Paul Krill
Editor at Large

JavaOne set to stir

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Jun 24, 20051 min

The JavaOne conference begins next week in San Francisco, with a host of happenings planned that center around open source, tools, SOA and other technology areas.

Sun Microsystems in an email highlighted the following bullet items:

• Updates to the tools, including Java Studio Creator 2, Java Studio Enterprise and Java Web Services Developer Pack.

• Development of version 5 of Java Enterprise Edition.

• Open sourcing of enterprise Java technologies.

• Gathering of industry support for the Java Business Integration specification.

• Boosting SOA.

• Announcement of an AMD Opteron-based workstation wth a starting price of $895.

• Rich client computing news.

Also, this Sunday will be NetBeans Software Day at JavaOne, with the event to feature executives such as Sun President/COO Jonathan Schwartz and Sun Vice President James Gosling.

Meanwhile, Sun on June 6 launched Project GlassFish, which allows developers to view source code for Java Application Server Professional Edition 9. Developers are able to submit improvements and join in technical discussions.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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