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Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as today's demanding Embedded and Real-Time environments.

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Java Applets, ASP.net - Can You Play Together? February, 2010
Java Applets, ASP.net - Can You Play Together?
Java technology is secure, ubiquitous, and open. You can develop and deploy Java Rich Internet Applications that work seamlessly with ASP.net technology.

Get Your Java Store T-Shirt December, 2009
Get Your Java Store T-Shirt
One of the popular apps in the Java Store beta nets you a limited edition t-shirt (U.S. only, sorry). Check it out

Closures for Java TechnologyDecember, 2009
Closures for Java Technology
Working with parallel arrays in Java, unfortunately, requires lots of boilerplate code to solve even simple problems. Closures can eliminate that boilerplate. It's time to add them to Java.

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