<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest News from JAVA DEVELOPER&apos;S JOURNAL</title><link>http://java.sys-con.com/</link><description>Latest News from JAVA DEVELOPER&apos;S JOURNAL</description><copyright>Copyright 2008 SYS-CON Media Inc.</copyright><generator>JAVA DEVELOPER&apos;S JOURNAL</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:43:00 EST</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest News from JAVA DEVELOPER&apos;S JOURNAL</title><url>http://res.sys-con.com/section/1/jdj-mag-logo-145(1).gif</url><link>http://java.sys-con.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Peer Networking Series - A Closer Look at PNRP vs. Bonjour/ZeroConf</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/563224.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563224.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563224_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[It seems as though whenever I bring up PNRP and its benefits, I am immediately inundated with a list of questions or comments indicating that Microsoft is re-inventing the wheel and that PNRP has already been implemented before in the form of ZeroConf and, more specifically, Apple's implementation of it called Bonjour (formerly known as Rendezvous).]]></description></item><item><title>AMD Wants To Depose 486 People in Intel Case</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/563067.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563067.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563067_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Contrary to what you may have read elsewhere, AMD has not added anything new to its antitrust charges against Intel - just some color - mostly black redactions - even after riffling through the 145 million pages of discovery that Intel turned over to it. According to AMD, 'Intel has made sure that the written record tells little of the story.' The case has now reached the deposition stage and what's new this week is the revelation that AMD wants the right to take 48 times more depositions than the federal standard allows.]]></description></item><item><title>Using My HDTV as a Second Monitor</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/563208.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563208.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563208_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[During my last trip to Best Buy, on a whim I picked up a DVI-to-HDMI connector (male DVI, female HDTV). This little doohickey plugs into the side of my Macbook Pro and then I plug the HDMI cable into that. I run the other end of the HDMI cable into the HDTV and I get something that is pretty awesome. I'm sure all of you techheads and mediaphiles have been doing this for years but I'm generally a little behind the times. I was expecting to get the same experience I get when I plug in a projector, where the projector and the main monitor become synchronized and I see everything really fuzzy on the laptop monitor and clearly on the projector.]]></description></item><item><title>Paint VMware Green</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/563150.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563150.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/563150_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[As oil headed in the direction of $200 a barrel this week, VMware claimed that its virtualization widgetry has saved users 39 billion kWh since 1998, more power than it takes to heal and cool Denmark a year. It calculates the savings at $4.4 billion.]]></description></item><item><title>Borland Finally Dumps CodeGear Tools Division</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/561924.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561924.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561924_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[It's only taken Borland two years but it's finally dumped its CodeGear tools division, responsible for Borland's hereditary JBuilder, Delphi and C++ Builder lines as well as its new web ventures into PHP and Ruby, said to be used by 7.5 million developers. Embarcadero Technologies is buying it for about $23 million and the transaction's supposed to close in 30-60 days. Thomas Cressey Bravo the private equity house that bought Embarcadero and took it private last year, is fronting the money.]]></description></item><item><title>Sun Adds Comprehensive Video Capabilities to Java Platform With On2 Technologies</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/562247.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562247.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562247_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with On2 Technologies to add comprehensive video capabilities, using On2 Technologies TrueMotion video codecs, to Sun's JavaFX, a family of products for creating Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) with immersive media and content across all the 'screens of your life'.]]></description></item><item><title>Application Security for Open Source - The New Frontier</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/562560.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562560.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562560_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Hybrid applications made up of proprietary, open source and third-party components are the result of today's fast-paced and complex software development landscape. Applications developed within the last five years - whether internal or external - are at least 50% open source software (OSS) and third-party components.]]></description></item><item><title>Forum Systems Launches FS Sentry 7.1 SOA Gateway</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/562327.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562327.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:15:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562327_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Forum Systems announced the availability of FS Sentry 7.1, the SOA Gateway product. FS Sentry 7.1 enables rapid integration within a SOA without compromising security. FS Sentry 7.1 provides SOA professionals the ability to virtualize and centralize disparate service endpoints. Service virtualization and aggregation across complex WSDL enables SOA deployments to simplify their service publishing and consumption process. By using modern identity management systems such as Sun Access Manager or HP Select Access, administrators can provide granular, operation-level control to their ever-expanding SOA deployments.]]