The Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 specification was unanimously approved by the Java Community Process (JCP) Java EE/SE Executive Committee, Sun announced this month. This latest update of the programming model is the most significant made to the enterprise Java development platform since the launch of J2EE 1.2 in December 1999.
The 2006 JavaOne Conference is in full swing this week, running May 16-19 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Some of the highlights include the 2006 device of the show, a tie-in to "Bike to Work Week" and this year's After Dark party.
Version 2.2.2 of the Java Card platform specification and Java Card development kit is available. New features include improved interoperability for cards with multiple communication interfaces, richer cryptography and security features and biometry support for smart card chip manufacturers, smart card vendors and Java Card platform implementation providers to embed into their products.
It has been five years since Sun launched Project JXTA, a next-generation network computing project that enables easy access to peers and resources on the emerging multidimensional expanded web, along with jxta.org, an open-source project in which developers collaborate to evolve Project JXTA. Stephanie Kaul and Mohamed AbdelAziz reflect on JXTA technology's fifth year in a Sun Developer Network article.
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