Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po10.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA01487; Tue, 18 Apr 00 16:25:10 EDT Received: from hermes.javasoft.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA05113; Tue, 18 Apr 00 16:24:01 EDT Received: (from nobody@localhost) by hermes.java.sun.com (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.1) id UAA21280; Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:25:19 GMT Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:25:19 GMT Message-Id: <200004182025.UAA21280@hermes.java.sun.com> X-Authentication-Warning: hermes.java.sun.com: Processed from queue /bulkmail/data/ed_62/mqueue3 X-Mailing: 198 From: JDCNewsletter@Sun.com Subject: JDC Newsletter April 18, 2000 To: JDCMember@Sun.com Reply-To: JDCNewsletter@Sun.com Errors-To: bounced_mail@hermes.java.sun.com Precedence: junk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Beyond Email 2.2 -WELCOME- to the Java Developer Connection(sm) (JDC) Newsletter, covering Early Access software releases, new products, developer programs, and more. - You can view this issue of the JDC Newsletter on the Web at http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/techDocs/Newsletters/2000/nl0418.html - To subscribe to this newsletter go to: http://java.sun.com/jdc/ - To unsubscribe to this newsletter go to: http://developer.java.sun.com/unsubscribe.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J D C N E W S L E T T E R INSIDE THE JDC New on the JDC * Articles * Book Excerpts * New Online Tutorial * Quizzes Did you know? PRODUCT NEWS Early Access Developer Release Software * Java(tm) 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.3 Release Candidate 3 (4/14/00) * Java3D(tm) 1.2 Beta 2 API (3/31/00) * PersonalJava Runtime Environment, version 3.0.1 for WinCE 2.11 Beta (3/27/00) * Java(tm) HotSpot Server VM 2.0 RC2 (3/23/00) Product and Technology Releases * Java TV(tm) API Specification version 1.0D (4/7/00) * Java API for XML Parsing 1.0 (3/29/00) * Servlet Specification Version 2.2 (3/27/00) DEVELOPER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES * Jobs@Sun * Code Camps * Training Discounts From Sun Educational Services * New Sun Developer Essentials (tm) Hardware Configurations * JavaOne(sm) Conference, San Francisco, Ca., June 6-9 2000 * XML DevCon 2000, New York City, June 25-28 JAVA DEVELOPER'S MARKETPLACE * Oracle JDeveloper 3.1 * WebGain Studio * Intuitive Systems Optimizeit 3.1 Professional - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I N S I D E T H E J D C NEW ON THE JDC <> Articles O'Reilly Conference on Java -- Enterprise Java Enterprise Java was the theme for the O'Reilly Conference on Java. Here are some notes, with a special look at one enterprise technology: JSP http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/conf/ Clip2.com Gets Supercharged with Java Technology. Here is the story of a site's transition from sole source to the open world of JavaServer Pages(tm) (JSP) and the Apache web server. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/clip2/ Resource Management System: a J2EE Sample Application. Here's an opportunity to download and examine a working application based on J2EE technologies. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/rms/ <> Book Excerpts The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide, by Simon Roberts, Philip Heller and Michael Ernes. Chapter 6, Objects and Classes, with its accompanying quiz, is excerpted. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/certification/ Swing, by Matthew Robinson and Pavel Vorobiev. Chapter 18, Tables, and Chapter 22, Printing, are excerpted. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/swing2/ <> New Online Tutorial Writing Enterprise Applications for the J2EE Reference Implementation. Lesson 6 has been added; it shows how to generate a simple XML report. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/J2EE/Intro/index.html <> Quizzes Fundamentals of RMI Quiz. This quiz is on material covered in the recent jGuru short course Fundamental of RMI. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Quizzes/rmi/ DID YOU KNOW? The JDC Bookshelf contains chapter excerpts from some of the leading books on Java (tm) technology. In addition to the book excerpts listed above under "Book Excerpts", some recent items in the bookshelf include excerpts from "Core Java 2 Volume II--Advanced Features," by Cay S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell, published by Sun Microsystems Press; and "Java 2D API Graphics," by Vincent J. Hardy, published by Sun Microsystems Press. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/ To access the JDC, see: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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(tm) 2 Software Development Kit, Standard Edition, version 1.3 Release Candidate 3 http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/earlyAccess/j2sdk13/ <> Java3D(tm) 1.2 Beta 2 API http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/earlyAccess/java3D/ <> PersonalJava Runtime Environment, version 3.0.1 for WinCE 2.11 Beta http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/earlyAccess/personaljava/ <> Java(tm) HotSpot Server VM 2.0 RC2 http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/earlyAccess/hotspot/index.html PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES SOFTWARE. The following Java platform software and technology releases are now available for download: <> Java TV(tm) API Specification version 1.0D. With the Java TV API, content