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-WELCOME- to the Java Developer Connection(sm) (JDC) Newsletter, 
covering Early Access software releases, new products, developer 
programs, and more.

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             J  D  C    N  E  W  S  L  E  T  T  E  R
                          
           
              INSIDE THE JDC 
                New on the JDC
                * Online Short Courses by jGuru
                * Online Training
                * Articles
                * Book Excerpts
                * Consumer & Embedded Technology Center   
                * Code Samples             
                * Tech Tips
                Did you know?                 
                                                                   
              PRODUCT NEWS 
                Early Access Developer Release Software
                * Java(TM) Cryptography Extension (JCE) 1.2.1
                  (September 5, 2000)
                * Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.3.0 
                  for Linux Release Candidate 1 
                  (September 5, 2000)                 
                
                Product Release Software
                * Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) 2.0 Specification 
                  Public Draft 2 (September 12, 2000)
                * JDBC(TM) API 3.0 specification Public Draft 
                  (September 12, 2000)
                * JavaHelp(TM) 1.1.1  (September 7, 2000)  
                * Java(TM) Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) 1.0.2
                  (August 31, 2000)  
		                	                             
              DEVELOPER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
                * Sun TechDays 2000/2001 - A Developer Conference
                * First-Ever Java(tm) Virtual Machine* symposium 
                  (JVM '01)
                
              JAVA DEVELOPER'S MARKETPLACE
                * HotDispatch Version 2.0
                * Bluestone Total-e-Server Evaluation Package 

		                       	              	                	
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I N S I D E  T H E  J D C


NEW ON THE JDC  
    
o  Online Short Courses by jGuru     

   JavaServer Pages(TM) Short Course. Presenting the latest Short 
   Course by jGuru on JSP(TM). This course teaches you how to use 
   JSP to develop dynamic web sites by exploring the syntax and 
   components of JSP development. 
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/JSPIntro/
   
   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.
   
    
o  Online Training

   Java 3D(TM) Tutorial. Do you want to create a complete 
   virtual universe? This tutorial introduces the main concepts 
   of the Java 3D API, from getting an object on the screen to 
   lights, texture, and animation.
                         
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/java3d/
                         
   Books to Shorten Your Learning Curve. Want to read more about 
   Java(TM) technology? The right book for you depends on what you 
   know. This article looks at some of the latest Java technology 
   books, and who should read them. 
                   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/new2java/programming/learn/bookreview.html
                            
   A New Era for Java Protocol Handlers. Learn to build a custom 
   protocol handler for faster, more efficient data flow. Add it 
   to an application's java.net.URL class, and your custom 
   protocol handler is instantly usable by all of the Java 2 
   advanced API implementations.
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/protocolhandlers/
                        
o  Articles
   
   Introduction to Consumer & Embedded Technologies. Read this 
   short overview of Consumer & Embedded technologies under 
   development by Sun Microsystems.
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/ConsumerProducts/intro/
                        
o  Book Excerpts
                                    
   Java Platform Performance: Strategies and Tactics. Presenting 
   two chapters from this recently published Java Series book: 
   one chapter covers I/O performance, the other details Swing 
   models and renderers.
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/performance/ 
                         

o  Consumer & Embedded Technology Center. 

   Visit this central repository of information on Sun's latest 
   technologies in the exciting wireless, television, automotive, 
   and other consumer markets.       
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/products/j2me/index.html 
   
o  Code Samples

   Examplets from The Java Developers Almanac 2000 are now 
   available in PDF. Examplets are code snippets that illustrate 
   a particular task. Use the examplets to see which classes and 
   members are involved in performing the task, and how they 
   interact with each other.  
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/codesamples/
     
o  Tech Tips

   Get tips on using class methods and variables, and about 
   using progress bars and monitors in Java GUI applications.
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/TechTips/2000/tt0912.html  

   
DID YOU KNOW? 

   The JDC Newsletter is one of a number of newsletters published 
   by Sun for developers. For information about other Sun 
   newsletters, see http://www.sun.com/newsletters/.
 
