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August 31, 2005
Enterprise Java Technologies NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the Enterprise Java Technologies Newsletter. Here you'll find links to the latest products, tools, resources, and events relating to development with the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, formerly known as J2EE).

PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES   The following J2EE products and technologies were recently released.    » JavaServer Faces 1.2 Proposed Final Draft This JSR updates the 1.1 version of the JavaServer Faces specification. Its scope goes beyond a JCP maintenance release, but is short of a new feature release.    » JavaServer Pages 2.1 Proposed Final Draft JSP 2.1 improves alignment with JavaServer Faces (JSF) and enhances ease of development.    » Java Business Integration 1.0 Final Release This JSR extends J2EE and J2SE with business integration SPIs.    » Sun Studio: Compilers and Tools for Linux The compiler team at Sun Microsystems is pleased to make available engineering builds of Sun Studio Compilers for the Linux OS. Download and try them today!   RESOURCES   Resources: Learn more about and get "hands-on" training for Java EE technologies through the following resources.     TECHNICAL ARTICLES    » Become.com's Web Crawler: A Massively Scaled Java Technology Application Become.com, an innovative shopping search engine, has created a Java technology web crawler that passes through 3 billion pages in seven days and may be the most sophisticated and massively scaled Java technology application in existence.    » E-commerce Made Easy: eBay and the NetBeans IDE With the NetBeans IDE and eBay's Developers Program, you can build applications for e-commerce and join the thriving community of eBay developers.    » JXTA Technology Brings the Internet Back to Its Origin JXTA technology enables a world in which billions of network services will be able to discover and interact with each other in an ad hoc and decentralized manner through a multitude of virtual internet domains.    » JavaOne Conference PDFs available NOW JavaOne Conference presentations are now available online free of charge. If you missed the Conference or just missed a presentation, you can access it by going to the conference web site.    » JCP.org and JavaOne JCP.org provides an overview and photographs of some fun at JavaOne -- JCP program members took advantage of opportunities to mingle with fellow members, Experts, Spec Leads, EC members and members of the PMO.     TECH TIPS    » Enterprise Technologies Tech Tips Questionaire     BOOKS    » The J2EE Tutorial Second Edition The J2EE Tutorial, Second Edition, is the complete guide to all major components of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) version 1.4. Written by members of the J2EE platform team at Sun Microsystems, this is the task-oriented and example-driven book that will have new and intermediate Java programmers building J2EE applications right away.    » Designing Web Services With the J2EE Platform: JAX-RPC, SOAP and XML Technologies Written by Sun Microsystems' Java BluePrints team, Designing Web Services with the J2EE 1.4 Platform is the authoritative guide to the best practices for designing and integrating enterprise-level web services using the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4. This book provides the guidelines, patterns, and real-world examples architects and developers need in order to shorten the learning curve and start building robust, scalable, and portable solutions.    » The Java Programming Language, Fourth Edition This is the definitive tutorial introduction to the Java language and essential libraries and an indispensable reference for all programmers, including those with extensive experience. It brings together insights you can only get from the creators of Java: insights that will help you write software of exceptional quality. Developers around the world have used previous editions to quickly gain a deep understanding of the Java programming language, its design goals, and how to use it most effectively in real-world development. Now, Ken Arnold, James Gosling, and David Holmes have updated this classic to reflect the major enhancements in Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0 (J2SE 5.0). Buy it now!     NEWSLETTERS    » Mobility Developer Newsletter Catch August's highlights of the latest releases of wireless and Java Card technologies.    » Core Java Technologies Newsletter Catch July's highlights of the latest Core Java technology releases and tools.   INDUSTRY NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  » Sun Microsystems Announces Availability of Java Integration Suite the Sixth Suite in the Java Enterprise Syste

EVENTS  » Oracle OpenWorld September 19-22, 2005 Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States Sun is once again a Diamond sponsor of Oracle OpenWorld. Sun's presence at this year's show features a keynote address by Scott McNealy, Chairman and CEO, on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 1:30 p.m.   » BEA's eWorld September 27-30, 2005 Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California, U.S. Sun is a Platinum Sponsor at BEAWorld 2005 in Santa Clara. Come to Sun's booth (#418) to learn how Sun and BEA define the industry-standard for Java web services. Also see Jonathan Schwartz's Keynote Address on Wednesday morning, September 28, 2005.   » Meet with fellow Sun Product Users! Our world-wide meetings offer members the chance to hear about best practices from fellow developers and give input to and hear from the Product Team. Fall meetings are planned for Identity Management, Portal Server and Communications User Group members.   » Sun Tech Days 2005-2006, A Worldwide Developer Conference. Coming soon to a continent near you. Advance your knowledge and know-how of the latest enterprise and mobile technologies: Java technology (Java EE, Java SE, and Java ME), SOA, Web Services, NetBeans, Tools, Solaris, and more. Beijing, China (2005 JavaChina Conference) September 13-14, 2005 Toronto, Canada October 4-5, 2005 Bangkok, Thailand November 2005 Chennai, India February 7-8, 2006 Singapore February 22-23, 2006 Madrid, Spain February 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa April 2006 Moscow, Russia April 2006 Sao Paulo, Brazil May 2006   » JAOO Conference 2005 September 25 - 30, 2005 Aarhus, Denmark Welcome to the 9th annual conference on Software Engineering, Methods and Best Practices. In 2005, the technology focus is on Java, J2EE and .NET, as well as more abstract thinking and planning on architecture, project management, patterns and agility. More than 70 international speakers, among them: Craig Russell, Sun Microsystems; Dave Thomas, Bedarra Research Labs; Frank Buschmann, Siemens AG; Mandy Chung, Sun Microsystems; Robert C. Martin, Object Mentor; and Simon Phipps, Sun Microsystems.   EARLY ACCESS  » The following Java EE products and technologies were made available through the Early Access Release Program this month.   » Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 Early Access Join the award winning Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 Early Access program today to preview the new modeling, collaboration, and develop-debug-test-deploy features, and enter for a chance to win an Apple iPod Mini.