.0.0 release milestone on Sept. 1, the ...

With JNBridgePro, Java and .Net framework components and applications are connected via Visual Studio or Eclipse plug-ins that remove complexities of cross-platform interoperability, JNBridge said.

Sun on Monday also said it will soon ship another interface, called the Java API for XML Data Binding. It is technology that converts XML documents into Java software code--and vice versa, Manes said.