creators can create platform independent, scalable, network-aware applications for devices such as televisions and set-top boxes. http://java.sun.com/products/javatv/index.html <> Java API for XML Parsing 1.0 (JAXP). This API provides a standard way to seamlessly integrate any XML-compliant parser with a Java application. http://java.sun.com/xml/download.html <> Java Servlet API Specification Version 2.2. This version of the specification adds support for Web Applications and Web application archives. It also clarifies many issues, including internationalization/localization and distributed servlet container details. http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/2.2/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 <> JOBS@SUN Sun has a new page that lists available jobs in Java software development at Sun. For more information, see: http://java.sun.com/jobs/ <> CODE CAMPS Gain hands-on experience in the following programming workshops scheduled for April and May. J2EE-EJB Code Camp, April 27-28, Mountain View, Ca., May 18-19, Burlington, Ma., May 24-25, Burlington, Ma. Jini Programming Code Camp, May 18-19, Mountain View, Ca. For more information, see: http://www.sun.com/developers/edu/camps/ <> TRAINING DISCOUNTS FROM SUN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Sun Educational Services is offering a free Sun Web Learning Center Course for Sun Developer Connection members (JDC members are automatically Sun Developer Connection members). The course is Getting Started with the Java(tm) Programming Language (WJ-2S0-V1). In addition, they are offering members a 10% discount on any instructor-led training or CD-ROM based training. The Sun Educational Services curriculum spans a wide variety of topics including courses on Java(tm) and Jini(tm) Technology. For more information, see: http://suned.sun.com/HQ/developers/ <> NEW SUN DEVELOPER ESSENTIALS(TM) HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS The latest Sun Developer Essentials (TM) Hardware configurations are now available. For qualified Sun Developer Connection Company members (JDC members are automatically Sun Developer Connection members), Sun Developer Essentials Hardware offers extremely discounted Sun hardware systems bundled with the Sun Developer Essentials Enterprise Edition software. These configurations were specially created to speed commercial application development for the Java(tm) platform and Solaris(tm) Operating Environment. For more information, see: http://www.sun.com/developers/tools/hw_details.html <> JAVAONE(SM) CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA., JUNE 6-9 2000 The JavaOne conference will be held in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. With more than 150 technical sessions and more than 175 Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, the JavaOne Conference is the place to learn about the latest developments in the Java(tm) 2 Platform and Java(tm) technologies. Also, sign up now for Java University(sm) at JavaOne. For more information about JavaOne, see: http://java.sun.com/javaone/ For more information about Java University, see: http://www.sun.com/javauniversity/ <> XML DEVCON 2000, NEW YORK CITY, JUNE-25-28 Join XML enthusiasts, technical experts, gurus, and advanced users at XML DevCon 2000 in New York City, June 25-28. Learn about exciting intersections of Java(tm) and XML technologies, such as using Xbeans in Java-based distributed applications. For more information, see: http://www.xmldevcon2000.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 <> ORACLE JDEVELOPER 3.1 JDeveloper Version 3.1 is an integrated, full-featured application development tool for building and deploying applications in Java and XML. It allows developers to produce, develop, and debug multi-tier Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications and remotely debug Java components in any web server or application server through its support of the J2EE Platform Debugging Interface (JDI). The tool also includes Oracle's XML Parser for Java Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformation (XSLT) Processor, and related JavaBeans components that make it easy to do drag-and-drop XML development. For more information, see: http://www.oracle.com/tools/jdeveloper/ <> WEBGAIN STUDIO WebGain Studio is an integrated browser-to-database Java development solution. It enables IT teams to build Java component-based e-commerce applications that can be easily deployed across a variety of e-commerce application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, and iPlanet. It integrates technologies acquired and licensed from Symantec (VisualCafe), Macromedia(Dreamweaver), Tendril Software (StructureBuilder), The Object People (TOPlink), and Sun Microsystems (Java). WebGain Studio is available in Standard and Professional editions. Both versions enable Web design, and client and server-side development. The Professional Edition also provides object relational database mapping. For more information, see: http://www.webgain.com/ <> INTUITIVE SYSTEMS OPTIMIZEIT 3.1 PROFESSIONAL Optimizeit 3.1 Professional is a comprehensive Java(tm) technology-based language profiling tool. It allows developers to test and improve the performance of Java applications, applets, servlets, and JavaBeans. New application server integration enables developers to instantly profile most popular application server environments in order to solve performance issues such as memory leaks and performance bottlenecks in Web applications. 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