Java Card 3 not only preserves but also extends the Java Card 2 support for classic applets into improved connected features targeting less resource-constrained devices and including new network-oriented features. Peter Allenbach reports this evolution in "Java Card 3: Classic Functionality Gets a Connectivity Boost." He adds that Java Card is now web-enabled, opening it up to the world of servlet applications and to communication that uses the standard protocols. Java Card 3 supports APDU, but also HTTP(S) for high-speed interfaces, such as USB, Allenbach writes. There are two possible types of communication: contactless (with the card held close to the reader) and contacted (card is inserted into the reader).
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JavaOne 2009 was a valuable proving ground for Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 3 (VDI Software 3) that paved the way for numerous other subsequent implementations, as reported in the Oracle wiki Sun VDI for JavaOne. VDI Software 3 provided every participant at JavaOne with access to three personal desktops running Windows, Ubuntu, and OpenSolaris, with every virtual machine hosted on Sun VirtualBox servers and stored on the Sun Unified Storage platform. Using either WiFi or the 150 available Sun Ray clients, participants "owned" their elected desktops for the entire week, access that included the Internet simply by swiping their conference Java Card. The system handled some 21,000 desktops during the convention.
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NetBeans IDE 6.9 introduces the JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool for visually building JavaFX GUI applications, similar to the Swing GUI builder for Java SE applications. Additional highlights include OSGi interoperability for NetBeans Platform applications and support for developing OSGi bundles with Maven; support for JavaFX SDK 1.3, PHP Zend framework, and Ruby on Rails 3.0; as well as improvements to the Java Editor, Java Debugger, issue tracking, and more.
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March 14 is the deadline for those wanting to submit papers for the JavaOne 2010 conference. This year's conference will be co-located with Oracle Develop during the week of Oracle OpenWorld. Set for Sept. 19-23 in San Francisco, JavaOne 2010 will be offering the following tracks, and proposals to speak are being accepted under them: Core Java Platform; Java SE and Desktop Java; Java EE and Java for Enterprise Applications; JavaFX and Rich User Experience; Java ME and Mobile; Java for Devices, Card, and TV; and The Java Frontier.
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