></description></item><item><title>Virtualization Company to Resell myLittleAdmin Web-based Tool for Microsoft SQL Server</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/562322.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562322.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562322_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Parallels announced it has signed an agreement with myLittleTools to resell myLittleAdmin for SQL Server 2005, the web-based management tool designed for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The application enables service providers to manage most database and server objects, such as tables, views, programmability and security objects, through a web browser.]]></description></item><item><title>Infinite Group Expands Virtualization Practice</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/562260.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562260.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/562260_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Infinite Group announced plans to expand its Virtualization Practice to the state government and commercial markets. IGI's Virtualization Practice has focused on the Federal Civilian Agency market so the expansion will leverage that expertise to pursue the growing Virtualization market in State and Private Industry segments while continuing growth in the Federal market including Civilian and Department of Defense activities.]]></description></item><item><title>CodeGear Enhances JBuilder IDE</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/520904.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/520904.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/520904_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[CodeGear announced it has teamed with Instantiations to fully integrate the Instantiations Swing Designer visual layout tools into CodeGear JBuilder, making it the commercial Java IDE to include this technology. Java developers using JBuilder will now be able to construct more sophisticated and reliable Swing-based graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that enhance the user experience for enterprise applications.]]></description></item><item><title>Sun Microsystems and Liferay Launch Initiative to Develop Next-Generation Web Technologies</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/561946.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561946.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561946_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems and the OpenPortal community announced a new open source initiative with Liferay to develop a common Web presentation platform that incorporates portal and integration technologies from both companies. Developers will now have access to a new, stable, standards-based Web presentation platform. The Sun and Liferay products resulting from this initiative will bring developers simple, lightweight presentation capabilities for GlassFish, Sun's open source Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application server.]]></description></item><item><title>Mainsoft Announces Sharepoint Integrator for IBM Lotus Notes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/561452.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561452.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561452_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Mainsoft announced the release of its SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes. This add-on to IBM Lotus Notes 8, an Eclipsed-based Rich Client Platform based on Java, provides point-and-click access to Microsoft SharePoint content, including Word documents, Excel worksheets, and PowerPoint presentations, from within Notes. Mainsoft professional services can also build composite applications across SharePoint data and Java or .NET line-of-business applications.]]></description></item><item><title>Migration from IBM Rational Application Developer to MyEclipse 6.5 Blue Edition</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/561451.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561451.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561451_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Genuitec announced the availability of the milestone release of MyEclipse 6.5 Blue Edition, a tailored, customizable tool suite for WebSphere developers. Notably, this initial release of MyEclipse 6.5 Blue Edition offers project migration support. Developers currently working with IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD) 6 and WebSphere Application Developer (WSAD) 5 can now migrate projects into MyEclipse 6.5 Blue Edition.]]></description></item><item><title>MyEclipse 6.5 Delivers Portlets, Spring and JSF Upgrades and JAX-WS Web Services</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/561432.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561432.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561432_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Genuitec announced the availability of the initial milestone release of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 6.5. Among noted enhancements is the upgrade of MyEclipse Spring tools, which provides the most up-to-date technology as well as the integration of the latest Spring framework 2.5 libraries. Also in the milestone release, JSF developers can expect to see an improvement to the JSF/Facelet visual page designer with all new support for coding and WYSIWYG preview of custom components.]]></description></item><item><title>The JCP Program Announced the Winners of Its 6th Annual Awards</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/561709.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561709.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561709_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[The JCP introduced the Annual Awards six years ago to recognize excellence in Java standards development and innovation. Since its launch in 1998 as the open, inclusive process to develop and revise Java technology specifications, reference implementations, and technology compatibility kits, the Java Community Process program has fostered the evolution of the Java platform in cooperation with the international Java developer community.]]></description></item><item><title>Embarcadero Buys CodeGear from Borland</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/561847.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561847.