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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
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Applications:
SUN HELPS DEFINE NEXT GENERATION
OF WEB SERVICES
Sun Microsystems Inc, the inventor of Java technology, announced the
general
availability of the Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8. The
offering is the first commercially available version of the Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 specification, which includes support for the
Web Services Integration (WS-I) Basic Profile and extensive developer
productivity features. In addition, Java System Application Server Platform
Edition 8 is the first commercially available application server to support
the new JavaServer Faces 1.0 APIs for building powerful GUIs for J2EE
technology-based applications. The company also announced the update of the
J2EE 1.4 Software Developer Kit (SDK), available for free at
java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/download-sdk.html.
"Sun has played a leadership role in the application server market, being the
first solution to drive the convergence of XML and Java technology into Web
services, and then changing the economics of Web services by offering
production versions of the application server for free," said Mark Bauhaus,
vice president of Java Web Services at Sun Microsystems. "The dramatic success
of the developer release of Sun Java Application Server 8 clearly illustrates
that Sun's solution is well aligned with the needs of companies that are in
the process of developing and deploying secure Web services today."
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The Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 is designed for
developer productivity with tools to help deploy applications quickly. With a
small-footprint J2EE platform suitable for broad adoption and embedding in
third-party systems and applications, the Java System Application Server
Platform Edition 8 brings J2EE 1.4 technology into volume markets. The Java
System Application Server Platform Edition 8 is the default container for the
NetBeans open source integrated development environment (IDE), and Sun's
development tools product line including Java Studio Standard, Java Studio
Enterprise, and the upcoming Java Studio Creator. It is completely free of
license fees for development, deployment and redistribution, with support
available for an additional charge.
In addition to being the first fully Compatible implementation of the J2EE 1.4
platform, the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 includes
two new technologies for building the Web tier of J2EE technology-based
applications: JavaServer Faces, which simplifies building user interfaces by
providing reusable UI components for use in Web applications, and the
JavaServer Pages (JSP) Standard Tag Library (JSTL), which encapsulates core
functionality common to applications that use JSP pages. In addition to these
new features, the solution provides a scalable and reliable J2EE application
platform featuring many industry-leading technologies including:
- Rigorous J2EE standard compliance -- and Web services interoperability
through support of the WS-I Basic Profile.
- High-performance Java Message Service (JMS) provider -- for delivering
enterprise-class application services and Web services.
- Complete Web services infrastructure -- including the Java API for XML
Messaging (JAXM), Java API for XML Processing (JAXP), Java API for XML
Registries (JAXR), Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC), SOAP and WSDL.
- New J2EE Connector Architecture v1.5 support -- featuring bi-directional
connectivity for access to enterprise applications supports standardized J2EE
deployment APIs, making it easier to deploy to the application server using
industry-standard Java technology IDEs such as NetBeans.
About the J2EE 1.4 SDK
Sun's J2EE SDK is one of the most popular software kits being used by Java
developers today. Historically developers have used the SDK only for
development purposes, deploying on commercially available J2EE application
servers of their choice. With the release of J2EE version 1.4, the J2EE SDK
has been licensed for use in both development and deployment environments,
providing a seamless end-to-end development and deployment experience and
helping speed time to market.
The J2EE 1.4 SDK includes blueprints, tutorials and a fully J2EE 1.4-
Compatible application server, as well as comprehensive Web services support.
For more information about J2EE technology or to download the J2EE 1.4 SDK,
visit java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/.
About Sun Microsystems Inc
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc to its position as a leading
provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the
Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide
Web at sun.com/.
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