Return-Path: Received: from fort-point-station.mit.edu by po10.mit.edu (8.9.2/4.7) id VAA06479; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 21:55:08 -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 VAA15843 for ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 21:55:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 02:55:07 GMT+00:00 From: "JDC Editorial Staff" To: alexp@mit.edu Message-Id: <123543471492520362@hermes.sun.com> Subject: March 2002 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/2002/nl0321.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 Product Release Software * JSR-000129 J2ME(tm) Personal Basis Profile Public Review Draft Specification v1.0 (Mar 14 2002) * JSR-000062 J2ME Personal Profile Public Review Draft Specification v1.0 (Mar 14 2002) * JSR-000052 JavaServer Pages(tm) (JSP(tm)) Standard Tag Library Public Review Draft Specification v1.0 (Mar 12 2002) * Java 3D(tm) API 1.2.1_04 (Mar 08 2002) * Java(tm) API for XML Registries Proposed Final Draft Specification v0.9 (Mar 07 2002) * ECperf(tm) 1.1 Specification and Kit (Mar 06 2002) * Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) Proposed Final Draft Specification v0.8 (Mar 05 2002) * Java Card(tm) 2.2 Platform Specification Public Review Draft (Mar 05 2002) * JSR-000035 JAIN(tm) INAP API Final Release Specification v1.0 (Mar 05 2002) * JSR-000098 JAIN User Location and Status API v1.0 Final Release Specification (Feb 28 2002) DEVELOPER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES * New Code Camps * Take a Survey: Integrated Enterprise Software Product JAVA DEVELOPER'S MARKETPLACE * CrossArtist Software Joins Sun's Forte(tm) for Java(tm) Extension Partner Program - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I N S I D E T H E J D C NEW ON THE JDC * Articles Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB): A Primer Learn the benefits of using the JAXB API, the basics of creating simple binding codes, and working with data. (March 13, 2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/xml/jaxb/ Deploying Web Services on Java 2, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) This article shows how to integrate Web Services with the J2EE environment, through step-by-step instructions. (March 8, 2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/WebServices/wsj2ee/ Java Technology and XML Part 2: API Benchmarks Part 2 of this series tests the sample programs from Part 1, providing information about the performance of different APIs. (March 4, 2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/xml/JavaTechandXML_part2/ Java Web Services Developer Pack Part 1: Registration and the JAXR API This first article in a series on the Java Web Services Developer Pack shows you how to use the Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) API to publish and search for Web services in a registry. (February 28, 2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/technicalArticles/WebServices/WSPack/ * Bookshelf Designing Enterprise Applications, Second Edition by Inderjeet Singh, Beth Stearns, Mark Johnson and the Enterprise Team Focusing on practical guidelines for both architects and developers, this second edition describes the key architectural and design issues in creating applications for J2EE. (March 13, 2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/Books/j2ee/designingenterprise/ * Tech Tips Learn about performance considerations for string concatenation and for input/output operations. (March 5, 2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/JDCTechTips/2002/tt0305.html * Newsletters JDC C&E Technologies Newsletter Find out about the latest C&E technology-related releases, the hottest downloads, industry news, and more. (March 11, 2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/techDocs/Newsletters/2002/jdc_ce0311.html March New to Java Programming Center Supplement Learn how to cast one type to another, use the Collection, Iterator and List interfaces, and follow good programming practices. (March 15,2002) http://java.sun.com/jdc/onlineTraining/new2java/supplements/2002/mar02.html To access the JDC, go to: http://java.sun.com/jdc/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P R O D U C T N E W S PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES SOFTWARE. The following Java platform software and technology releases are now available for download: * JSR-000129 J2ME Personal Basis Profile Public Review Draft Specification v1.0 The J2ME Personal Basis Profile provides a J2ME application environment for network-connected devices supporting a basic level of graphical presentation. http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/review/jsr129/ * JSR-000062 J2ME Personal Profile Public Review Draft Specification v1.0 The J2ME Personal Profile provides the J2ME environment for those devices with a need for a high degree of Internet connectivity and web fidelity. http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/review/jsr062/ * JSR-000052 JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library Public Review Draft Specification v1.0 A standard tag library for JSP pages. http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/review/jsr052/ * Java 3D API 1.2.1_04 The Java 3D API enables the creation of three-dimensional graphics applications and Internet-based 3D applets. It provides high-level constructs for creating and manipulating 3D geometry and building the structures used in rendering that geometry. With this software, you can efficiently define and render very large virtual worlds. http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/download.html * Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) Proposed Final Draft Specification v0.9 The JAXR API provides a uniform and standard Java API for accessing different kinds of XML Registries. 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. http://java.sun.com/xml/downloads/jaxr.html * ECperf 1.1 Specification and Kit ECperf is an EJB benchmark meant to measure the scalability and performance of J2EE servers and containers. http://java.sun.com/j2ee/ecperf/download.html * Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) Proposed Final Draft Specification v0.8 The JAX-RPC enables Java technology developers to build web applications and web services incorporating XML-based RPC functionality according to the SOAP 1.1 specification. http://java.sun.com/xml/downloads/jaxrpc.html#jaxrpcspec08 * Java Card 2.2 Platform Specification - Public Review Draft The 2.2 specification includes Logical Channel support, Applet and Package Deletion, Java Card Remote Method Invocation, and many other new features designed to facilitate the design and deployment of innovative secure services using Java Card technology. http://java.sun.com/products/javacard/ * JSR-000035 JAIN INAP API Final Release Specification v1.0 The JAIN INAP specification defines an API which allows for the rapid creation and deployment of telephony services into a Java telephony platform. A JAIN INAP component can be rapidly developed, tested, and integrated on a variety of platforms with access to numerous tools and utilities. http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr035/ * JSR-000098 JAIN User Location and Status API v1.0 Final Release Specification This API is the Java specification of the Parlay Mobility 2.1 API, and is intended to allow software developers to rapidly develop external Service Provider type applications using abstract primitives that hide the heterogeneity of underlying networks. By adopting Parlay, the Java community can leverage on the huge investment made by Parlay members into the specification and associated adoption across the IT & telecom industries. http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr098/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 * New Code Camps Get hands-on experience with the latest Sun technologies. New topics include EJB(tm) 2.0, JMS and Container Managed Persistence and Web Services. http://www.sun.com/developers/edu/camps/ * Take a Survey: Integrated Enterprise Software Product Tell us your needs and desires with respect to an integrated, enterprise software product offering. This quick survey will take only a few minutes to complete. The information you provide will help shape future product direction - you can make a difference! Take the online survey now: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?5GDQWQDYPBTV73KR8PYC0MYJ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J A V A D E V E L O P E R ' S M A R K E T P L A C E * CrossArtist Software Joins Sun's Forte for Java Extension Partner Program CrossArtist Software, the leader in design tools for dynamic digital content, has joined the community of tool vendors building extensions to Sun Microsystems' Forte for Java integrated development environment (IDE). An alpha version of CrossArtist 2.0 is available for download from the company's website, http://www.crossartist.com. (March 8, 2002) http://industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,43379,00.html JDC Newsletter March 21, 2002 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IMPORTANT: Please read our Terms of Use, Privacy, and Licensing policies: http://www.sun.com/share/text/termsofuse.html http://www.sun.com/privacy/ http://developer.java.sun.com/berkeley_license.html Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California 94303 USA. Sun, Sun Microsystems, Java, Enterprise JavaBean (EJB), J2ME, Java 3D, Java Card, ECperf, JavaOne, JAIN, J2EE, Forte, JSP, and JavaServer Pages are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. * FEEDBACK Comments? 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