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:15:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/561847_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Embarcadero Technologies announced that they signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Borland Software Corporation to purchase its CodeGear division. The transaction is expected to close in 30 to 60 days. By combining these comapnies in development tools and database tools, Embarcadero will be able to address the growing productivity and resource challenges companies face as a result of different applications and diverse database platforms. With more than $100 million in annual revenue and over 500 employees worldwide, the combined companies will operate under the Embarcadero Technologies name.]]></description></item><item><title>Infragistics Announces New AJAX Tool</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560983.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560983.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560983_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Infragistics announced the availability of Infragistics NetAdvantage for JSF 2008 Volume 1 enabling web developers to leverage the power of JavaServer Faces to create compelling User Interfaces (UI). This new release provides a comprehensive package of AJAX-enabled JSF UI components for building commercial Web 2.0 applications in J2EE environments. With the ability to create re-useable components, NetAdvantage for JSF 2008 Volume 1 helps Java enterprise developers create consistent experiences with less code in less time.]]></description></item><item><title>GemStone and Synechron Partner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560908.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560908.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:15:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560908_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[GemStone Systems and Synechron announced a strategic partnership to address key customer pain points. Through the implementation and integration of GemStone solutions with existing enterprise applications, customers will be able to achieve low-latency, predictable, high-throughput data sharing and event distribution. GemStone and Synechron will work in close coordination on several key projects and complement each other's business domain and technology expertise to deliver turnkey solutions to clients.]]></description></item><item><title>Lockheed Martin Selects GT Software&apos;s SOA Infrastructure</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560781.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560781.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560781_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[GT Software announced that Lockheed Martin has selected the company's Ivory solution to create z/OS-based Web services, and migrate mainframe data to the company's next generation of applications. A global provider of rapid service oriented architecture (SOA) development solutions that leverage mainframe resources, GT Software's Ivory Service Architect will enable Lockheed Martin to deliver applications from various platforms, and migrate mainframe resources to SAP, all without requiring any coding.]]></description></item><item><title>Veeam Launches Virtualization ProPartner Program</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560478.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560478.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560478_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Veeam Software introduced a program designed to support and enhance the virtualization practices of top value-added resellers, systems integrators and consultants. Veeam ProPartner includes a members-only online portal with fast access to NFR license keys, discounts on Veeam software for resale, lead qualification support, direct access to Veeam engineering and support resources, co-marketing support programs, and a partners-only knowledgebase that will grow over time. As a 100% channel-centric organization, Veeam is focused on supporting and driving partners' continued success.]]></description></item><item><title>D-Link Helps UMass Consolidate Servers to Streamline Operations, Reduce Downtime</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560779.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560779.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560779_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Like many mid-sized enterprises, the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst was interested in consolidating servers to streamline operations, improve its storage architecture, reduce downtime and conserve resources. The school's outdated storage network, used primarily for operations (shared storage, faculty files documents, multimedia, etc.) along with student information and documents, was plagued with frequent service disruptions. This downtime was wreaking havoc with the network's user base - 145 full-time faculty and staff, plus 120 computer lab desktops that serve students.]]></description></item><item><title>Marathon Technologies Becomes Award Finalist for Server Virtualization</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560477.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560477.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560477_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Marathon Technologies announced that it has been named as a finalist for the Fifth Annual Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) Technology Awards. Marathon was awarded the distinction for developing everRun VM, the fault-tolerant, high availability software for server virtualization. everRun VM addresses one of the major factors that has limited the broader adoption of server virtualization -- a lack of simple and effective high availability technology for virtual environments.]]></description></item><item><title>paybox Scales Mobile Payment Business With SOA Platform For Partners</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560216.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560216.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560216_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Paybox announced the release of the fourth generation of its Mobiliser Platform providing a state-of-the-art Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as well as a Service Development Platform (SDP) for true dynamic real-time integration and rapid application development of mobile Commerce, mobile Money and mobile Payment relevant solutions to further scale its business.]]></description></item><item><title>Backbase Enterprise AJAX Now Supports Adobe AIR</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560136.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560136.