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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
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* Feature 1) ----------------> Articles <----------------
# Java Articles
http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/
:: JInspired JDBInsight 3.0 Early Access
One of the largest potential bottlenecks that J2EE developers
have to deal with is between the application and the RDBMS
server. And of course, this is also one of the most difficult
areas in an application to test. JInspired's JDBInsight looks to
solve our problems in this regard and Drew is taking it for a
test ride.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/reviews/JDBInsight/
:: A Closer Look At Java Business Integration (JSR208)
JBI proposes to eliminate vendor specific integration solutions
by defining a standards based Integration framework. This week
Benoy Jose digs into this new JSR that is now in the early draft
review stage.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/bus_int/
:: Logic Explorers CodeLogic for Java 1.5
Nothing can save development time like good documentation.
Understanding the big picture allows developers to go deeper
faster. CodeLogic 1.5 will allow developers to dynamically
generate documentation on the fly. This week Drew Flakman's
going to tell us how this new tool stacks up.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/reviews/codelogic/
:: Service Oriented Architecture - Part 1
In the first part of this series, Samudra lays out the ground
work for SOA and shows us how to identify potential Services.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/serv_orient/
:: Web Services Metadata
The "JSR181" effort is led by BEA systems and is presently in
the public review stage of the JCP. There objective... A rapid
and simple solution to define and develop web services.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/webservices/
:: 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/
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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/
:: One$DB
One$DB is a free, feature-rich, scalable and robust SQL-99
compliant, J2EE-certified Java database. It can be embedded
within any application and delivers high performance with
minimum system resource usage.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/One$DB/
:: MathPlot
Check out this applet for drawing mathematical functions
in a coordinate system.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/mathplot/
:: Protection! Pro
Protection! Pro, Provides enhanced licensing protection for Java
applications It offers users the ability to lock user licenses
to specific hardware or systems.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/applications/prot_pro/
:: Moving Fractals
This applet is an easy and very fast fractal image generator
with 3-D display, zoom in and out, 5 fractal formulas, powerful
color functions, automatic zooming, animations, 256x256 and
512x512 versions and more.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/fractals/
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* Feature 4) --> Windows Technology Featured Articles <--
:: Database Edit ASP.NET Sample
This sample shows you how to use the ASP.NET DataGrid's built in
editing capabilities to edit records in a database. It also
includes some basic Try...Catch...Finally style error handling
to prevent people from entering text into the integer fields and
vice versa.
http://www.asp101.com/samples/db_edit_aspx.asp
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* Feature 5) ------------> Java Forum <------------------
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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/
:: XOM 1.0 Beta 7/Release Candidate 1
Elliotte Rusty Harold has released version 1.0 Beta 7/RC 1 of XOM.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,6ib8,46z7,asp,6ssn
:: JDataTable 1.0
Extreme Component has announced the 1.0 release of JDataTable.
New features include support for ResultSet and RowSet, print and
print prevew, and exporting to multiple formats.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,lomd,8vl2,asp,6ssn
:: Daffodil Software Open Sources synchronization tool at SourceForge.net
Daffodil Software, a leading Java Database vendor, today
announced that it has made Daffodil Replicator an Open Source
product.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,b90v,5rw3,asp,6ssn
:: Java's 'Mustang' Out of The Gate
J2SE version 6.0 aims to close some of the gaps created by prior
'Tiger' version -- and opens up to developers even more. Sun
offers 'snapshots' and a warning.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,bsmk,3r7g,asp,6ssn
:: The Many Faces of J2EE, v5.0
Sun and Borland laud the platform's latest developments but
disagree on the deployments.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3436751
:: Using iBatis SQL Maps for Java Data Access
Are you frustrated by programming directly againg JDBC? SQL Maps
provides an efficient way to graph database values to Java
objects through the use of XML configuration files.
http://www.developer.com/db/article.php/3346301
:: Sun Sets Solaris 10 Free
After more than a year of sneak peaks, nightly builds and beta
tests, Sun Microsystems is set to formally
announce the launch of its Solaris 10 operating system.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3435621
:: A code analyzer for Java programmers
PMD is an open source project designed to inspect Java code and
point out inefficient structures such as unused local variables,
duplicate import statements, or empty try/catch blocks. PMD
gives programmers a preemptive approach to cleaning their code.
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/11/1517207
:: Java 6 - Mustang Snapshots Available
Mark Reinhold, Chief Engineer for the Java 2 Platform, has
announced the availability of snaptshots of Java 6 - Mustang."
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/mreinhold/archive/2004/11/mustang_snapsho.html
:: JCP Executive Commitee Election Results
The 2004 Java Community Process Executive Commitee election
results have been announced. Google, JBoss, and Intel have been
voted to the SE/EE Committee, while Intel and Orange have been
voted into the ME Committee.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,lwkt,jzcj,asp,6ssn
:: AspectWerkz 2.0 RC1
The codehaus has released RC 1 of version 2.0 of AspectWerkz.
New features and enhancements have been documented by the
development team in a formal document, but the basics include a
20x faster architecture, it can be deployed in a wide variety of
runtime environments, higher reliability, richer semantics, and
more.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,75r2,25yg,asp,6ssn
:: JIVE Messenger Open Release
The JIVE Messenger project has announced its initial opensource
release as version 2.0. " Jive Messenger is an Open-Source XMPP
server. It features great performance and scalability, cross-
platform support, simple installation, and a web-based admin
console."
