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* 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/
:: SAP announces J2EE support with NetWeaver
SAP and Java together? This month SAP made the big announcement, that the
NetWeaver technology platform will now offer support for the
Java 2 Platform intrigued we waanted to know more.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/NetWeaver/
:: Working with JDOM, XPath and XSLT
This month Keld will give some advice on which tools to use for
a given task, and then go further into one of his absolute
favorites, JDOM. We'll look at some of the more advanced
features of JDOM, namely the use of XPath and XSLT with JDOM.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/jdom/
:: Java 5 Unleash the Tiger on Your Next Project
Sun has let loose the Tiger. The newest version of the Java
platform was just released as Java 5 with many enhancements.
What happened to versions 3 and 4?
http://javaboutique.internet.com/reviews/Java_5/
:: Utility Based Development Approach; Applying Forward
Thinking to Your Programming
Programming languages have evolved from machine language to
today's high level languages such as Java, C++ etc. With the
evolution of these languages, our outlook towards solving a
problem has also evolved. This month Samudra clears up the
mystery behind the Utility Based Development Approach of
development and how it can help you to be a better programmer.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/UBD/
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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/
:: JChain SA
JChain SA is a toolkit for copy protection and license
management of Java applications. The authorization and
activation of products depends on the exchange of profile data
and key data by e-mail or other means. So, you don't have to set
up any server.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/applications/jchain/
:: Editix
EditiX is a cross-platform XML Editor and XSLT
Debugger designed to help web authors and application
programmers take advantage of the latest XML and XML-related
technologies such as XSLT, XSL-FO, DocBook, SVG or various XML.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/demoIDEs/editx/
:: WiSer
Wi.Ser is a Java/XML server-side GUI-framework which enables an
application to run as either a monolithic Swing app, a
client/server Swing app, or as a Web app without any change. It
includes a mixed deployment mode, which supports one server to
serve Swing clients and Web clients at the same time.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/applications/WiSer/
:: Paratroopers
This applet is a game modeled after the classic missile command.
There are two types of game play steerable missiles and non-
steerable missiles.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/paratroopers/
:: ABCNavUltimateEval
A cool navigation applet that displays a different special
effect with each click of a link. Highly configurable and uses
your images!
http://javaboutique.internet.com/ABCNavUltimateEval/
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* Feature 4) --> Windows Technology Featured Articles <--
:: Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services - Part 1
Adnan Masood discusses Microsoft's comprehensive integrated
business intelligence, data mining, analysis and reporting
solution: Microsoft SQL Server Analysis services and Microsoft
SQL Server Reporting services.
http://www.15seconds.com/issue/041013.htm
:: Using ASP.NET to Prompt a User to Save When Leaving a Page
Last week I wrote an article titled Prompting a User to Save
When Leaving a Page, which looked at how to use the client-side
onbeforeunload event to display a confirmation messagebox when a
user attempted to leave a data-entry page after having modified
the data's contents without explicitly saving the data.
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/100604-1.shtml
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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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# JavaBoutique Users Poll
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* Feature 6) ------------------ News ------------------
# Java and Jini News
http://javaboutique.internet.com/news/
http://javaboutique.internet.com/jini/
:: Report: J2EE in Jeopardy
Companies should seriously review their investments in a
platform whose commoditization is on the rise, analysts suggest.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3422261
:: Research and Markets: High Expectations for Mobile Java as
New Services In North America...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Mobile Java:
Applications, Markets Technologies to their offering.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104STORY=/www/story/10-13-2004/0002275306EDATE=
:: Sun Lights up Java Desktop on x86
The company engineers Release 2 for AMD and Intel boxes running
Solaris.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3420431
:: Games Set to Lead $4.8bn Mobile Java Market by 2009
New findings from Juniper Research show that Java downloads
will generate over $4.8bn in mobile revenues by 2009, with
Mobile Games accounting for the vast majority of revenues.
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=XzgTL
:: SuperWaba 4.50a
The SuperWaba Java VM for handhelds project has released version
4.50a. Many optimizations on User Interface leads to 40% speed
improvement in form creation, and many bug fixes.
https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=273845
:: Tomcat 4.1.31 Stable
The Apache Tomcat development team has announced the release of
4.1.31 Stable. Aside from going stable the team has added
support for optionally passing the shell environment variables
to the CGI script.
http://jakarta.apache.org/site/news/news-2004-2ndHalf.html#20041011.2
:: Jetty 5.0
The Jetty development team has released version 5.0.0 of their
Java servlet container. Jetty 5, which implements the 2.4
Servlet specification has been released.