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560136_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Backbase added official support for Adobe AIR, a new runtime environment from Adobe Systems for deploying rich Internet applications (RIAs). This integration lets applications built on Backbase Enterprise AJAX run as applications on the desktop across various operating systems. Applications created with Backbase Enterprise AJAX and deployed on Adobe AIR can access desktop file systems, clipboards, drag and drop events, and system tray/notifications.]]></description></item><item><title>Kabira Announces Its Java Technology at JavaOne</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/560137.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560137.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/560137_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Kabira Technologies announced that it is building a Java technology-enabled product to work with its core product technology, the Kabira eXtreme Transaction Platform (KXTP) software. Marrying a Java technology development environment to the Kabira Runtime enables an application developer to inherit integrated transactionality, high performance, transparent distribution, persistent shared memory data, high availability and high-speed channels from Kabira's technology into native Java applications, while preserving the robustness of the Kabira runtime technology.]]></description></item><item><title>Open Kernel Labs Joins EEMBC Hypervisor Virtualization Workgroup</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/559322.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/559322.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:15:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/559322_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) announced that Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), a supplier of secure embedded systems software and virtualization technology, is the newest member of the consortium's Hypervisor Subcommittee.]]></description></item><item><title>Sun&apos;s Quarter Sucked; Layoffs Planned</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/558039.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/558039.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:15:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/558039_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Sun's back in the red again after five profitable quarters and five years in the red following the dot.com bust. The March quarter turned sour on it, starting, it said, with the first week in March when the channel stared reporting a drop in sales, a miasma that spread to its end-user business as the month progressed. It blamed the US economy, where business was down 10%, some of it traceable to smaller businesses and the government, it said. (Former Sun CEO Scott McNealy runs Sun Federal.)]]></description></item><item><title>The Dot Net Factory Introduces EmpowerID Role Enforcer For Sharepoint</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/559184.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/559184.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/559184_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[The Dot Net Factory introduced EmpowerID Role Enforcer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the role-based entitlement management application for SharePoint permissions. EmpowerID Role Enforcer for SharePoint enables enterprise-wide access control, auditing, and enforcement of policy for all SharePoint Server 2007 environments. EmpowerID Role Enforcer for SharePoint is available and is offered as an optional module for the EmpowerID Version 4.0 Identity and Entitlement Management suite.]]></description></item><item><title>SpringSource CEO: &quot;The Future of Enterprise Java is Clear and Bright&quot;</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/557307.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/557307.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 14:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/557307_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA['Organizations now have a choice that reduces the complexity associated with legacy Java EE servers,' said SpringSource CEO Rod Johnson yesterday as his company attempted to redefine the application server market by releasing the SpringSource Application Platform, an enterprise Java application server that Johnson contends provides 'a dramatically simpler alternative to legacy application servers and redefines the way in which Java applications are deployed and run.']]></description></item><item><title>Open Source Java Technology Debuts In GNU/Linux Distributions</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/556442.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/556442.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/556442_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems, Canonical and Red Hat announced the inclusion of OpenJDK-based implementations in Fedora 9 and Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support (LTS) Server and Desktop editions, furthering the promise of Sun's open source Java technology initiative. In addition, the NetBeans 6.0 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is being delivered as part of the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS release and Canonical has certified Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition on several Sun x86 systems.]]></description></item><item><title>ZXTM 5.0 Integrates Java Technology to Create an Application Delivery Platform</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/555174.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/555174.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/555174_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Zeus Technology announced the release of ZXTM 5.0 (Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager). This latest version is equipped with Java Extensions, enabling application architects, administrators, and developers to control their application delivery using policies that build on the body of reusable Java application code.]]></description></item><item><title>Sun Announces Open Developer Conference</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/553656.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553656.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553656_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems announced details on the CommunityOne conference General Session that will be held May 5, 2008 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. CommunityOne is a free, one-day event that allows developers and students to benefit from the innovation and choice of the free and open source ecosystem.]]