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Project Tango: An Interview With Arun Gupta

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:30:18 -0800

Learn about Project Tango, also called Web Services Interoperability Technology (WSIT), a technology that ensures interoperability between Java EE and .NET environments. Learn how Project Tango delivers web services interoperability with performance, security, message reliability, and transaction support. Find out how easy it is to enable a web service for Project Tango using the NetBeans IDE.

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GlassFish for Linux

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:28:40 -0800

GlassFish is gearing up and ready to deliver V2, an enterprise-quality App Server. Listen in as Ken Drachnik, Community Development and Marketing Manager for Open Source and GlassFish talks about the newest features, record-setting performance and what's next for Linux developers.

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Open Source Java for Linux

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:29:22 -0800

Hear from Sun's Open JDK Ambassador, Tom Marble, about how far Open Sourcing Java has come over the last year, where it fits with Linux today and his visionary ideas for Java to become part of the Linux tool chain.

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Get Focused on Linux

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:29:53 -0800

Hear from Barton George, Sun's Linux strategist and community manager, as he discusses the latest Ubuntu distribution. Barton covers both today's Linux efforts as well as future directions - everything from the OS strategy and hardware to the software stack and developer tools.

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Filthy Rich Clients - A Technical Deep Dive

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:31:49 -0800

Learn how you can use the power of Java 2D and Swing to create exceptionally cool graphical and animated effects -- not interfaces that simply look cool, but interfaces that provide interactive, real-time, functionality and http://blogs.sun.com/SDNChannel/entry/filthy_rich_clients_a_technical

Filthy Rich Clients

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:30:35 -0800

Hear from Sun client architect, Chet Haase on the range of desktop applications and how best to take advantage of the GUI and graphical capabilities of Java 2D and Swing to to deliver rich compelling desktop applications that intensity the user experience.

http://blogs.sun.com/SDNChannel/entry/filthy_rich_clients

Sun Compilers Pile On Performance

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:51 -0800

Sun Studio 12 delivers impressive performance gains -- up to 30-40% -- thanks to its robust, mature, and reliable cross-platform compilers and its
best-in-the-industry performance libraries. Customers looking to
turbo-charge their applications should put the free Sun Studio to work
today.

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The New Face of Sun Studio

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:47 -0800

Linux support, which began as a skunkworks project, is now fully integrated in Sun Studio 12. The latest release of Sun’s development tool includes a suite of compilers and tools for Linux so developers don’t need to use a different development tool for different platforms.

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Sun Studio Adds Linux Support

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:43 -0800

Multi-Threaded Development Made Easier

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:39 -0800

Sun Studio 12 is Sun’s most powerful development environment yet--and it’s all free. This week SDNtv highlights a few of the software’s key new
features. Developers stand to benefit from Linux support, a new IDE based on NetBeans 5.5.1, thread analysis tools, and numerous performance
improvements.

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Get a Handle on Handheld Java

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:36 -0800

Mobile applications and services will offer enormous opportunities for developers in the years to come. Fortunately for Java developers, Java ME is already the platform of choice in this market. This week on the SDN Channel, two companies explain how mobile Java helps them reach a mass audience.

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What’s a Glassfish Anyway?

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:31 -0800

Glassfish is the open source community around Sun’s application server. The latest version of the freely available code includes all the enterprise features that data centers need--clustering, failover, and other high-end capabilities.

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DVDs and Developers

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:27 -0800

Mobile and entertainment companies added a little Hollywood glitz to the recent JavaOne conference. Blu-ray DVD technology was a particularly hot topic because this booming platform includes a full-featured Java development environment called BD-J.

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6.5 Million Lines of Code. Dive In.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:23 -0800

The OpenJDK Project made headlines at the recent JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. The entire JDK source--more than 6.5 million lines of code--is now available Hear how the new governance board is set to lead the OpenJDK Project into its next phase.

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The Latest Java Innovation

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:19 -0800

JavaFX Script and JavaFX Mobile are the first members of the new JavaFX family, a platform that will transform the way developers create rich, interactive content for Java-powered devices--while leveraging their existing programming skills.

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Everything Developers Need . . . Free!

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:11 -0800

With JavaOne only days away, SDN-TV’s month-long preview of the conference concludes this week with a look at the new Solaris Express, Developer Edition for x86. The software bundle includes the latest build of the world’s most advanced operating system, Sun’s developer tools, and more than 150 open source applications such as MySQL and Python--all at no charge.