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,acm7,c2bp,asp,6ssn
:: Java WSDP 1.5
Sun Microsystems has unveiled version 1.5 of the Java WSDP (Web
Services Developer Pack). It includes, "XML Web Services
Security, a preview of the Sun Java Streaming XML Parser based
on JSR 173, as well as updates to existing web services
technologies previously released in the Java WSDP, and
guidelines for developing client side web services.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,6cf2,kcch,asp,6ssn
:: Blitz JavaSpaces 0.98 - 2.1.10
The Blitz JavaSpaces project has released version 0.98 of its
pure Java edition and version 2.1.10 of its server edition.
Changes for the client version include, "The dashboard has been
fixed to not change the look and feel when running as a
ServiceUI.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,hlf8,cad5,asp,6ssn
:: XINS 1.0.0
After 2 years of development, XINS version 1.0.0 has been
released. They write in, "XINS is a technology used to define,
create and invoke remote APIs. XINS is specification-oriented.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,dppx,ejvv,asp,6ssn
:: Spring Framework 1.1.2
The Spring Framework project has released version 1.1.2 with
many enhancements and bugfixes.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,4lhx,6ne2,asp,6ssn
:: Beehive Announces Advances
BEA and Apache's Beehive project has announced some
breakthroughs with the application that should be published on
Wednesday at ApacheCon.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,18s5,1,4l7k,2dl4,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/
:: JXMLPad
JXMLPad is a swing based component for editing XML/XHTML
documents. JXMLPad is built around a tree and text view both
synchronized giving to the user real time xpath location and
current tag delimiters.
http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12393
:: PDF Stream Writer
This Java library created to convert XML formatted file to
PDF in compliance with PDF Reference15_v6 documents.
http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12383
:: Mouse Gestures
Mouse Gestures is an open source (LGPL) pure Java library
for recognition and processing mouse gestures.
http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12405
:: jBalloon
jBalloon is the first true Java implementation of balloon-like
tooltips. It allows you to combine the whole power of old-
fashioned Java tooltips and modern ballon-like layout.
http://www.jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=12390
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:: IBM P5 System Shatters Computing Benchmark
The company's 64-way eServer p5 595 machine significantly out
duels HP's Integrity Superdome on the TPC-C test.
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3437981
:: KeePass: Keeping Your Passwords Safe and Secure ... and Easily Accessible
How many passwords do you keep track of on a regular basis?
Network logon, email, online banking and shopping, regular Web
browsing ... the list seemingly never ends. How can you possibly
remember all of them? No problem, this nifty little open-source
"password safe" will handle the memory-intensive labor for you.
http://www.winplanet.com/article/2649-.htm
:: Major Security Patch Overhaul For Oracle
Changes come after the growing number of complaints from
customers and even its own executives.
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3437811
:: Web Services in Action? These Vendors Are
Five of the smaller Web services and SOA providers issue
software, hardware or announce partnerships this week.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3436601
Touched By A Dell
Dell announces an affordable touch-screen, flat-panel
LCD designed for the SMB retail space.
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3435841
IPv6 Shooting For The Moon
IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol, has
successfully undergone the third phase of a test
regimen across a test network known as Moonv6.
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3436451
:: Software Gives Parents Chance to Snoop
As part of three-pronged, anti-piracy attack launched Tuesday,
the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) plans to
release free software to help parents determine what movie and
music titles their children have stored on a computer, along
with any installed peer-to-peer (P2P) file-swapping programs.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3437181
:: PeopleSoft Investors Sharing a Divided House
PeopleSoft shareholders are starting to speak up about
Oracle's takeover bid.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3437121
:: W3C Eyes Mobile Web Initiative
Firm in its resolve that more and more users will access the
Internet with mobile devices, the World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C) said it is considering a new effort to make Web access on
a mobile device as easy it is on a personal computer.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3437051
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A Closer Look At Java Business Integration (JSR208)
JBI proposes to eliminate vendor specific integration solutions
by defining a standards based Integration framework. This week
Benoy Jose digs into this new JSR that is now in the early draft
review stage.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/bus_int/
:: Spectrum Analysis Using Java
Jump into the world of forward and inverse Fourier transforms
using both DFT and FFT algorithms. You will also find the
implementation of frequency filtering by modifying the complex
spectrum in the frequency domain and transforming the modified
complex spectrum back into the time domain.
http://www.developer.com/java/other/article.php/3436341
:: Sun Presents Java Studio Enterprise Tool to Further
"Code-Aware" Team Collaboration
Sun Java Studio Enterprise 7 Suite Provides Advanced
Technologies for Modeling, Application Profiling and Team
Collaboration.
http://www.developer.com/java/ent/article.php/3434771
:: Solaris 10 Unleashes 64-Bit Development for Enterprise Applications
New 64-Bit JVM and Universal Support for Solaris 10 Throughout Sun's
Java Development Tools and Platforms
http://www.developer.com/java/ent/article.php/3434781
Programming Language Popularity: The TCP Index for November, 2004
C, Java, and C++ fall. Visual Basic and Perl rise. Find out how
your favoriate languages rate in the TIOBE Programming Community
(TPC) Index for November.
http://www.developer.com/java/other/article.php/3433891
:: An Introduction to Java Object Persistence with EJB
The 'impedance mismatch' between relational databases' tabular
orientation and object-oriented Java's hierarchical one is a
perennial problem for which the Java world has several good
solution offerings. This article, the first in a three-part
series, will look specifically at the EJB specification and its
unique way of solving the object-relational mapping problem.
http://www.devx.com/Java/Article/22441
:: Use Java to Interact with Your Clipboard
These days end users expect to use the ubiquitous "clipboard"
concept as a transfer station for data, and if your applications
don't support it, users won't be pleased. Learn how to use the
java.awt.datatransfer package to cut, copy, and paste to a
clipboard in Java.
http://www.devx.com/Java/Article/22326
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