SDN Feature Article Archive Index

Top 10 Java SE Destinations at the 2006 JavaOne Conference New ways to work with JFC/Swing technology, deployment strategies for Java platform applications, and updates from Effective Java author Joshua Bloch--here are 10 must-see sessions for Java SE platform developers.

Not to Be Missed: Technical Sessions on Java Tools at 2006 JavaOne and a Special NetBeans Day This article highlights sessions for the enterprise developer at the JavaOne conference, including such topics as Java EE platform, NetBeans, and the Sun Java Studio Enterprise IDE.

Ask the Experts: Beginning April 24 View our archived webinar, Migrating Java Applications to the Sun Java System Application Server, and submit questions to our technical experts to get answers the week of April 24-28, 2006.

Building Enterprise Applications with Sun Studio Profile Feedback Large, CPU-intensive applications may perform better when built with profile feedback. This article introduces all the stages of profile feedback, with examples, and offers tips on profile feedback builds.

Configuring Xinerama on the Solaris OS for x86 Platforms This guide shows how to set up Xinerama, which offers users additional screen real estate. You can also find out how to configure multihead functionality.

Coming in June: Java Studio Creator Training from the Source Sun Microsystems presents 3-day training sessions for Java Studio Creator in 3 major US cities: Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco. Delivered by Gail and Paul Anderson, authors of the authoritative Java Studio Creator Field Guide from Sun Press, this course covers rapid development of Java Enterprise Edition web applications using JavaServer Faces and Ajax components.

Design Patterns With UML Seamlessness, clarity, versatility - learn more about patterns and component design in Java Studio Enterprise and the NetBeans Enterprise Pack.

Earn Cool Gifts by Submitting Solaris Developer Content Send your articles or tech tips, earn rewards toward Solaris OS-branded 128 MB USB memory stick, a fleece jacket, and more.

LittleAdmin: Resources for New Solaris System Administrators These updated resources for new system admins include training and certification, support information, discussion forums, and more.

Solaris Admins: Four New How-To Guides The Solaris team has just announced four new how-to guides to help system administrators get going - and keep going. They include Solaris 10 Installation, Solaris Containers, DTrace, and Solaris 10 Security. Get one - or get them all - today.

Real-Time Validation with Ajax and Java Use Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) to validate data at near real-time speeds as users fill in HTML forms. Part of the Java BluePrints Solutions Catalog, this feature shows the power of Java and Ajax for simple and effective form validation.

See What's Cool In Java Studio Creator Sun Java Studio Creator provides a complete set of JavaServer Faces components for visual control at design time and in finished web apps. Sample the possibilities with the Java Studio Creator Components Catalog - click "Run It" for working samples of key components.

Running Roller Weblogger on Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5 Bloggers and your blogging site deserve the best: Java technology-based Roller Weblogger 2.0/2.1.1 on Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5.

Advanced Interrupt Handlers The Solaris OS provides a new DDI interrupt framework for registering interrupts and deregistering interrupts. This article describes mechanisms for handling interrupts, such as registering, servicing, and removing interrupts.

Consolidation Tool for Sun Fire Servers V1.0 This new tool is designed to simplify the task of consolidating multiple applications onto Sun Fire T1000 or T2000 servers.

Mixed-Language Programming and External Linkage Recently updated, this article introduces the concept of linkage and shows how a simple C++ program fails without language linkage, but can succeed with proper linkage.

The Advantages of the Java EE 5 Platform: A Conversation with Distinguished Engineer Bill Shannon Bill Shannon, Sun Microsystems distinguished engineer and specification lead for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE), discusses the ways the Java EE 5 platform makes life easier for developers.

Developer Tools Preview: Get Ahead of the Curve The NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5 Preview release introduces awesome new visual design tools for UML modeling, XML, and Web services orchestration for enterprise developers and architects.

2006 JavaOne Conference: Early Bird Savings Expires April 14 Register now for the JavaOne conference, May 16-19, at Moscone Center in San Francisco, and you can save up to $200 off the Conference Pass and Conference Plus Pass prices.

Java ME Development Tools Survey and Raffle Fill out our survey (up until March 22) on Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) development tools, and you will be entered in a raffle where you could win an Ultra 20 workstation or another cool prize.

Modifying Hardware Capabilities (HWCAP) This paper describes how to check the HardWare CAPabilities (HWCAP) bits of an object file and offers several methods to modify those bits using Sun Studio compilers.

Business Process Execution Language, Parts 1 and 2 With BPEL, you can orchestrate multiple Web services. Part 1 provides the basics. Part 2 illustrates with code examples how to work with the partnerLinkType and partnerLink elements and how to apply them.