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Billions of Devices, One Set of Tools

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:06 -0800

At next month’s JavaOne Conference, mobile devices are sure to be a hot topic. Get into the action with the NetBeans Mobility Pack, which works with the NetBeans IDE to help build a new generation of apps and games. This week on SDN-TV, Martin Brehovsky discusses the powerful, easy-to-use capabilities in the Mobility Pack.

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Coolest Beans Yet

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:08:01 -0800

Everyone will be talking about NetBeans 6.0 at next month’s JavaOne Conference and NetBeans Day. Get a jump on the crowd by downloading the latest developer build now. This week on SDN-TV, Tim Boudreau demos some of NetBeans 6.0’s cool new features. Also, hear from Tor Norbye, one of of SDN Channels popular guests, as he talks about taking Ruby support in NetBeans 6 to the next level.

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All Things Developer

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:56 -0800

When 15,000 developers get together at JavaOne, passion combines with technology to make some incredible things happen. The 2007 show next month in San Francisco includes several new events, including the CommunityOne conference and OpenSolaris Day. Attendees can also expect the usual dose of highly informative technical sessions and after-hours fun.

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Three Hot Databases

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:47 -0800

On a special database edition of SDN-TV, Sun’s chief open source office Simon Phipps chats with engineers involved with three databases that are taking the development community by storm. Josh Berkus explains the advantages of PostgreSQL, an enterprise-quality database that includes contributions from Sun. Rich Hillegas talks about the thriving community behind Apache Derby, a full-featured and extremely compact database that’s powering Web 2.0 applications. Francois Orsini wraps things up with a look at Java DB, Sun’s version of Apache Derby, which ships in JDK 6.

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Sun Studio and GNOME

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:43 -0800

This week on SDN-TV, product line manager Kuldip Oberoi shares how Sun uses Sun Studio to develop most of its software projects. What’s more, Sun Studio is the platform of choice for two of the company’s key open source projects: OpenSolaris and OpenJDK. Also this week, Sun employee Glynn Foster explains his role as board member at the GNOME Foundation, and how Sun participates in the GNOME Project, an open source desktop environment.

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Java Opens Up

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:39 -0800

Excitement in the Java community has never been greater. The GlassFish project -- a free and open source application server -- has been going strong for years. And last fall, Sun open sourced key implementations of the Java SE, kicking off another wave of innovation. This week on SDN-TV, Sun engineers Eduardo Pelegri-Liopart and Mark Reinhold dive deep into the nuances of these open source projects.

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Special Edition | Electronic Learning Products

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:27:54 -0800

Hear first-hand from Ken Spiegel, COO for Electronic Learning Products, winner of the Wall Street Journal 2007 Software Innovation Award for their Tune in to Reading software. Find out what it takes to build an award-winning software product.

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Spotlight on Open Source

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:32 -0800

Last year, CEO Jonathan Schwartz challenged Sun to open all of its hardware and software. With the company currently participating in dozens of open source projects, Sun is well on its way to meeting that goal. This week on SDN-TV, Sun’s chief open source officer Simon Phipps explains why open source is so important to Sun, and how the company has contributed more than $2 billion in value to the open source movement.

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Solaris and Security

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:28 -0800

Customers demand ever-higher levels of security. Fortunately, the Solaris 10 OS delivers with Trusted Extensions, a set of sophisticated security capabilities that controls the flow of information based on its value. Rounding out a month of SDN-TV about Solaris, Sun Distinguished Engineer Glen Faden explains role-based access controls, process-rights management, and the Secure by Default feature, which protects systems from Internet threats.

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Real-Time Troubleshooting

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:25 -0800

What if you could tune up your car while it was driving down the highway? Solaris’ DTrace troubleshooting and analysis tool does something similar, creating a live window into your production servers and applications. This week on SDN-TV, Brendan Gregg, Sun’s “DTrace Guru,” explains how DTrace goes far beyond typical debuggers by analyzing the software stack in real time--from application code to the kernel.

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8,000 Machines on One Box

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:21 -0800

A month-long look at Solaris continues with a deep dive into Containers, a powerful virtualization technology. Built into the Solaris 10 kernel, Containers functionality creates partitioned spaces, each with its own IP address, file system, users, and resources. Joost Pronk Van Hoogenveen, Sun product line manager for virtualization, explains how the Containers feature is ideal for creating separate, secure environments for development, testing, and QA.

