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In this week's newsletter: * Feature 1) Articles * Feature 2) From the Archive * Feature 3) New Applets and Applications * Feature 4) Windows Technology Featured Article * Feature 5) Java Forum * Feature 6) Java and Jini News * Feature 7) Java Bytes * Feature 8) Elsewhere on internet.com
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* Feature 1) -------------------> Articles <------------
# Java Articles http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/
:: Program Annotation Facility Most Java programmers who have used the Java API reference are familiar with the @deprecated within the comments of a Java method. Some vendors and programmers have cleverly made use of these comments to include information that could be used by specific custom interpreters to do some routine tasks. Finally, the annotation facility is being included into the J2SE 1.5 tiger release. http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/annotation/
:: iSpheres Halo 4 Just in case you haven't heard yet, there is a new Three Letter Acronym in the J2EE development world, BAM. BAM is short for Business Activity Monitoring, and at the core of BAM is a new breed of Event Servers, whose sole responsibility is to monitor business activity in real time. http://javaboutique.internet.com/reviews/iSpheres/
:: Using DAOs in Apache Struts Data Access Object (DAO) are one of the more popular designs patterns today and this month Keld explains how you can use DAOs effectively in your Struts designs. http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/ApacheDAOs/
:: Using FOP with Java - Part 3 - Graphics in FOP In this article, we will examine the graphics capability of the FOP solution and see how to use images with FOP from a local file resource and also from a non-file resource. http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/FOP/index-11.html

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* Feature 2) ------------> From the Archive <------------
# Applet Archive We usually focus our indices on recent and popular applets. However, there are many 'sleeper' applets that have aged well over the months. This archive page contains links to applets (and applications) that have been recently updated and applets that deserve another look. http://javaboutique.internet.com/stats/archive.html

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* Feature 3) ---> New Applets and Applications <---------
# Latest Java Downloads Find all of the newest additions to the vast JavaBoutique archive. http://javaboutique.internet.com/byDate/
:: Angle Finder Angle Finder is a cool applet that allows you to draw multiple lines. Angle Finder gives you the angle, length, slope, ending and beginning coordinates of these lines. http://javaboutique.internet.com/anglefinder/
:: ImageAudio When you pass your mouse over the applet, you'll see a highlighted area and hear an audio clip. Click on the image and you'll be taken to a Web page (the URL specified in the parameters). Source is included, making this a great tool for learning Java. http://javaboutique.internet.com/ImageAudio/
:: Fader Applet Fader is an applet that fades your images with a cool effect. http://javaboutique.internet.com/Faders/
:: Date Trick This applet will tell you the day of the week on any particular date. http://javaboutique.internet.com/dateTrick/
:: Daffodil DB Daffodil DB is a J2EE certified, SQL-99 and JDBC 3.0 standards compliant 100% Java RDBMS(relational database management system). http://javaboutique.internet.com/demoIDEs/Daffodil/

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* Feature 4) --> Windows Technology Featured Articles <--
:: Using Open Source .NET Tools for Sophisticated Builds This article describes a sample build environment and shows how Visual Studio and a number of open source .NET tools can work together to make reliable, predictable, and value-added builds. http://www.15seconds.com/issue/040621.htm
:: Min / Max ASP.NET Sample Code This script is a ASP.NET version of our Min / Max script. The actual finding of the minimum and maximum is a lot simpler then the classic ASP version thanks to .NET's built array sorting, but because .NET is more picky about type conversion, it spends a little more time setting up the arrays. http://www.asp101.com/samples/min-max_aspx.asp