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=413443
:: Daisy CMS 1.0
The Daisy CMS project has announced their first release. Daisy
works in conjunction with Apache Cocoon.
http://new.cocoondev.org/daisy/2
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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/
:: Guitar Sound Box
This is a guitar sound applet. Click on the guitar, frets or
plectrums to play a riff. Different orders create new riffs.
http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12339
:: JBlitz
Stress and load testing for websites and web applications.
http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12328
:: VietIME
A Java-based Vietnamese input method editor (IME).
http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12331
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* Feature 8) -------------; New on internet.com --------
:: PayPal Scrambling To Fix Site Glitch
Payment site back online after a back-end Web site improvement
update brought the house down the past few days, but access has
been intermittent.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,ijby,2pa8,asp,6ssn
:: An Untethered Keyboard and Mouse
Bluetooth technology provides the power behind Microsoft's new
wireless keyboard and mouse combo. It's a sweet keyboard with no
strings attached.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,mb1o,ppq,asp,6ssn
:: Microsoft's 'Critical' Patches Include IE Fix
October's batch of patches includes a monster fix for the
Internet Explorer browser and critical updates for SMTP, NNTP,
Excel and Windows Shell.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,adwa,bxn4,asp,6ssn
:: Fujitsu Server Snapshot
Between souping up its x86 and Sparc lines and adding a new
cooling system with the latest Xeon processors to its rack and
tower servers, 2004 has been busy year for Fujitsu Computer
Systems. Will 2005 be the year it leaps from the Other category
into the Top Five?
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,94q7,ccy,asp,6ssn
:: SMS: Getting the Best of It
Mobile messaging is taking the world by storm. Whether you're a
newbie or a veteran, the following tips can help you become a
better text messenger . . . and saving some money to boot.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,e5ot,s5z,asp,6ssn
:: Congress Gives Tax Break to Tech Industry
Bush expected to sign bill reducing taxes on foreign dividends
for U.S. multi-nationals.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,5exp,fsnz,asp,6ssn
Tech Protection for Natural Disasters
When disaster strikes, a protection plan can be all that stands
between your business and the brink of bankruptcy. Here's what
one Floridian SMB owner learned.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,aq46,7u46,asp,6ssn
Security Products Meld in Response to Blended Threats
As spam becomes viral and viruses spread through spam, anti-
virus and anti-spam companies are aggregating products and
solutions to serve up multi part security and messaging
solutions.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,cdgi,himz,asp,6ssn
:: FTC Pursues Former Spam King in Court
The agency files for restraining order against Wallace to halt
his spyware activities.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,93kp,ydm,asp,6ssn
:: Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology Awards: Make Your Nominations
What hardware was hot, what software sizzled and which services
reigned supreme? Break away from your balance sheet and nominate
your favorites in the Small Business Computing 2005 Excellence
in Technology Awards.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,ap6c,4rvr,asp,6ssn
:: Enterprise Unix Roundup -- Whose Side Are You On?
Shifting alliances are making the world a more complicated place
for the typical Linux admin. From Mandrake to Mac OS X, many
vulnerabilities were patched this week. If you want SSL
functionality in an application that isn't SSL aware, consider
stunnel.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,4kqq,jf87,asp,6ssn
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* Feature 9) -------------; Java on Jupitermedia -------
:: Working with JDOM, XPath and XSLT
This month Keld will give some advice on which tools to use for
a given task, and then go further into one of his absolute
favorites, JDOM. We'll look at some of the more advanced
features of JDOM, namely the use of XPath and XSLT with JDOM.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,7ues,fwfi,asp,6ssn
:: A Developer's Overview of ERP: Tactical Objectives
ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning, pops up everywhere. What does
it really mean, in nuts-and-bolts terms? What are the major
objectives?
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,4f7d,2szz,asp,6ssn
:: Stand Your Ground
Learning to stand your ground, to trust your instincts, and to
respectfully disagree with others are difficult but very
important skills that could save you in the long run.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,ghrr,g49r,asp,6ssn
:: Simplify Your Web App Development Using the Spring MVC Framework
Struts is in fairly widespread use in the Java world, but the
Spring MVC framework promises to provide a simpler alternative
to Struts for separating presentation layer and business logic.
Learn how to build a simple stock trading Web application using
Spring's MVC framework.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,dpgx,12e4,asp,6ssn
:: JDeveloper Comes of Age: Visual and Declarative J2EE Development in 10g
Oracle's JDeveloper supports more open source tools and
frameworks and introduces a visual and declarative development
approach in combination with the Application Development
Framework (ADF). Find out how these combined features can help
experienced Java developers and beginners alike to improve
productivity and performance.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=ons=1,16go,1,4vgc,59sk,asp,6ssn
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