Open Source Java Application Server Geronimo Passes Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.4 Certification

August 16th, 2005 Back to The POJO days and lots of goodies scheduled with Java Enterprise Edition 5.

June 12th, 2008 Sun offers 5 free proficiency assessment examinations. Read below for details and how you can take them.

April 12th, 2006 Java Studio Enterprise provides a complete solution for architecting and implementing large-scale enterprise applications in Java EE. Sun plans to open source major elements of the Sun Java Studio Enterprise as a project on NetBeans.org - NetBeans Enterprise Pack.

January 29th, 2007 Now you can easily convert your .NET applications to Java / J2EE and run it on Linux or other Java enabled platforms directly from your Visual Studio .NET IDE. You can use your Visual Studio .NET IDE to build server applications that can run natively on J2EE and hence on Linux and other Java enabled platforms, with the help of Visual MainWin for J2EE from Mainsoft.

June 1st, 2005 Sun Microsystems (SUNW), the creator of Java Programming Language, is offering Java Associate (SCJA) Beta Certification Exam freely from June 20 - July 15, 2005. Registration has started from today.

April 10th, 2006 Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE, formerly referred to as J2EE) Version 5 has arrived. Its streamlined features offer added convenience, improved performance, and reduced development time, all of which enable developers to bring products to market faster.

June 12th, 2008 The Java Composite Application Platform Suite is a collection of middleware software suites using service-oriented architecture for business integration (SOA/BI). Java CAPS is a standard based open source platform for developing software infrastructures using SOA.

March 15th, 2005 J2SE stands for Java 2 Standard Edition. The 2 stands for version 2 of the platform.

April 4th, 2006 Complete and submit a form ( permission to enroll you in the Sun Developer Network (SDN) ) to receive free NetBeans worldTour CD that includes the NetBeans IDE 5.0 , NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.0, NetBeans Profiler 5.0 and Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 Platform Edition. The NetBeans worldTour CD will be published and updated as major enhancements and new releases become available.

June 21st, 2006 "Magnolia 3.0 is a commercial open-source Enterprise Content Management System that integrates web content management (CMS) and document management (DMS) through one web-based, AJAX-powered user interface. It is used around the world to maintain web sites, intranets and extranets by companies, governments and NGO's of any size." In my experience it is very user friendly and I recommend it.

June 29th, 2006 Simon Phipps, chief open-source officer for Sun, said the Sun is "months" away from releasing its trademark Java programming language under an open-source license. He said Sun is ruminating over two major issues: how to keep Java compatible and ensure no particular company uses market forces as muscle for its own implementation, a move that would threaten Java's "write once, run anywhere" mantra.

May 6th, 2008 The key features of Java EE 6 (Java Enterprise Edition version 6) are: Modular Platform - Java EE 6 introduces profiles targeted for particular segment of users like web developers or mobile developers. Java Profiles allows you to select Java EE 6 features to be included in a profile.

April 1st, 2006 In a significant (read earth shattering for Java community worldwide) move Sun has announced their decision to open source Java technologies. The JCP will be disbanded in favor of open source bazaar model.

September 4th, 2006 Joel Spolsky was asked four important questions on enterprise development. Joel didn't offer a clear answer on some of them.

May 9th, 2005 Which JVM do you want to use today?