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Product and Technology Releases
Developer Programs and Resources
Java Developer's Marketplace
Inside The JDC
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Online Training
Writing Java 2 Enterprise
Edition Applications: This tutorial
introduces you to the APIs, tools, and services provided in the
JavaTM 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Reference Implementation. Lessons 1, 2, and 3 are now updated to the Version 1.2
software.
Articles:
The Nuts and
Bolts of Compiling and Running JavaSpacesTM
Programs. This article steps you through the details of setting
up your machine environment, compiling JavaSpaces programs,
and correctly running them (whether you're working on a Windows
or Solaris platform).
Book Excerpts:
Core Java 2 Volume II: Just published
by Sun Microsystems Press.
This excerpt, Chapter 2, "Collections" covers the collections
framework of the JavaTM 2 platform. This
chapter shows you how
to take advantage of the standard collections that are prebuilt
for your use.
Quizzes:
JavaTM Programming Language Basics
Quiz -- Take this short
quiz to test your knowledge of Lessons 1 through 5 in the Java
Programming Language Basics tutorial.
Tech Tips:
Read the latest Tech
Tech Tips on the following topics: Narrowing and
Widening Conversions, and Using Import Declarations.
Did You Know?
The JDC hosts a variety of audiocasts. These are audio
presentations, accompanied by visual slides, by experts in
leading-edge Sun technologies. Topics include "Java 2TM
Platform, Enterprise Edition", "The Magic of Jini",
"JavaTM Foundation Classes and Internationalization", and
more. A complete list of
audiocasts
To access the JDC, see:
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Product News
Early Access Developer Release Software
The following Java platform software is now available for download on the JDC:
Product and Technology Release Software
The following Java platform software and technology releases are now available
for download:
JavaSafeTM 1.0 Tool.
This tool provides a network-aware source
management system, designed to keep any development project
synchronized. Some features include: project repositories that
maintain file versions for any file type including Text, Graphic,
Binary and more; multiple file types that can be stored together
as part of a single project; and single and concurrent user file
checkout.
Download
JavaTM Access Bridge for Microsoft Windows, v1.0 FCS.
Access
Bridge makes it possible for a Windows based assistive technology
to get at and interact with the Java Accessibility API. The Java
Accessibility API is implemented in the JavaTM Foundation
Classes (JFC) Project Swing user interface components.
Download
JavaTM Advanced Imaging 1.0.2.
The Java Advanced Imaging API
extends the Java platform for developing image processing
applications and applets. Key improvements in the API for 1.0.2
include Tile-Caching and enhanced support for binary data.
Download
JavaHelpTM 1.1 Software
This is a full-featured, platform-
independent, extensible help system that enables developers and
authors to incorporate online help in applets, components,
applications, operating systems, and devices. JavaHelp is a
free product and the binaries for JavaHelp are redistributable.
Download
Enterprise JavaBeansTM Specification 1.1, Final Release..
Enterprise JavaBeansTM Specification 1.1, Final Release.
The enhancements in the EJB specification 1.1 focus on three key
areas: Improved Assembly and Deployment, Persistence (Mandatory
Entity Beans), and Tighter Compliance.
Download
Java Servlet API Specification, Version 2.2, Final Release..
This
API builds on the 2.1 specification adding support for Web
Applications and Web Application Archives as well as clarifying
many issues including Internationalization/Localization and
Distributed Servlet Container details.
Download
JavaServer PagesTM 1.1 Specification, Final Release..
JSP
technology allows Web developers and designers to rapidly develop
and easily maintain, information-rich, dynamic web pages that
leverage existing business systems.
Download
Java Embedded ServerTM (JES) 1.2 Software..
This is a small
footprint application server designed to be embedded in remote
devices. Using the Java Embedded Server product, you can respond
to changing market requirements by installing and managing new
software and services on your devices over the network.
Download
Developer Programs and Resources
JAVAONESM CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
Sun is seeking proposals for sessions at the 2000 JavaOne
Developer Conference to be held June 5-8 at the Moscone
Convention Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. We are looking
for professional and technical experts, who are interested
in addressing a technical audience of developers, IS/IT
managers, and business professionals on the subject of
JavaTM technology and related business
issues.
SUN HEADQUARTERS BRIEFINGS
JavaServer PagesTM and JavaTM Servlets (Feb 16). This
briefing describes how these technologies deliver rapid
development, deployment, and maintenance of Web applications,
regardless of platform or server.
JavaTM and XML (Feb 16). This briefing provides an in-depth
discussion of the XML technologies that are being supported
in the Java platform. Developers will also learn about the role
of XML in the distributed enterprise environment and how to
build fully-functional, XML-enabled Java applications.
J2EE-EJB CODE CAMP
Gain hands-on experience in Enterprise JavaBeansTM technology
in this programming workshop scheduled for Jan, 19-20, 2000
in Mountain View, California.
NEW AND REVISED JAVATM SERIES BOOKS
Three new books and one completely revised book in the Java
Series published by Sun Microsystem Press are now available.
The new books are Multithreaded Programming with Java Technology,
by Bil Lewis and Daniel J. Berg; Advanced Java 2 Development for
Enterprise Applications, by Clifford Berg; and Core JiniTM:
The Complete Video Course, by Keith Edwards. The Core Jini Video
Course is a fully integrated video course, comprising four hours
of video instruction on JiniTM technology plus Keith Edwards's
Core Jini book. The revised book is Core Java 2, Volume II:
Advanced Features, by Cay S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell.
SYMBIAN DEVELOPER CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Scheduled February 15-17, 2000 at the Santa Clara Convention
Center, Santa Clara, California, this event present technology
and training sessions on topics relevant to the Symbian platform
for mobile devices. Presentations, workshops, and training sessions
will include a number of JavaTM technology-related topics, such
as Symbian's new lightweight PersonalJavaTM and JavaPhoneTM
implementations.
Java Developer's Marketplace
UNIFY EWAVE STUDIO
Unify eWave Studio is a new Web content development environment
that allows users to build dynamic, Java-based, Web and
e-commerce applications with little or no coding. The product
integrates support for JavaServer PagesTM and Enterprise
JavaBeansTM technology. It also automatically generates
JavaServer Pages, JavaScript, Java, and HTML code. A free, fully
functional, trial version of Unify eWave Studio is available for
download
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