Java Technology surpasses 1.5 billion mobile devices worldwide
"Sun Microsystems has announced that 1.5 billion devices around the world are powered by Java technology. This technology is present secure identity cards to mobile phones, printers, web cams, automobile telematics, desktops, medical equipment, servers, jet engines, the navigation controls for NASA's Mars Rover, and more.

New Java technology-based digital identity smart card deployments include the National Aeronautic and Science Administration (NASA) and the Government of Thailand. These new wins build on Java technology handset momentum,
currently deployed by 77 operators worldwide including AT&T Wireless, China Mobile, China Unicom, Cingular Wireless, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone, and many others."