></description></item><item><title>BlueWave Technology Launches PipelineClaims 3.0 Java-Based Web Application</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/553672.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553672.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553672_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[BlueWave Technology announced the availability of PipelineClaims 3.0. A Java-based web application that combines traditional claims administration with business process management to centralize claims operations into one business platform, the new version of the product also guides internal and external users throughout the full lifecycle of claims notice, adjustment, and resolution.]]></description></item><item><title>JCP Program Announces 6th Annual Awards Nominations</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/553655.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553655.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553655_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[The Java Community Process (JCP) Program Management Office (PMO) and the Executive Committees, have announced the nominations for the 2008 JCP Program Annual Awards. Among the international honors for Java technology, the JCP Program Awards recognize excellence in Java standards development and innovation.]]></description></item><item><title>Metallect Announces Public Beta Launch of XMuddle for Java</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/553653.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553653.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/553653_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Metallect announced the public beta release of its new architecture modeling software for Java developers, XMuddle for Java. 'Architecture models on whiteboards are commonly used to facilitate collaboration and understanding, but as the pace of development increases, it's just too hard to keep the whiteboard model in synch with the build,' said Frank Auger, CEO of Metallect. 'XMuddle helps the model keep pace with the agile developer by generating interactive online models that look just like you?d draw them yourself.']]></description></item><item><title>Java, Open Source, Transparency and Community</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/535379.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/535379.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/535379_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[In last month's article I wrote about Open Source and Open Standards. This month, having just returned from the QCon conference (http://jaoo.dk/london-2008/conference/) in London, during which I discussed the role of community in the JCP, and particularly the role that individual ('non-corporate') developers could play in the organization, I'd like to address some other aspect of openness: transparency of process and community involvement.]]></description></item><item><title>Java Updater: Sun and Google Are as Bad as Apple</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/548085.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/548085.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/548085_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Apple's taken some heat lately for their decision to push Safari to anybody who runs their Apple Software Update utility. I didn't want Safari, but unless I opt out of it I'll get it. Now Sun and Google are doing the same thing with the Google Toolbar. It isn't enough that they allow you to opt-out.]]></description></item><item><title>Zimbra Expands Mobile E-mail Availability to Java-Enabled Devices</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/552304.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/552304.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/552304_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Zimbra announced the availability of its ZimbraME (Java Mobile Edition) client and source code for businesses. Users of any Java-enabled mobile phone will have access to the complete collaboration solution. The ZimbraME client provides Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Open Source and Network Edition users worldwide with free access to the Zimbra experience with e-mail and calendar on mass-market Java-enabled mobile phones. This extends Zimbra's reach of services to the broadest range of devices available in the market and builds on Yahoo!'s standing in e-mail and mobile Web services and as a key starting point for consumers.]]></description></item><item><title>Ubuntu Here We Come! - Java Finally To Become 100% Open Source</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/551683.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/551683.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/551683_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[With only two weeks to go now before JavaOne, its annual Javaganza for developers, Sun has revealed that Java is at long last to be made 100% open source. 'We're trying to get Java into places it's never been before,' Rich Sands, group manager for developer marketing at Sun, told an interviewer on Tuesday.]]></description></item><item><title>Sun Microsystems and Java Card Forum Announce Next Generation of Java Card Technology</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/549504.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/549504.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/549504_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems and the Java Card Forum (JCF) announced the availability of version 3.0 of the Java Card (TM) platform specification. The new Java Card 3.0 platform specification is available in two separate editions: Java Card Platform v.3.0, Classic Edition and Java Card Platform v.3.0, Connected Edition. Both editions are compatible with applications written for previous versions and can leverage the same security features within the platform specification.]]></description></item><item><title>Systems Integration with Openadaptor</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/535350.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/535350.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/535350_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Openadaptor is a software toolkit that may be classified as a lightweight Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) solution. It provides a configurable component framework for connecting various systems and middleware implementations. In less technical parlance, the components are akin to Lego building blocks that users can snap together to build adaptors, which themselves are the metaphorical glue or plumbing between applications.]]