   
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P R O D U C T  N E W S


EARLY ACCESS DEVELOPER RELEASE SOFTWARE. The following Java 
platform software is now available for download on the JDC:

   
o  The Java(TM) Cryptography Extension (JCE) 1.2.1. This package 
   provides a framework and implementations for encryption, key 
   generation and key agreement, and Message Authentication Code 
   (MAC) algorithms. Support for encryption includes symmetric, 
   asymmetric, block, and stream ciphers. The software also 
   supports secure streams and sealed objects. JCE 1.2.1 is 
   designed so that other qualified cryptography libraries can 
   be plugged in as service providers, and new algorithms can be 
   added seamlessly. This version supplements the Java(TM) 2 
   platform, which already includes interfaces and 
   implementations of digital signatures and message digests. 
                         
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/earlyAccess/jce/  

o  Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.3.0 for Linux Release 
   Candidate 1. This upgrade release includes both defect fixes 
   as well as select new features. Both the Java(TM) HotSpot 
   Client VM* and Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM* are packaged in 
   this release. 
   
   http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/earlyAccess/j2sdk13/download-linux.html
   
   
PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES SOFTWARE. The following Java 
platform software and technology releases are now available 
for download:

o  Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) 2.0 Specification Public Draft 2.
   This draft is available for review under the Java Community 
   Process(SM) Program. Public Draft 2 includes a number of 
   updates to the initial public draft such as relaxed 
   ownership restrictions on dependent object classes.
   
   http://java.sun.com/products/ejb/docs.html
   
o  JDBC(TM) API 3.0 Specification Public Draft. This draft is 
   available for review under the Java Community Process(SM) 
   Program. This draft of the JDBC specification includes the 
   following major changes: connection pool configuration 
   enhancements, statement pooling for pooled connections, 
   and a description of the migration path from the JDBC SPI 
   (Service Provider Interface) to the connector architecture. 
   
   http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/download.html   

o  JavaHelp(TM) 1.1.1. JavaHelp is a full-featured, 
   platform-independent, extensible help system. Release 1.1.1 
   is a maintenance release to JavaHelp 1.1.
   
   http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/    
                       
o  Java(TM) Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) 1.0.2. The JSSE is a 
   Java package that enables secure Internet communications. 
   Recent modifications in the U.S. export regulations now allow 
   Sun to include stronger cryptographic algorithms in the 
   global version of JSSE. JSSE was modified to run on 
   PersonalJava(TM) 3.1. This new version incorporates several 
   bug fixes and documentation improvements, including a 
   substantially expanded and clarified JSSE API User's Guide.  
   
   http://java.sun.com/products/jsse/
   
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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  Sun TechDays 2000/2001 - A Developer Conference - Technical 
   sessions for this two-day conference cover Java 2 Platform, 
   Standard, Micro, and Enterprise Editions; Java+XML; Jini(tm) 
   and JavaSpaces(tm) Architecture. Sessions also include 
   programming exercises and sample code. 
   
   http://www.sun.com/developers/techdays/

o  First-Ever Java(tm) Virtual Machine* symposium (JVM '01) The 
   Usenix Association is holding its first Java Virtual Machine 
   Research & Technology Symposium at Monterey, California in 
   April 2001. Paper submissions are due November 1, 2000. 

   http://www.usenix.org/events/jvm01/

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J A V A  D E V E L O P E R ' S  M A R K E T P L A C E


o HotDispatch Version 2.0

   HotDispatch is a "pay-per-incident" question and project 
   forum for Java and Solaris technologies and is sponsored by 
   Sun Microsystems. Developers with technical questions can use 
   the forum to get answers from participating experts.  IT 
   managers and developers can also commission small-scale 
   programming projects. Version 2.0 adds significant new 
   capabilities including "OfficeFronts," virtual offices for 
   selling any web-deliverable service including components and 
   shareware; "Bidlists," for doing business with specific 
   expertise providers; "HotBiff," a desktop client for keeping 
   tabs on new tasks posted on HotDispatch; and more. For further 
   information, see:

   http://www.hotdispatch.com/sun

o Bluestone Total-e-Server Evaluation Package 

  This is an evaluation version of Total-e-Server, a 100% Pure 
  Java Application Server. The evaluation package offers an 
  opportunity to review Bluestone's Application Server technology. 
  It also offers a thorough trail map tutorial on J2EE technology. 
  The trail map covers J2EE concepts, including building and 
  running JavaServer Pages, Java Servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans, 
  and Tag Libraries. For more information, see:
  
  http://www.bluestone.com
   
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* As used here, the terms "Java Virtual Machine" or "JVM" mean 
  a virtual machine for the Java platform.