Return-Path: Received: from fort-point-station.mit.edu by po10.mit.edu (8.9.2/4.7) id SAA02548; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:27:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from hermes.sun.com (hermes.sun.com [64.124.140.169]) by fort-point-station.mit.edu (8.9.2/8.9.2) with SMTP id SAA04730 for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:27:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 23:27:13 GMT+00:00 From: "JDC Editorial Staff" To: alexp@mit.edu Message-Id: <6686591-434691038@hermes.sun.com> Subject: December 2001 JDC Newsletter Precedence: junk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Beyond Email - W E L C O M E - to the Java Developer Connection(sm) (JDC) Newsletter, covering Early Access software releases, new products, developer programs, and more. You can view this issue on the Web at: http://java.sun.com/jdc/techDocs/Newsletters/2001/nl1218.html and you'll find the JDC Newsletter archives at: http://java.sun.com/jdc/techDocs/Newsletters/jdc_newsletters.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J D C N E W S L E T T E R INSIDE THE JDC New on the JDC * Articles * Bookshelf * Tech Tips * Newsletters PRODUCT NEWS Early Access Developer Release Software * Java(tm) 3D(tm) 1.3 Beta 1 API (November 19, 2001) Product Release Software * JAIN(tm) APIs JSR 17 - JAIN ISUP - Proposed Final Draft (November 30 2001) * JSR 051: New I/O APIs for the Java Platform v0.60 Proposed Final Draft Specification (November 27 2001) * Forte(tm) for Java(tm) Community Edition, v3.0 -Java(tm) 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.4 Beta 3 Cobundle (November 20 2001) * JSR 090: OSS Quality of Service API 0.9 PFD Specification (November 20 2001) * JSR 091: OSS Trouble Ticket API 1.0 PFD Specification (November 20 2001) * JSR 144: OSS Common API 1.0 Public Review Specification (November 20 2001) * Java 3D 1.3 Beta 1 Specification (November 20 2001) * Java XML Pack Fall 01 Release (November 16 2001) * Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) 0.7 Specification Public Review Draft 2 (November 16 2001) * Java API for XML Messaging (JAXM) 1.0 Specification Final Release (November 16 2001) DEVELOPER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES * Java University(sm) * SunEd Courses * Listen & Learn! * Java User Groups - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I N S I D E T H E J D C NEW ON THE JDC o Articles The Java 2, Enterprise Edition (J2EE(tm)) Connector Architecture's Resource Adapter Discover the workings of the resource adapter component of the connector architecture, including pseudo-code to illustrate how an adapter is implemented. (December 13, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/J2EE/connectorclient/resourceadapter.html Building an Application, Part 2 Part 2 of this tutorial series introduces inheritance, image and text objects, and how to arrange those objects using a layout manager. (December 6, 2001) http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/new2java/divelog/part2/index.jsp Build to Spec! Part II Find out how to avoid specific design, implementation, and deployment pitfalls that can compromise portability of your J2EE(tm) applications. (November 29, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/J2EE/build/build2.html Java Technology and XML, Part 1 This article gives an overview of the different APIs available to the developer by presenting sample programs that process a set of chessboard configurations. (November 29, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/xml/JavaTechandXML/ New Data Transfer Capabilities Explore how data transfer support has been improved in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, version 1.4. (November 26, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/releases/data/ Keywords Crossword Puzzle Test your knowledge of Java keywords with this new online crossword puzzle. (November 21, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/onlineTraining/new2java/puzzles/crossword3/ o Bookshelf Java Deployment with JNLP and WebStart Learn about an abstract deployment model that extends to clients ranging from handhelds to back-end servers and from smart cards to home PCs, and examine the runtime services offered by a JNLP Client to its launched applications. (November 27, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/Books/jnlp/ o Tech Tips Learn how to access environment variables from a Java application, and how to work with numeric bases. (December 4, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/JDCTechTips/2001/tt1204.html Learn to validate numerical input in a JTextField, and to work with fonts. (November 20, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/JDCTechTips/2001/tt1120.html o Newsletters JDC C&E Technologies Newsletter The latest issue of the newsletter is available, with links to the latest Java C&E technologies and products, such as the J2ME(tm) Wireless Toolkit 1.0.3 FCS. Find out about new resources for Java C&E developers, get the latest C&E news, and more. (December 10, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/techDocs/Newsletters/2001/jdc_ce1210.html