Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Sun partly opens dev tool source

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Apr 12, 20061 min

Sun Microsystems is making elements of the Sun Java Studio Enterprise development tool open source as a project at NetBeans.org.

The project is being released as the NetBeans Enterprise Pack and will feature an API-level development tool to run on top of the NetBeans 5.5 IDE.

The feature set includes:

– A two-way UML (Unified Modeling Language) modeler for architecting and reverse-engineering enterprise applications.

– XML infrastructure and visual editing tools.

– Orchestration and SOA tools for building composite applications.

The NetBeans Enterprise Pack is due to be posted on NetBeans.org shortly.

Sun will hold its NetBeans Software Day on Monday, May 15, in San Francisco, in conjunction with the JavaOne conference.

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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