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* Feature 5) -------------> Java Forum <-----------------
The place to go if you have a question to ask or an experience to share. http://forums.javaboutique.internet.com/
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* Feature 6) ------------------> News <------------------
# Java and Jini News http://javaboutique.internet.com/news/ http://javaboutique.internet.com/jini/
:: Computer Great Dies Bob Bemer, grandfather of COBOL and father of ASCII, leaves behind a legacy of innovation. http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3373651
:: Java Studio Creator to Debut Sun set to offer the developer's toolbox as a subscription model. http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3373411
:: A High-Resolution wall display built on the Java platform The BlueSpace wall display is an exciting demonstration of the potential of multimedia development on the Java platform. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,z7a,1,bq0d,flsz,asp,6ssn
:: Java Tools Community To Fly Under Radar at JavaOne 2004 Disparate tools efforts are dividing Java development camp, industry watchers say http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,z7a,1,jgw2,h8k4,asp,6ssn
:: Java Database Connection and RMI The JDBC API is the industry standard for database-independent connectivity between the Java programming language and a wide range of databases. The JDBC API provides a call-level API for SQL-based database access. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,z7a,1,2j3e,loq6,asp,6ssn
:: Sun Microsystems Extends Leadership in Java(TM) Technology... Services Expands Learning Paths for Individual Professionals, and Complete Learning Solutions for Teams and IT Departments. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,z7a,1,e98z,10n6,asp,6ssn
:: Ellison 'Green' with Envy Analysts debate whether Oracle is after SAP's high-end or Microsoft's mid-tier. http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3372331
:: Apache Leader: Berkeley DB Java Edition Eases Hand-Rolling "Thanks to the marriage of open source and Java in Sleepycat's new pure-Java version of Berkeley DB, many may reconsider whether they need to use a relational database where simple data structures will suffice, according to Alex Karasulu, technical lead for the Apache Directory Project. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2004-06-23-026-26-OS-EM-DV
:: JetBrains to Hold 'Happy Hour' at JavaOne Participants in JetBrains Lottery Can Win One of Ten Fully Functional IntelliJ IDEA Licenses Awarded Daily Along With Autographed Copy of O'Reilly Media's Latest Book - 'Better, Faster, Lighter Java' http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,z7a,1,l0de,kayi,asp,6ssn
:: Sparks may fly at open source Java debate The stage is set for some fireworks on the last day of the JavaOne show next week, where Sun has assembled a panel to debate the thorny issue of whether it should release its Java technology under an open source license. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,z7a,1,edse,bcpg,asp,6ssn

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* Feature 7) -------------------> JavaBytes <-----------------
# Java Bytes features items of interest for novices and experts, as well as the rank beginner who just wants an easy way to get a few applets on their sites. http://javaboutique.internet.com/javabytes/
:: JDrawing JDrawing is a Java swing component for displaying vector graphics and animation. It can deal efficiently with very large vector images e.g. geographic maps or electronic circuits. http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12110
:: eWebEditPro+XML Ektron eWebEditPro+XML is a browser-based editor that empowers business users and developers to author XML content in a smart Web forms-like word-processor, hiding the complexities of XML. http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12107
:: jcVisual Editor The jVisgen WYSIWYG "jcVisual" editor, is our simple UI and Java Object creation editor. http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12099

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* Feature 8) ----------> New on internet.com <-----------
:: Building Messaging Systems with JMS Discover how to build J2EE application components that create, send, receive, and read messages using JMS (Java Message Service). http://www.developer.com/java/data/article.php/3369581
:: Paging in J2EE: Manage Large Result Sets Efficiently Learn how to manage paging for unbounded queries over large result setswithout blowing up your server. Strike the right balance between resource utilization and response-time requirements to satisfy your user demands. http://www.devx.com/Java/Article/21383
:: Advanced JMS Messaging with OpenJMS Learn to use the more advanced features of OpenJMS to filter messages, create clients that can receive messages sent even when they aren't running, and create persistent messages that can survive a provider failure. http://www.devx.com/Java/Article/21261
:: How Hardware Features in the Intel Itanium 2 Support .NET and Java Specific hardware features in the Itanium 2 microarchitecture, such as prediction, speculation, and explicit parallelism, benefit applications in general, but especially the managed code in .NET and Java applications. http://www.devx.com/Intel/Article/21289
:: Delving Deeper Into StAX Work with StAX's cursor and event based iterator APIs. Review code snippets of the APIs, and build classes for reading and writing documents using the event API. http://www.developer.com/xml/article.php/3371681
:: SQL*Plus Tips for Oracle Beginners If you are new to Oracle, do yourself a favor and spend a few minutes to get comfortable with these SQL*Plus commands. http://www.developer.com/java/data/article.php/3369501

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