New to Java Programming Supplement Learn to read and write to files using the FileInputStream and FileOutput stream classes, discover the differences and similarities between the J2SE and J2EE platforms, and find out what's new in the New to Java Programming Center. (December 12, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/onlineTraining/new2java/supplements/2001/dec01.html To access the JDC, go to: http://java.sun.com/jdc/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P R O D U C T N E W S EARLY ACCESS DEVELOPER RELEASE SOFTWARE. The following Java platform software is now available for download on the JDC: * Java 3D(tm) 1.3 Beta 1 API The Java 3D API enables the creation of three-dimensional graphics applications and Internet-based 3D applets. (November 19, 2001) http://java.sun.com/jdc/earlyAccess/java3D/ PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES SOFTWARE. The following Java platform software and technology releases are now available for download: * JAIN(tm) APIs JSR 17 - JAIN ISUP - Proposed Final Draft Updates to v 0.7 relating to all SS7 API changes: * Package name change from jain.protocol to javax.jain * Signaling Point Code changed from "long" to SignalingPointCode class * Common exception tree * Split setStackName in JainIsupStack interface into individual methods * Added more reasons in CallFailureIndEvent and MaintenanceTimeoutIndEvent. (November 30 2001) http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/first/jsr017/ * JSR 051: New I/O APIs for the Java Platform v0.60 Proposed Final Draft Specification APIs for scalable I/O, fast buffered binary and character I/O, regular expressions, charset conversion, and an improved filesystem interface. (November 27 2001) http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/first/jsr051/ * Forte(tm) for Java(tm) Community Edition, v3.0 -Java(tm) 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.4 Beta 3 Cobundle (November 20 2001) http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download-sdk-forte.html * JSR 090: OSS Quality of Service API 0.9 PFD Specification Provides an API that allows telecom management applications to be developed and integrated with Java-enabled Quality of Service systems. (November 20 2001) http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/first/jsr090/ * JSR 091: OSS Trouble Ticket API 1.0 PFD Specification The OSS Trouble Ticket API will provide interfaces for creating, querying, updating, and deleting trouble tickets (trouble reports). (November 20 2001) http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/first/jsr091/ * JSR 144: OSS Common API 1.0 Public Review Specification This documents and specifies the common interfaces and classes used by all OSS through Java JSRs. OSS (Operation Support Systems) covers telecom processes ranging from network management to service management to business management. (November 20 2001) http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/review/jsr144/ * Java 3D 1.3 Beta 1 Specification The next release of the Java 3D API, version 1.3, will be a minor release of the API. The proposed changes are the result of feedback from Java platform licensees, industry partners, and the development community at large. (November 20 2001) http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/releases.html * Java XML Pack Fall 01 Release The Java XML Pack is an all-in-one download of Java technologies for XML. The first release is the Java XML Pack Fall Bundle, which includes: Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) and the Java API for XML Messaging (JAXM). (November 16 2001) http://java.sun.com/xml/downloads/javaxmlpack.html * Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) 0.7 Specification Public Review Draft 2 This version of the JAXR specification includes detailed bindings between the JAXR information model and both the ebXML Registry and the UDDI Registry v2.0 specifications. (November 16 2001) http://java.sun.com/xml/downloads/jaxr.html * Java API for XML Messaging (JAXM) 1.0 Specification Final Release This document has been designated as Final Release and is the final work item of the JSR067 Expert Group (EG). (November 16 2001) http://java.sun.com/xml/downloads/jaxm.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D E V E L O P E R P R O G R A M S A N D R E S O U R C E S * Java University(sm) The Java University program brings code-level pre-conference training to JavaOne(sm) (March 23 and 24). It is for experienced Java technology developers who want to stay current on recent advancements using this revolutionary platform. http://www.sun.com/javauniversity * SunEd Courses Sign up for Sun Educational Services web-based courses to learn more about Java technologies, including certification, user interfaces, and distributed computing. Register by 31 December 2001 and receive a 20% discount. For complete details, visit: United States: http://suned.sun.com/US/wlc/wlc_promo.html Canada: http://suned.sun.com/CA/wlc/wlc_promo.html Discount available in USA and Canada only. * Listen & Learn! 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