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Solaris in the Spotlight

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:16 -0800

This week on SDNtv, learn about two ways Solaris and open source go hand-in-hand: OpenSolaris and Cool Stack. Developers reap several benefits when they participate in the OpenSolaris project. Because the code is open, developers can solve their unique IT problems while getting an advance look at features and functionality. Sun also empowers developers with Cool Stack, a collection of common open source applications optimized by Sun for Solaris.

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We Love Start-Ups, Part 4

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:12 -0800

This week on SDNtv, meets Jason Lemkin and Gretchen DeKnikker of EchoSign, a startup that automates the process of obtaining and managing digital signatures. EchoSign was honored as one of the best startups at Startup Camp, a Sun-sponsored event for fledgling companies. Lemkin offers practical advice for developers looking to join a startup, as well as what to expect working at one. Also this week, learn about SPOTWorld, a single tool for programming, configuring, managing, and monitoring Sun SPOT devices.

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We Love Start-Ups, Part 3

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:07 -0800

This week on SDNtv, meet Kristopher Tate from Zooomr, a multi-language photo-sharing site. Zooomr won Best Startup honors at Startup Camp, a Sun-sponsored event for new and emerging companies. Tate talks about Zooomr features, his ideas about building a business, why he attended Startup Camp, and what he got out of the event. In the Geek Gadget segment, we unwrap a Sun SPOT development kit and explore the programming environment.

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We Love Start-Ups, Part 2

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:01 -0800

Small companies with big plans can kick start their growth with Startup Essentials, a program that offers deep discounts on Sun servers, desktop systems, and more. This week on SDNtv, find out why more than 100 companies have already signed up for Startup Essentials, and how your company can qualify. SDNtv also takes a closer look at Sun SPOT technology for small devices and the possibilities it offers.

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We Love Start-Ups, Part 1

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:06:55 -0800

Hear from David Berlind, Principal and Chief Content Officer, of Mass Events Labs, as he gives Mark Herring the lowdown on Startup Camp, Sun's first unconference. Find out what "Speed Geeking" is all about and how you can register for the next StartUp Camp. Check out SDN Channel

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Jump into JavaScript, Part 2

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:06:49 -0800

Learn about JavaScript on the client-side from Ajax Architect, Greg Murray as he provides an in depth interview on jMaki. Hear first-hand how the jMaki JavaScript runtime makes it easier to design and create Ajax-enabled widgets.

Jump into JavaScript

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:06:32 -0800

JavaScript helps you write applications faster, execute commands repeatedly, and tie together components from different technologies - and now Sun's expanded JavaScript support lets you put this powerful scripting language to use in Java technology based development.

Visit this month's Sun Developer Network Channel Blog as we highlight the growing array of JavaScript resources and training opportunities from Sun Microsystems and open source communities.

Jumpstart your Programming Career

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:06:14 -0800

Hear from professional instructors and community experts on the benefits of learning object-oriented programming using Java.

Ian Utting, Sr. Lecturer at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK talks about the easy-to use BlueJ IDE, the free opens source Java technology environment for beginners .

Sang Shin, Java Technology Architect and Evangelist explains the advantages of developing with NetBeans, now with support for BlueJ.

Build Identity Confidence

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:06:06 -0800

As businesses grow, web services security becomes more important. This month's SDN Channel will show you how to build identity management solutions into your new and existing applications.

Learn from Aravindan Ranganathan, Access Management Architect, in a step-by-step demo how to develop and deploy secure identity management systems and web services with single sign-on. Hear from Andy White, Manger with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP on identity management and find out what you need to build a comprehensive identity management system.

Living Linux

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:06:01 -0800

20-minute video on tools and technologies for Linux developers
Listen in as Sun's Linux architect and AMD's senior engineer drill down on developing high performance apps. on Linux, and Sun's commitment to growing the number of high quality tools for developers.

SOA Demystified

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:05:55 -0800

Need a crash course in SOA development? Find out what an SOA is, how you can build it, and why SOA is the future of IT. Get the SOA know-how and Java technology tools you need to liberate legacy applications, integrate Java and .NET technologies, and roll out new services atop a flexible SOA framework all here in this month's SDN Channel.

Interoperability, reuse, flexibility, scalability, productivity. The objectives of SOA sound good – but how do you develop and evolve a loosely coupled SOA? Whether you're new to SOA or implementing next-gen services, don't miss this video tour through key SOA concepts and emerging technologies with Sun and Capgemini experts.