Get the Java EE 5 SDK You could win a multiplatform, dual-core workstation with blazing x64 performance, support for 32-bit/64-bit applications, and award-winning development software.

Managing and Monitoring Web Services in Project GlassFish This comprehensive, three-part article shows you how to monitor and manage Web services with Project GlassFish, Sun's open-source application-server implementation of Java EE 5.

Clustering and Securing Web Applications: A Tutorial Learn to set up Sun Secure Application Switch to load-balance requests to a sample application, to secure access to that application, and to manage failover. This tutorial also describes advanced configurations, including architectures for deploying applications.

Qualification Best Practices for Application Support in Non-Global Zones Find out how to qualify applications so that they support non-global zones. This discussion focuses on the Solaris Zones feature of Solaris Containers.

Deadline Extended - InsIDE Stories Developer Contests Don't miss the opportunity to win a Sun Ultra 20 Workstation and be featured on developers.sun.com. Download your free copy of Sun Java Studio Enterprise today and submit a review describing how you used the tools to create an innovative solution.

Sun Developer Network Channel: Open Communities From desktop to data center, learn how to capitalize, collaborate, and contribute to the growing network of Open Communities.

Ask the Experts: Java Plug-In Technology (February 27-March 3) Got a question about Java Plug-In technology? Post your questions during the week of February 27 and get answers from Sun engineers Dennis Gu, Danielle Pham, and Mike Lei.

Join Us to Plan the Next Version of Java Technology! Register for this User Group meeting, open to all current customers of J2SE (versions 1.31, 1.4_2 & 5.0) in the US and Canada. We will discuss our upcoming Java SE 6 release and seek input on the next release "Dolphin" (Java SE 7.0).

Java EE 5 SDK Preview and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Beta: A Feature Summary Read the latest about the Java EE 5 SDK, the developer-productivity-enhancement tools, and all the key features and new facilities.

Namespaces in XML Schemas, Part 2 of Two-Part Series: import and include Learn how to create multifile XML schemas with import and include statements. Read Part 1 for the basics of namespace programming.

Get the Preview of the Java EE 5 SDK! Download the Java EE 5 SDK preview and get a feel for the next-generation Java EE 5 platform, which makes building robust, scalable enterprise applications easier than ever and is the perfect platform for implementing SOA and Web 2.0 applications.

NetBeans 5.0 Released! This release: Project Matisse; completely redesigned support for CVS; support for WebLogic 9, JBoss 4 and Sun Java Application Server; Struts and JavaServer Faces support; refactoring and editor enhancements; and tools for quickly extending the IDE or building rich client applications.

Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE 5) 5 Adoption Java EE 5 is focused on making enterprise Java development easier, yet keeping the richness and power of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Want to find out more? Here's the place to start.

The Aquarium - Open Source Java EE, XML, SOA and More Server-side developers, here is the news blog you've been looking for: an aggregated source of comments, tips, and announcements about GlassFish, J2EE, Java Web Services, and related subjects.

2006 JavaOne Conference: Refer a Friend Refer a friend to the JavaOne conference, May 16-19, at Moscone Center in San Francisco, and receive a t-shirt or even an iPod Nano music player (while supplies last)! Also, watch for more information on the JavaOne Conference Event Connect tool -- a new way to connect with fellow attendees online.

Only a Few Weeks Left: InsIDE Stories Contest Register and submit your product review by February 28, describing how you used the Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 IDE to create an innovative solution. You could win one of 10 Sun Ultra 20 workstations.

The JCP Kicks Off Its 2006 Training Season in the Bay Area Interested in Java technology, Java standards development, becoming a spec lead, or the basics of the Java Community Process Program? Come to the JCP's first 2006 training session the week of February 27 and learn more.

Meet Six New Star Spec Leads New spec leads from Sun, Nokia, and MetaSolv have made the Java Community Process (JCP) Program Hall of Fame and received the distinction of "Star Spec Lead."

Ask the Experts: What's New in Java Web Services Developer Pack 2.0? Got a question about the recently-released Java WSDP 2.0? Submit your questions during the week of February 6-10 and get answers from Java WSDP 2.0 technical lead, Ramesh Mandava, and Java WSDP developer Ana Lindstrom-Tamer.

Java SE 6 Regressions Challenge Contest As Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 nears Beta, we're looking for "regressions" -- bugs in version-to-version compatibility. You can help: please join our Regressions Challenge contest, and you might win one of five Ultra 20 workstations from Sun!

NetBeans Podcast #4 NetBeans evangelist and blogger extraordinaire Roman Strobl has a new podcast covering the NetBeans 5.0 RC2 release, the Matisse Flash Tutorial, Sandip Chitale's blog, and more.

