Saturday, July 31, 2010

Keep on Codin'

July 2010

Java Developer Newsletter

Keep on Codin'

The Java Road Trip is in full swing (not AWT) throughout the United States, and if you can meet up with it, make sure you do! What's really cool, though, is Java Engineers continuing to create great technologies and tools for developers to use. A tip of Duke's pointy head to the GlassFish, NetBeans, Java Web services teams, and all the other teams and individuals who just keep on codin'.

-The Oracle Technology Network Team (See Team Blog)

 

Oracle GlassFish 3.0.1 Available for Download

GlassFish 3.0.1 features much broader platform support: JRockit, Oracle Enterprise Linux, multiple flavors of RHEL, SLES, Windows, even HP-UX and many more platforms with 64-bit JVM support. Over 100 bugs fixed! Choose either the commercially supported Oracle GlassFish 3.0.1 or the open source version. You can download the release or just use the UpdateCenter feature to upgrade from earlier 3.x releases.

 

Featured

Java Road Trip Draws Big Crowds

The Java Road Trip kicked off in New York City to max capacity crowds, to see the latest in Java technology, strengthen the Java community and have some fun. Developers in Philly, Washington D.C., Charlottesville, and Atlanta have enjoyed the demos, drinks and dunks (in the surf machine). Check out the remaining schedule to see if you can meet up with this "high tech block party on wheels." Join or follow the Java Road Trip!

NetBeans IDE 6.9 Now Available

The latest NetBeans release offers developers improved productivity by introducing JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool for visually building JavaFX GUI applications, OSGi interoperability for NetBeans Platform applications, and more. Download

 Metro 2.0.1 Released

Metro 2.0.1 includes JAX-WS 2.2.1 and is already integrated into GlassFish 3.0.1, but will also work with other containers such as Tomcat. The best developer experience at this point is using NetBeans IDE 6.9 (support in other IDEs are making good progress).

 JavaFX Delivers Powerful Fantasy Baseball Applications for MLB.com

JavaFX enables MLB.com to leverage its existing Java platform experience and skills to create, maintain and support rich client applications for thousands of fantasy baseball players each week.

Java.sun.com Migration

Oracle is migrating all non-obsolete content from developers.sun.com, java.sun.com, and BigAdmin to a completely re-architected, re-designed Oracle Technology Network site. This site -- which offers different entry points for Java Developers, Database Admins and Developers, System Admins and Developers, and Architects -- will reflect the full diversity of this huge technical end-user community. The new home for Java Developers will be http://oracle.com/technetwork/java

Register for JavaOne 2010

Time is running out for you to take advantage of an unparalleled Java experience! Register for JavaOne 2010 BEFORE July 16th and save $400 over the on-site registration fee. This year, registration for JavaOne also gets you access to Oracle Develop sessions as well. Register for JavaOne now and save $400

Humor: The Most Important Conference...in the Universe!

Learn about JavaOne's *universal* reach in this series of videos about Kar-Rek, agent from Planet Lu-Zor. His mission: Save his planet by discovering a better techology to control their renegade devices. A three-episode series.

Nominate Your Company: Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards 2010

Does your company use Oracle Fusion Middleware innovatively? Nominate your organization today for a chance to be recognized for your cutting-edge solution using any of the Oracle Fusion Middleware products. Nomination deadline August 6.

Videocast: Oracle's New Powerful and Integrated X86 Systems

Watch this videocast to learn more about the comprehensive, new line of powerful x86 systems including blades, rackmount servers to networking systems based on Intel's Xeon 5600 & 7500 processors.

Java University: Exclusive Hands-On Training Delivered by the Experts

Add one more day to make the most of your event experience with expert-led, deep-dive training. Be one of the first 150 to register and you'll be eligible to receive an iPod touch gift.

New Course: Developing Web Applications using JSF Technologies

Get an in-depth introduction to the JSF 2.0 technology in this 3-day instructor led course.

