JDC Newsletter: May 30, 2002

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May 30, 2002

New on the JDC
Articles
Bookshelf
Tech Tips
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Product News: Product Release Software
Jini^TM Technology Starter Kit v1.2.1 FCS
JSR-000120 Java^TM Wireless Messaging API Public Review Draft Specification v0.8
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Developer Programs and Resources
Java Virtual Machine Research and Technology Symposium
Take the JSP^TM Technology Survey
Better Java Technology Searches
The JavaOne^SM Conference returns to Japan
Special Invitation: A Seismic Shift in Software
Sun^TM ONE Studio (formerly Forte^TM Tools) software

Java Developer Marketplace
Borland AppCenter releases new J2SE^TM SDK v1.3

Articles
May 9, 2002
Intro to the JAXM Client Programming Model
Review XML messaging concepts to illustrate how they relate to the overall JAXM model, and learn the client view and the two types of JAXM clients that you can implement.

April 28, 2002
Java Tech Review
Complete with definitions and links, this page organizes the necessary Java technology resources to build more functionality into your Java applications.

Bookshelf
May 9, 2002
JDK^TM 1.4 Tutorial
Quickly teaches experienced developers as well as novices the new JDK 1.4 features such as a new assertion facility, a persistent preferences framework, Java WebStart, and Java regular expressions.

JDC Tech Tips
May 7, 2002
See how file channels can add significant I/O functionality to applications. Also learn how to use Stack Trace Elements for programmatic access to stack tracebacks.

Quizzes
May 2, 2002
Java Technology Fundamentals Quiz
Test what you know about instance and static members with this short quiz.

April 28, 2002
Tech Review Quiz
Test what you know about Java technology in general.

Newsletters
May 23, 2002
May Java Technology Fundamentals
Learn the difference between static and instance members, how to use class Character, and various ways to store data.

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Product and Technology Release Software
The following Java platform software and technology releases are now available for download:

Jini Technology Starter Kit v1.2.1 FCS
The 1.2 version adds new features which, are designed to reduce resource requirements and provide greater efficiency in building and deploying applications using Jini technology.

JSR-000120 Java Wireless Messaging API Public Review Draft Specification v0.8
This JSR defines a set of optional APIs that provides standard access to wireless communication resources. This will allow 3rd party developers to build intelligent connected Java applications. The intention of this JSR is to offer a set of reusable components that can be used singly or in any combination within any J2ME profile.

Java Advanced Imaging 1.1.1_01
This API provides a set of object-oriented interfaces that support a simple, high-level programming model which allows developers to manipulate images easily. It extends the Java platform for developing image processing applications and applets in Java.

JSR-000129 J2ME Personal Basis Profile Proposed Final Draft Specification v1.0
This Profile provides a J2ME application environment for network-connected devices supporting a basic level of graphical presentation.

JSR-000040 Java Metadata Interface (JMI) Specification v1.0, Proposed Final Draft 2
The JMI specification will address the need for a pure Java metadata framework API that supports the creation, storage, retrieval, and interchange of metadata.

J2ME Wireless Toolkit WTK 1.0.4 Beta
Features application profiling, network monitoring, performance simulation, RetroGuard obfuscator support and more.

Java Smart Ticket Demo 1.1.1
This is a maintenance release containing fixes for bugs found in Java Smart Ticket 1.1. For more information, see the release notes.

Java API for XML - Based RPC Proposed Final Draft 2 Specification v0.9
Updated to reflect maintenance release of JAXM specification. The maintenance release of JAXM 1.1 has created a new specification SAAJ for the javax.xml.soap package.

JVM Research and Technology Symposium
This symposium will be featuring an excellent selection of technical presentations and papers from around the world. Hot topics include memory management, advanced VM techniques, just-in-time compilers, real-time VMs, and embedded VMs. Register before July 10th and save $50 off the registration fee.

Take the JSP Technology Survey
And let us know how you use JavaServer Pages^TM.

Better Java Technology Searches
Java.sun.com is teaming up with Google to provide you with improved search services. Try out this Beta version to search the java.sun.com websites for APIs, code samples, tutorials, and more.

The JavaOne^SM Conference returns to Japan!
Sun's Worldwide Java Developer Conference^SM returns to the Pacifico in Yokohama, Japan for three (3) days beginning Wednesday, September 25th through Friday, September 27th, 2002. Gather with other developers, technical strategists and experts while attending technical sessions and keynotes presented by industry luminaries. Experience the latest Java technology-based products and services in the JavaOne Pavilion.

Special Invitation: A Seismic Shift in Software
On June 19, Sun unveils the next generation software platform. Join CEO Scott McNealy for a groundbreaking Sun Net Event.

Sun ONE Studio (formerly Forte Tools) software
Sun ONE Studio software has joined the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) brand, as the vital software development component within the Sun ONE software architecture. As part of Sun's overall software strategy, the new Sun ONE Studio product line is an integrated development environment (IDE) that combines the best strengths and capabilities of Sun's previous product lines for the Java and Solaris^TM Operating Environment. Developers benefit by having access to a powerful IDE for mixed language development, a consistent interface, and a development environment that is tightly integrated with the Sun ONE architecture and other Sun technologies.

Borland AppCenter releases new J2SE SDK v1.3
Recently, Borland AppCenter was released with J2SE SDK v1.3. Designed to manage distributed applications and distributed infrastructure as a single logical unit, the management capabilities of Borland AppCenter are tightly integrated with Borland Enterprise Server products, delivering a robust e-business platform.

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