SDN Feature Article Archive

The J2ME Wireless Toolkit 2.1 Version 2.1 of the J2ME Wireless Toolkit includes some great new features, including support for JTWI (JSR 185) and web services (JSR 172). This article details the jazzy new emulator skin, the new API support, and other features of the latest release of the toolkit.

Download Sun Java System Message Queue Platform Edition 3.5 This free download of Java System Message Quese provides an ideal business integration messaging solution for small-scale deployments.

Announcement: Sun Java System Message Queue Enterprise Edition 3.5 Now Available This leading business integration enterprise messaging server includes all of the features of Platform Edition, plus many enhancements such as scalable connection capacity, load balancing, message server clusters, and a C messaging interface.

Download Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.3 Get the latest release of the JWSDP. This version now supports the WS-I Basic Profile.

Best Practices for Migrating to the Solaris 9 OS: A Case Study at Sun Sun outlines the methodology used to upgrade 1500 servers to the Solaris 9 Operating System.

Sun Developer Network Program Releases New Site and Assorted Features Explore the newly consolidated site; take advantage of the enhanced offerings from Sun Developer Network; tell us what you want next.

The Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specification for version 1.4 has received unanimous approval from the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process and is now final. The J2EE 1.4 platform delivers Web Services Interoperability and updates specifications for JavaServer Pages, Enterprise JavaBeans, and Connectors, along with other features which establish J2EE 1.4 technology as a premier Web services and enterprise application integration platform. Download the SDK now.

J2ME Wireless Toolkit 2.1 Beta is now available. In addition to MIDP 2.0, Wireless Messaging API 1.1, and Mobile Media API 1.1, this release also adds support for JSR-185 (JTWI) clarifications, floating point support with CLDC 1.1, as well as the new J2ME Web Services API (JSR-172). Coincident with this release is the availability of Sun ONE Studio 5, Mobile Edition EA which provides specific support for J2ME WTK 2.1 Beta and the J2ME Wireless Connection Wizard for integrating J2ME with J2EE applications.

Updates to the Developer Forums. This month, Sun launched the latest version of the Developer Forums with a new look and feel. This latest version provides new functionality, allowing developers to set forum level watches which indicate that an entire forum is of interest to them. Developers can then elect to have e-mail notifications sent to them when their selected forum is updated. This service is in addition to notifications regarding community response to questions developers themselves have posted.

Graph Servlet: A Dynamic Graph Generator for Portal Channels. Describes an example servlet that dynamically graphs data in a Sun ONE Portal Server channel. This article explains the servlet architecture, its installation and deployment, and key aspects of implementation.

Updated: Solaris OS Guide for New System Administrators. Updates include information on the /var/sadm/install/contents file and on cloning systems with internal FC-AL boot disks, such as Sun Blade 2000 workstations and Sun Fire 280R or V880 servers.

New Release: Sun Java Studio Standard 5 update 1. Sun Java Studio Standard 5 update 1, is the update to Sun ONE Studio 5, Standard Edition, and, like its predecessors, is based on the successful NetBeans (open source) Tools platform. New features include the Integrated Application Framework technology for fast and optimal web application construction and deployment.

Visit the updated Compiler Collection pages to find information focusing on Sun's C, C++, and Fortran compilers, high performance technical computing, performance analysis tools, debugging, numerical computing, and math libraries.

Integrating An Application into Sun ONE Portal Server 6: A Case Study. How to integrate the Duke's Bookstore sample application from Sun ONE Application Server 7 into Sun ONE Portal Server. This article uses Duke's Bookstore to show you how to integrate an application so that it functions as a versatile channel on your portal.

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Overview of Sun ONE Portal Server. This overview summarizes the value of portals and the key functionality and features of Sun ONE Portal Server. It also explains how to use Sun ONE Portal Server to integrate portals with IT networks.

Upgrade to the Official Sun Java Platform. Read about the benefits of upgrading the MSJVM to the official Sun JRE in this article, and visit the Upgrade Program Site where you'll find resources, including a detailed technical guide, a forum, and more.

x86 Resources for the Solaris OS. New, one-stop developer resource center for the Solaris OS, x86 Platform Edition: Find related downloads, documentation, FAQs, technical articles, discussion forums, and training options.

SunNetwork 2003 Highlights. At SunNetwork 2003 held on September 16-18, Sun announced a wide range of products, technologies, and services under the Sun Java System umbrella as the solutions for reducing cost and complexity, accelerating deployment of network services, and achieving mobility with security.

Software Express for Solaris. Download the latest new Solaris technologies (for SPARC and x86 platforms), built from the development team's work-in-progress code base. Support is included for reporting bugs and tracking fixes.

Portal Integration Versus Application Development: A Case Study of salesforce.com and Sun ONE Portal Server. Learn the advantages of adopting portal integrations--instead of developing applications--to efficiently add capabilities, reduce complexity, and save overheads. This case study shows you how to extend a SOAP Web-service API with a client API in a Sun ONE Portal Server integration to deliver additional functionality.

Building a Web Service with Sun ONE Studio. Creating, Deploying, and Testing a Web Service Based on an Existing Web Application.

End to End Development in Sun ONE Studio 5. Using Advanced IDE Components to Develop MIDP, Web, and Server Sides of a Photo Album Application.

Connecting to External Databases With Sun ONE Studio 5 and Sun ONE Application Server 7. Sun ONE Studio 5 and its integrated application server, Sun ONE Application Server 7, can be configured to work with databases other than the PointBase database that is bundled with the product.

Compiler Differences Between Solaris OS, SPARC Platform Edition and x86 Platform Edition. Learn about different options in Sun ONE Studio 8, Compiler Collection software versions used for the Solaris Operating System, x86 Platform Edition, and the SPARC Platform Edition.

Transcript of Java Live! Chat Session. Read the transcript of the August 12, 2003 chat on the Portlet Specification (JSR 168), with Portlet Specification co-lead Alejandro Abdelnur, and Sun ONE Portal Server product manager Adam Abramski.

Integrating My Yahoo! Enterprise Edition Provider 1.0 with Sun ONE Portal Server 6. Learn how to connect the My Yahoo! Enterprise Solutions (YES) content service with Sun ONE Portal Server 6. This paper shows you the steps, complete with UI snapshots.

An Overview of Sun ONE Web Proxy Server. Describes the history of Web proxies and the capabilities of Sun ONE Web Proxy Server, which caches and filters Web content.

JAX-RPC on the Sun ONE Web Services Platform Developer Edition, Part 2. This article extends Part 1 of this series on JAX-RPC by presenting an example of JAX-RPC in use. It illustrates how JAX-RPC is used in the Logistics sample application shipped with the Sun ONE Web Services Platform Developer Edition.