The Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 specification was approved by the Java Community Process Java EE/SE Executive Committee in a unanimous vote last week. The spec brings ease-of-development features and a simplified component model to the platform.
JavaOne brought them to San Francisco, and FTP brought them to the 2006 Java Technology Roundtable. Get a sampling of what industry thought leaders had to say about the state of Java.
IBM Rational Software says rhythm leads to good health.
As Java and Web services standards mature, enterprises are starting to embrace the power of portals as integration platforms for composite apps and service-oriented architectures.
AJAX’s success has forced many programmers to come to terms with the shortcomings of the conventional Web app dev model. What’s different about AJAX is not that it’s an innovative technology, but that it’s disruptive to the old way to thinking.
“The devil you know:” a loaded reference from one analyst referring to the promotion of Sun COO Jonathan Schwartz to CEO on Monday. Rob Enderle says Sun remains “largely a damaged property” in need of a turnaround.
JasperSoft announced yesterday at the MYSQL User Conference that JasperServer, the company’s new open-source BI server, is available now.
With the Callisto Simultaneous Release Initiative, the EF is Playing at a Whole New Level
If your team is cross-training to Java, here’s a useful page to point them towards.
SD West keynoter advises: Focus on developer empowerment.
Ruby hype goes on the defensive, following comments by James Gosling.
''Business should be paying attention,’’ Gosling says.
Cassatt announced general availability of its Collage Web Automation Module. The software, which supports BEA WebLogic Server 8.1, is designed to help IT orgs with their server consolidation efforts by providing Java app virtualization and management for J2EE apps.
Sun Microsystems is preparing to roll out Project Sun Small Programmable Object Technology, a battery-operated platform for development of wireless sensor networks, robotics and personal consumer electronics.
Borland's merger announcement with Segue Software on February 8 included the news that Borland plans to exit the tools business.
Software & Support Media, owner of several technology magazines and related events, is presenting JAX Innovation Awards for “outstanding” European contributions in Java and Eclipse.
Howard Lewis Shipp, developer of Jakarta Tapestry and Jakarta HiveMind, writes in his Tapestry and HiveMind blog [http://howardlewisship.com/blog/2006/02/tapestry-promoted-to-apache-top-level.html] this week that the Apache Board unanimously voted to promote the Tapestry project to the top level.
Rackspace Managed Hosting and JBoss said on Tuesday they have made an agreement to create Intensive Hosting for Linux-JBoss Edition.
Yesterday, Sun Microsystems released its beta Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6).
nVision Software released yesterday an enterprise continuous-availability app called AppVision-CA.