Announcements
NetBeans Software Day at 2005 JavaOne Conference
The day before the 2005 JavaOne Conference (June 26), the NetBeans Software Team is hosting a FREE companion event at San Francisco's Argent Hotel near the Moscone Center. Signed up to speak so far: James Gosling, Graham Hamilton, Bill Shannon, Bob Brewin, and Tim Bray. All attendees will receive a free copy of the newly published NetBeans Field Guide.
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JavaOne Draws Near: Register Today!
Discover the power of Java at the 2005 JavaOne Conference, June 27-30, at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Benefit from in-depth education, real-world innovation, and visionary insight. Come celebrate 10 years of Java technology, and exchange ideas with experts and innovators from around the globe.
Register today.
If you have any general questions regarding the Conference, please contact
2005JavaOneinfo@sun.com.
Sun Tech Days
Bangalore, India: May 19-20, 2005
Register now for this two-day developer conference that challenges you to expand your technical vision and influence the direction of today's rapidly changing software development environment.
Register today.
Resources
Java User Groups
Join one of more than 500 Java User Groups in over 100 countries or start your own.
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Java Technology Blogs
Find out what James Gosling and other influential folks in the Java industry are saying about Java technology topics and more.
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java.com -- So Cool, It's Hot!
Visit the new java.com today and try out the latest Java technology-based games, apps, and services for desktop,
mobile, and "everywhere" platforms. Hang out and read the blog in the new Duke's Zone. Test your Java technology
acumen and get the free "Java Get Powered" logo. Of course, on java.com you can also download the latest version of
Java software for the desktop.
Check it out today!
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Sun's Java Studio Enterprise 7 Wins eWeek's
Excellence Award for Application Development |
April 2005
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eWeek writer Peter Coffee describes how Sun's Java Studio Enterprise 7 won this prestigious award on the strength of its integration capabilities, UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams, and NetBeans-based Java coding tools.
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What's New
Features
Book Review: Head First Java, 2nd Edition
Through mind-stretching exercises, memorable analogies, humorous pictures, and casual language, Head First Java, 2nd Edition encourages readers to think like a Java programmer.
Read more.
Happy First Anniversary JCP Program Version 2.6!
Since 2.6 was introduced in March 2004, the community is experiencing a major culture shift in terms of openness and efficiency, with 90 percent of members and nearly 60 percent of non-members reporting their satisfaction with the JCP program.
Read more.
Blog: End of an Era
With the demise of Microsoft's free support for Visual Basic 6, many VB developers will be casting an eye to alternative tools. In his latest blog, Bob Brewin asks whether the time is right to migrate to a platform that provides unparalleled security, portability, and power: the Java Platform.
Read more.
Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services: Concepts, Technologies, and Tools
Widely-adopted web services technologies are available to implement a service-oriented architecture, and more technologies, as well as tools, are on the way. Learn what these technologies and tools are in this article.
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Program Enhancements
Upcoming Chat: Java Enterprise System and Sun Java Studio Enterprise Integration
Join Sun Microsystems Engineers Charles Beckham, Ludovic Champenois, and Inderjeet Singh in a discussion of some unique plug-ins to enable faster, more productive development and deployment. Registration is required for this April 21, 9 a.m. PDT chat.
Register now!
Upcoming Chat: New Language Features in J2SE 5.0
J2SE 5.0 includes the biggest set of language changes since the original release of the Java programming language. Join us on April 26 at 11 a.m. PDT to ask questions about these new language features and get answers from three key members of the Core Java team: Scott Seligman, Joe Darcy, and Peter von der Ah.
For more information.
Chat Transcript: Create a MIDP Application Using Drag 'n' Drop
Interested in creating J2ME MIDP applications faster and more easily? Read the transcript of this chat with the engineers who designed and implemented this feature.
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UML Webinar Instant Replay Now Available
Check out the instant replay for this very successful online session, presented by Trey Spiva, member of the technical staff for Java Enterprise Tools. It includes the slides, demo and sound from the online event.
Read more.
Chat Transcript: Squeezing Performance from the HotSpot Virtual Machine
Want to squeeze the most performance out of HotSpot Virtual Machine? Get some performance-boosting insights from experts by reading the transcript of this performance-related chat.
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Sun Studio 10 Software Produces Blistering Benchmark Results
Our C, C++, Fortran-based development environment delivers record-setting performance results when coupled with Sun's Solaris 10 Operating System and Sun Fire servers.
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Register for the Sun Software Product User Group Meetings!
Our world-wide meetings offer members the chance to hear about best practices from fellow developers, give input for future product enhancements and hear the latest roadmap from the Product Team. We have meetings planned in the following regions for the following products:
Munich, Sun Office, April 27, 2005
Communication and Collaboration products
Sign up.
Munich, Sun Office, April 28, 2005
Identity Management
Sign up.
For further questions please contact UserGroups@sun.com
OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board Formed
Representatives from the open source community, Sun, and the OpenSolaris Pilot Program held their first meeting to steward the evolution of the OpenSolaris community toward self-governance.
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