Chapter 1
Todd Fast, Chief Architect, Java Enterprise Tools, Sun Microsystems
How and why SOA is revolutionizing the IT landscape, and a look at Java technology tools and support services

Chapter 2
Steve Jones, CTO for Application Development Transformation, Capgemini
The real-world SOA experience pain points, best practices, lessons learned, and tools to answer the SOA challenge

Chapter 3
Jerry Waldorf, Chief Architect of the Integration Platform, Sun Microsystems
Boosting productivity and scalability with the Sun Java Composite Application Suite.

Best of JavaOne

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:05:49 -0800

This month's SDN-TV is from JavaOne 2006 in San Francisco. Watch and listen as industry leaders showcase emerging Java technologies and explore how collaboration, community, resources, and industry support are shaping the future of Java technology for more than 4.5 million developers worldwide.

View the entire video or each chapter by forwarding the video to the appropriate start times.

Chpt. 1 - 01:14 Collaboration and Community
Java Champions: Hear from the best and brightest stars of the Java technology community from Birds of a Feather sessions with our guest speaker Rich Sands, Community Marketing Manager, Java SE
James Gosling: The father of Java technology, talks about the NetBeans IDE and what the future holds for developer tools

Chpt. 2 - 15:44 Education and Tools
Brian Goetz: The co-author of "Java Concurrency in Practice" sizes up the impact of Java SE 5 on building reliable and scalable applications
Duke's Choice Winners: Hear from Agilent Technologies on its location-based apps for sharing traffic data
Ricoh Awards: Meet the two winners of a joint Ricoh/Sun contest to develop innovative Java technology-based applications for Ricoh multifunction devices

Chpt. 3 - 25:21 Industry Support
Kathy Mandelstein: IBM's Director, Developer Relations outlines IBM's commitment to Java technology and reflect on how software development tools can help developers further improve their effectiveness
Roel Stalman: Oracle's Senior Director of Product Management, Application Development Tools highlights Oracle's vision of "The Next Application Platform."
Kirill Gavrylyuk, Josh Cohen, Arun Gupta and Akhil Arora: Microsoft and Sun's senior engineers discuss the significant progress made to ensure interoperability of enterprise features, specifically around Project Tango

Micro Devices. Massive Mobility.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:05:43 -0800

Society's demand for anywhere, anytime information presents an enormous opportunity to mobile application developers. Get a jumpstart on using Java technology tools to build polished mobile apps, and learn how to boost marketability in the highly competitive -- and highly lucrative -- wireless world.

Get a jumpstart on using Java technology tools to build polished mobile apps, and learn how to boost marketability in the highly competitive -- and highly lucrative -- wireless world.

Get a jumpstart on using Java technology tools to build polished mobile apps, and learn how to boost marketability in the highly lucrative wireless world.

Segment 1 - John Treacy, Engineering Director, Java Technology Tools
The fast-changing mobility landscape, building applications that capitalize on new mobile phone capabilities

Segment 2 -Martin Ryzl, Software Engineering Manager, NetBeans 5.0 Mobility Pack
Ease of use in SDKs and Java technology tools, enhanced GUIs and emulators, drag-and-drop functionality

Segment 3 - Paul Reddick, Vice President of Business Development and Product Innovation, Sprint
Sprint’s perspective on breaking into the mobility market, technology and business trends, go-to-market successes

NetBeans

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:05:37 -0800

Listen in as Sun senior engineers and NetBeans developers drill down into cool new features that community collaboration has generated for the Java technology-based IDE.

Chapter 1: Geertjan Wielenga, NetBeans Technical Writer
Using NetBeans’ robust out-of-the-box functionality

Chapter 2: Sandip Chitale, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Java Studio Creator
Streamlining plug-in creation and IDE customization with NetBeans 5.0

Chapter 3: Garret Rooney, CollabNet Software Engineer
Integrating the CVS-based Subversion version control system into the NetBeans IDE

What’s New in NetBeans 5.0?
http://www.netbeans.org/kb/50/netbeans_50_flash.html
Join NetBeans evangelist Roumen Strobl for a lively tour of the February 2006 release of NetBeans 5.0 and its new GUI Builder (Project Matisse), revamped CVS support, and editing and debugging improvements.

Open Communities

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:05:27 -0800

Feature One: Why the open source model provides an entirely new way for developers to collaborate and build upon the best of the commons.
Feature Two: How OpenSolaris Community is breaking new ground and innovation and what tools are available for this community.
Feature Three: Open Tools Strategy and the Java Platform.