Java & Eclipse


Java Users More Open-Minded about Open Source

Java users are more likely to use open-source software than non-Java users, according to research by Evans Data Corporation.

Java Tool Helps Apps Integrate into Enterprise

UC4 Software recently released software to help companies monitor enterprise job scheduling and data center automation in complex environments.

Oracle and Sun Team Up on EJB 3.0

Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems will serve as co-specification leads for the Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 spec, the two companies announced last week (6/29).

IBM Extends Java License, Supports Solaris 10

IBM is extending its 11-year-old Java licensing agreement with Sun Microsystems for another decade.

Improve Performance With In-Process Integration

In-process integration beats out other, out-of-process integration approaches in many ways. You get higher performance, more reliable integration, and better security.

New Tools Support EJB 3.0 Persistence

Check out tools for building Web apps and integrating portlets, data access and reporting products, tools that support the EJB 3.0 persistence, and more.

ARM RCT Reduces Java Memory Footprint in Mobile Devices

Chip designer ARM has unveiled a new version of its Java acceleration technology designed to reduce application memory footprint and increase the speed and overall performance for mobile handsets running Java applications.

JavaOne Vendors Offer Open Source Tools

JavaOne exhibitors continue to showcase their offerings this week. Find out about open source products, tools for integration and distributed applications, Java IDEs, and more.

Quest Says Developers Search for New Tools

Quest Software has introduced a new version of its JProbe Suite, a performance toolkit for Java code tuning. The new version is intended to help developers and QA teams diagnose and resolve complex memory and performance problems to find and fix problems faster in their J2EE and J2SE applications, the company says.

Sun Reaches Out to Java Developers with New Initiatives

Sun Microsystems is expected to use its annual JavaOne developer conference, under way this week in San Francisco, as a launch pad for new initiatives aimed at Java jocks.

Sun to Open Source App Server, Service Bus at JavaOne

Sun Microsystems is set to make a number of announcements at the company's annual JavaOne developer conference this week at San Francisco's Moscone Center.

JBuilder Helps Mercy Ships Stay Afloat

With a four-person development team spread around the world, the IT department of global medical charity organization Mercy Ships (www.mercyships.org) turned to Borland’s JBuilder 2005 and Together 2005 products to modernize its IT architecture and to take advantage of Web services and open-source systems.

Mobile Java: The Power of Millions

With more development for mobile devices than PCs, now's the time to expand the network and capitalize on your investments, said Nokia CTO Pertti Korhonen in his keynote address at JavaOne.

Winners of JCP 2005 Awards Announced

The JCP recognizes leadership and innovation within the Java community.

New Dev Tools Showcased at JavaOne

Many vendors are exhibiting their wares--new products, new services, or new technologies--at this year''s JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. Get a glimpse of these vendor highlights.

Bridging the Digital Divide

In his keynote, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy acknowledged a digital divide in today's world and asked the Java community to help eliminate it. See what else he said about Sun's future.

Vendors Embrace Open Source, Eclipse, JBI and SOA at JavaOne

Vendors are making significant announcements this week in San Francisco at the annual JavaOne conference, which marks the 10th anniversary of Java.

2005 Java Community Process Roundtable

The Java Community Process sponsored a roundtable discussion at this year''s JavaOne conference. Read some highlights from this distinguished panel of spec leads on the JCP and where it's going.

JBoss to Roll out EJB 3.0 in Three New Products

Developers are justifiably eager for the forthcoming Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 specification (due with J2EE 5.0), says Pierre Fricke. EJB 3.0 overhauls the Enterprise JavaBean architecture that drives business logic and persistence for J2EE applications, simplifying the programming model to significantly improve developer productivity.

JBoss Releases New Open-Source Portal

JBoss Inc. released the latest version of its open-source, Java-based portal product. The new JBoss Portal 2.0 embraces the Java portlet API specification (JSR-168) and provides an extensible portal framework designed to integrate dynamic Web pages and applications within standardized reusable portlets.