Return-Path: Received: from fort-point-station.mit.edu by po10.mit.edu (8.9.2/4.7) id JAA04414; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:23:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from hermes.java.sun.com (hermes.java.sun.com [204.160.241.85]) by fort-point-station.mit.edu (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id JAA13228; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:19:33 -0500 (EST) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by hermes.java.sun.com (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.1) id OAA19216; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:21:49 GMT Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:21:49 GMT Message-Id: <200101241421.OAA19216@hermes.java.sun.com> X-Mailing: 341 From: JDCNewsletter@Sun.com Subject: Java Developer Connection(SM) Newsletter - January 23, 2001 To: JDCMember@Sun.com Reply-To: JDCNewsletter@Sun.com Errors-To: bounced_mail@hermes.java.sun.com Precedence: junk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Beyond Email 2.2 -WELCOME- to the Java Developer Connection(SM) (JDC) Newsletter, covering Early Access software releases, new products, developer programs, and more. - You can view this issue of the JDC Newsletter on the Web at: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/techDocs/Newsletters/2001/nl0123.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J D C N E W S L E T T E R INSIDE THE JDC New on the JDC * Online Training * Articles * Book Excerpts * Quiz Did You Know? PRODUCT NEWS Product Release Software * Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 1.2.2_07 for Solaris(TM) Operating Environment (January 9, 2001) * Java Web Server(TM) 2.0 patch 4 (January 8, 2001) DEVELOPER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES * Jini(TM) Online Discussion Forum * Free Sun Beta Course "XML Integration" * Sun(TM) TechDays - A Developer Conference * Forte(TM) Tools - Worldwide Tour DEVELOPER'S MARKETPLACE * HotDispatch Developer Zone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I N S I D E T H E J D C NEW ON THE JDC o Online Training Writing Advanced JavaBeans(TM), Part III. Learn how beans can notifiy other objects, and how reflection and introspection let you customize the behavior and presentation of your beans. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/Beans/beans3/ o Articles K Virtual Machine APIs: Which APIs Come from the J2SE(TM) Platform? Read an overview of the J2ME(TM) platform configurations and which J2SE Java(TM) virtual machine* features are supported by the KVM, what classes have been inherited from J2SE by the CLDC, and what classes have been added to the CLDC. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/wireless/midpapi/ * As used on this web site, the terms "Java virtual machine" or "JVM" mean a virtual machine for the Java platform. MIDP Event Handling. Learn how to handle high-level and low-level MIDP events with easy-to-understand examples. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/wireless/midpevent/ Project Swing and Java 2D(TM) Graphics. Learn how to use menus, layout managers, and the Java 2D API to enhance the appearance and usability of your applications. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/GUI/swingmenus/ Behind the Scenes of J2EE(TM) Deployment. This article looks at the underlying details of assembling and deploying J2EE(TM) applications, explains deployment requirements, what deployment tools do, and illustrates it all with a practical sample application. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/behindscenes/ MIDP GUI Programming: Programming the Phone Interface. Handheld devices have their own user interface requirements for space and memory. This article explains the intricacies with some examples. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/wireless/midpui/ o Book Excerpts Applying Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) Platform: Component-Based Development for the J2EE Platform Presenting two chapters from this new book from the Java Series. The first chapter discusses the Enterprise JavaBeans Architecture, and the second describes transactions. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/ejbarch/ Distributed Programming with Java. Presenting an excerpt from this tutorial for building distributed applications. This chapter introduces the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/corba/ Core Jini, Second Edition. Presenting two chapters from this comprehensive guide. The first chapter covers the basic concepts of JiniTM network technology. The second chapter discusses some new APIs introduced with version 1.1. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/corejini2/ o Quiz JDBC(TM) 2.0 Quiz. Test what you learned about the JDBC 2.0 API from the JDBC(TM) 2.0 Fundamentals Short Course. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Quizzes/JDBC/ jGuru.com (formerly The Magelang Institute) has been dedicated to promoting the growth of the Java technology community through evangelism, education and software since 1995. You can find out more about their activities, including community-driven FAQs and online learning, at www.jguru.com. Did You Know? The JDC has updated the New to Java(TM) Programming Center, a new site for developers learning Java programming. Now includes an interactive Learning Path, based on your programming experience. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/new2java/ To access the JDC, go to: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P R O D U C T N E W S PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES SOFTWARE. The following Java(TM) platform software and technology releases are now available for download: o Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE(TM)) 1.2.2_07 for Solaris(TM) Operating Environment. Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition, for the Solaris Operating Environment brings power and performance together with the latest in Java(TM) technology. The result is a platform that delivers speed and scalability to Java applications. The J2SE technology provides new features and functionality over and above JDK(TM) 1.1 software. This updated release version has new bugfixes. http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/java/download.html o Java Web Server(TM) 2.0 patch 4 This patch includes a fix to improve the security of session IDs as well as all the other bug fixes that were in patches 1-3. http://www.sun.com/software/jwebserver/upgrade/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D E V E L O P E R P R O G R A M S A N D R E S O U R C E S o Discuss Jini[tm] Network Technology 23-29 January 2001 Join us for a special online discussion forum with W. Keith Edwards, the author of Core Jini[tm], Second Edition. Take this opportunity to ask your questions about issues relating to Jini[tm] network technology and the content of this new book. http://www.sun.com/presents/discussions/jini-core/ o Free Sun Beta Course "XML Integration" Sun Educational Services needs customers to participate in a free beta class called "XML Integration", March 13-16 in Chicago, IL. This four day lab and lecture course prepares students to design and build application integration solutions with Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition and XML. Prerequisites: To succeed in this class students, should be able to deign and build applications for the Java(tm) platform and demonstrate an understanding of XML. Beta course is free. Travel, lodging and personal expenses are not included. To register, send email to XMLBeta@sun.com o Sun(TM) TechDays - A Developer Conference Sun TechDays world tour brings inside information to software developers through a comprehensive series of two-day events highlighting Sun technologies. Presentations and Code Camps are delivered by industry experts. Upcoming Tour Locations: Asia - Tokyo 6-7 February, Singapore 26-27 February, Bangalore 5-6 March U.S. - Austin 26-27 March http://www.sun.com/developers/techdays/ o Forte Tools - Worldwide Tour Web, Wireless, Mobile, Remote. Learn how to quickly build services and solutions for these new technologies with Forte Tools for every platform! Learn how Sun technologies are driving platform decisions and enabling businesses to dot-com themselves. Register today for free training in a city near you. The training covers the very latest features in the scalable, extensible Forte for Java IDE. http://www.sun.com/forte/scripts/reg_form.cgi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D E V E L O P E R ' S M A R K E T P L A C E o HotDispatch Developer Zone HotDispatch Developer Zone is an online technical exchange for Sun's Forte(TM) for Java(TM) developers. Using this online support resource, developers and software programmers become part of a global technical community where they receive solutions to posted questions, propose projects and locate project resources, and exchange digital goods such as code or shareware. Using the exchange, Forte for Java developers can draw on the knowledge and expertise of a worldwide pool of technical talent, which enables them to be more productive and efficient when developing Java applications. http://www.sun.com/forte/ffj/resources/marketplace/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - NOTE Sun respects your online time and privacy. The Java Developer Connection mailing lists are used for internal Sun Microsystems purposes only. You have received this email because you elected to subscribe. - UNSUBSCRIBE To unsubscribe to this newsletter, go to the subscriptions page (http://developer.java.sun.com/subscription/), uncheck the "JDC Newsletter" checkbox, and click "Update". - SUBSCRIBE To subscribe to other JDC mailings, go to the subscriptions page (http://developer.java.sun.com/subscription/), choose the newsletters you want to subscribe, and click "Update". JDC Newsletter January 23, 2001