Download the New J2EE 1.4 SDK Today! The J2EE 1.4 SDK now includes App Server Platform Edition 8.2 with improved performance and support for Ajax, Derby, My SQL, and Red Hat 4.0.

Build Richer Web Applications with Ajax Learn how Ajax simplifies web applications on SDN Channel. Watch interviews with industry leaders on the Ajax landscape and get a FREE Sun Java Studio Creator DVD, while supplies last.

Available for Download: Sun Java Studio Creator 2 Over 20,000 users loved the early-access version of the Java Studio Creator 2 IDE, and now it's released with the full benefits of usability testing and community participation. And it's free!

Sun Takes Top Prizes in SYS-CON's JDJ Readers' Choice Awards Sun has won 12 first-place awards, including Best Web Services Platform, Best SOA IDE, and Best Java Application Development Framework.

Download NetBeans 5.0 Release Candidate 2 NetBeans 5.0 includes comprehensive support for developing IDE modules and rich-client applications based on the NetBeans Platform, the intuitive GUI builder, Matisse, editor enhancements, and more.

Duke's Choice Awards 2006 - Now Accepting Nominations! A global search is on to find the coolest, most innovative Java projects using the Java platform! Winners will be announced at the 2006 JavaOne Conference in San Francisco.

OpenSolaris Release of Solaris ZFS ZFS is a new kind of file system that can provide simple administration, transactional semantics, end-to-end data integrity, and immense scalability.

Configuring Sun Java System Application Server for Third-Party ORBs With a few simple tweaks of the server-side settings, you can use any Object Request Broker (ORB) along with Sun Java System Application Server. This article includes example code and troubleshooting tips.

Sun Net Talk Take 10 on the NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.0 Suzanne Nguyen and Matt Volpi examine the power and ease-of-use in the NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.0. Highlights include solutions for device fragmentation and the new visual designer, with its drag and drop components.

Java Web Services Pack 2.0 Now Available The latest release of this free integrated toolkit for building Web services includes JAX-WS 2.0 and JAXB 2.0 early access releases, as well as a preview of the Java API for XML Web Services Addressing (JAX-WSA).

Solaris OS Networking -- The Magic Revealed Sunay Tripathi discusses the networking advancements in the Solaris 10 OS, as well as the evolution of networking in previous releases. Topics include TCP, UDP, IP, the device driver framework, and tuning for performance.

The Basics of GlassFish Learn about GlassFish, which is a community, a project, and an open source application server based on Java EE technology. Find out why it's important, and how to get involved.

Get Assistance from Experts Working with Sun developer tools and the Java SE platform? You can get diagnostic and coding advice, workarounds, and best practices guidance -- all for FREE while this support program is in Beta.

Now Available: NetBeans 5.0 Release Candidate 1 The NetBeans 5.0 RC1 release includes comprehensive support for developing IDE modules and rich-client applications based on the NetBeans Platform, the intuitive GUI builder, Matisse, and bug fixes.

Managing and Monitoring Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 Tools and APIs smooth the way for these two important tasks. Here are an overview and the specifics, including the command-line interface, related parameters, configuration procedures, and examples.

GRUB and the Solaris 10 1/06 OS: The New Bootloader for x86 Platforms This paper describes the boot architecture for the Solaris OS on x86 platforms (the Solaris 10 1/06 OS). A FAQ is also provided.

Interoperability -- Are Vendors Listening? Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) poses unique challenges for interoperability. On January 31, in Santa Clara, CA, industry experts will discuss the topic, including some real-life tales from the trenches.

Custom tags for using Java Persistence API in JSP Sanjeeb Sahoo blogs about JSP custom tags (jpa-taglib) that he has developed to use with the Java Persistence API in JSPs, and he shows how to use them in a sample application.

InsIDE Stories Developer Contest Tell James Gosling how the Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 IDE (it's free!) improved your productivity, and you could win a Sun Ultra 20 Workstation.

Java Intro Programming (with Passion!) Online Bootcamp Beginning January 16, this 6-week online bootcamp course is designed to teach "basic but essential Java programming." Requires no prior programming experience.

The Aquarium Interested in GlassFish, Java Web Services, J2EE, SDK, tools, and more? Sun technical experts started this collective blog to aggregate server-side activities and news.

Enter the CoolThreads Prize for Innovation! Develop applications with optimal throughput performance and scaling, using the Sun CoolThreads servers, and you could win $50,000 and a free Sun Fire T2000 server.

NetBeans Profiler, Milestone 11 NetBeans Profiler provides tighter control during the development process, and it supports Java SE 5 applications on leading platforms including new support for Mac OS X.

Tribal Trouble, Java 3D Game, Wins 2nd Place GameTunnel has announced winners in the "Strategy Game of the Year" competition. The Java 3D-based game, Trial Trouble, has won second place.