></description></item><item><title>ITT Taps Sun Java RTS for CSPU Program</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/548067.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/548067.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/548067_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems announced that ITT has selected the Sun Java Real-Time System 2.0 (Java RTS) and the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) as the software development platform for its Eglin Control and Signal Processing Upgrade (CSPU) program. The Eglin Space Surveillance Radar (FPS-85), which schedules and tracks catalogued space objects, is undergoing a modernization process to replace legacy mission-critical components built from one-of-a-kind equipment and custom software. The Sun Java Real-Time System, a development platform for creating applications that require execution predictability, will enable ITT to run the new solution using Java technology on Solaris 10 OS and standard hardware.]]></description></item><item><title>Systar Develops Upgrade Tool for its Products Based on Guiffy Software&apos;s Java API Library</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/548046.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/548046.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/548046_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Guiffy Software announced that Systar has licensed the Guiffy SureMerge diff/merge library. Guiffy is bundled with and integrated into the Systar BusinessBridgeNG upgrade tool. BusinessBridgeNG is Systar's Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) solution.]]></description></item><item><title>Terracotta Licenses Hyperic to Help Deliver Access to Manage Java-Based Applications</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/547789.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/547789.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:15:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/547789_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Terracotta and Hyperic announced a technology license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Hyperic's SIGAR (System Information Gatherer and Reporter) has been incorporated into Terracotta 2.6. Hyperic's cross-platform SIGAR enables Terracotta to obtain key operating system and hardware information, important data points for monitoring and managing the health of application clusters.]]></description></item><item><title>Pearson VUE Selects Terracotta&apos;s Java Clustering</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/547549.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/547549.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/547549_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Terracotta announced that Pearson VUE has deployed Terracotta's software following a thorough technology evaluation. Pearson VUE selected Terracotta to achieve scale and high performance for its web-based application, while reducing its cost of custom application coding. Pearson VUE is using Terracotta's open source Java clustering solution to create a shared application memory store across multiple servers in Pearson VUE's Iowa City data center. The result: Pearson VUE can now add computing capacity to support its growing business.]]></description></item><item><title>Terracotta Adds Rich Visualization to Java Clustering Solution</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/547404.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/547404.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:30:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/547404_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[Terracotta announced the latest version of the open source Java clustering solution, Terracotta version 2.6. Building on the growing adoption of Terracotta, the new version offers a host of new features including cluster visualization, improved performance and official support for Tomcat 6.0. Terracotta lowers costs and simplifies web application deployment by reducing development effort and easing the load on application servers and databases, making it an ideal solution for scaling critical applications. Offering the performance of local memory with the high availability of a database, Terracotta eliminates the performance and reliability tradeoffs that constrain many Java applications.]]></description></item><item><title>Sara Jessica Parker Should Upgrade To Leopard</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/452558.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/452558.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:45:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/452558_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[The real bummer is that Java 6 is not there. Who should we blame for it? Steve Jobs who openly states that nobody uses Java anymore? There are about 5 million professional Java developers around the world. Can you give them a good reason to buy MacBook Pro? I can't.]]></description></item><item><title>Assessing Employee Performance</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/535348.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/535348.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/535348_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[My friends recently debated who the greatest baseball player was. Names that popped up right away were Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Nolan Ryan, Cy Young, and Sandy Koufax. Cy Young had 511 wins, 14 seasons where he won 20 games and five other seasons where he won 30 games. But Sandy Koufax had three seasons where he had 300 strikeouts and in three seasons won 25 games. Babe Ruth hit 714 career home runs, a .342 lifetime average, and two seasons where he won 20 games as a pitcher.]]></description></item><item><title>Three RIA Tools Examined: JSF, Flex, and JavaFX</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://java.sys-con.com/read/502481.htm</guid><link>http://java.sys-con.com/read/502481.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><comments>http://java.sys-con.com/read/502481_f.htm</comments><description><![CDATA[2008 is going to be an important year for Rich Internet Applications. Most organizations are delivering or planning to deliver Rich Internet Applications; however, at the same time, most IT managers are facing a dilemma: which Rich Internet Application technology and platform to use? The number of different frameworks and libraries is too vast to even consider evaluating a fraction of them.]]></description></item></channel></rss>