More Java EE 6 Certification Beta Exams Available - $50

New beta exams have been added for Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) Development, Java Persistance API (JPA) Development and Web Services. Ends July 31, 2010.

arrowLimited Time Offer: Save 35% on Java CD-ROM Training

For a limited time, save 35% when you purchase Oracle's complete Java SSCD (Self-Study CD-ROM) Training Library. Terms & Conditions Apply.

arrow20% Discount on Secure Java: For Web Application Development

This book educates readers on application security and building secure web applications using the new Java Platform. It covers risk assessment, security implementation using Java technologies, and Web application security testing. Subscribers to this newsletter can save 20%; just enter 813DA at checkout.

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arrowLast Chance to Save 15% on Oracle Open Office Standard Edition at the Oracle Store

Oracle Open Office is available now at the Oracle Store. Java Developers, don't miss out on the chance to save an additional 15% when you buy Oracle Open Office from the Oracle Store. Enter code JavaOO at checkout. This offer expires July 31, 2010

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Technical Articles

Core Concepts in Performance Tuning

Java Champion Kirk Pepperdine discusses the "dominating consumer of the CPU" and other key concepts in performance tuning.

Project Coin: Inducing Contributory Heap Pollution

Joe Darcy explains "inducing contributory infringement" and new compiler warnings being discussed in relation to patent infringement as a part of Project Coin.

Rich Applications for Billions of Devices: What's New in LWUIT?

Learn about the latest features and enhancements found in LWUIT (Lightweight User Interface Toolkit) 1.3, which has been a boon to mobile developers.

Podcast: Java Tutorial Author

In this Oracle Author Podcast, Sharon Zakhour and David Bryant discuss The Java Tutorial: A Short Course in the Basics, 4th Edition.

Techcast Live: NetBeans IDE 6.9

NetBeans engineering managers Jeff Jullion-Ceccarelli and Martin Ryzl provide a tour of NetBeans IDE 6.9, including a demo of the new JavaFX Composer.

Podcast: Oracle Coherence and Data Grid Technology

Listen to a three-part series discussion of Oracle Coherence and data grid technology by Cameron Purdy, VP of Development at Oracle, Aleksandar Seovic, Oracle ACE and author of Oracle Coherence 3.5, and John Stouffer, independent consultant and Oracle Applications DBA/Architect.

UberConf Notes: Scala for Java Programmers

Distinguished Java developer Arun Gupta provides extensive notes from the "Scala for Java Programmers" workshop at Uber Conf 2010.

Tips for Developing on the JavaFX TV Platform

This article describes some of the ways in which the JavaFX television platform differs from the JavaFX desktop platform and provides tips and guidelines for designing effective television applications.

Oracle Cloud Resource Model API (PDF)

The Oracle Cloud Resource Model API enables you to tailor a private cloud to your business processes and economic models, in part via templates that contain pre-built definitions and metadata of a logical unit of service.

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Events

July 19 - 23: OSCON Open Source Convention (Portland, OR)

OSCON has a Java track which covers key technologies based on Java, agile web application frameworks, and the JVM as key infrastructure for language innovation. Register

July 21 - 24: FISL International Free Software Forum (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

FISL is the largest Free Software Event in Latin America, and one of the largest in the world. Includes a dedicated Java and PHP track with over 50 sessions. Register

July 21: Oracle Application Grid and Enterprise Java Day (Kolkata, India)

An exclusive technology briefing to hear about the latest features and functionality in Oracle WebLogic Suite 11g as well as best practices for grid, cloud, and virtualization. You'll also discover how the updates in Oracle's development tools support the Oracle application grid. Free, but invitation required

July 22: Oracle Application Grid and Enterprise Java Day (Hyderabad, India)

An exclusive technology briefing to hear about the latest features and functionality in Oracle WebLogic Suite 11g as well as best practices for grid, cloud, and virtualization. You'll also discover how the updates in Oracle's development tools support the Oracle application grid. Free, but invitation required

July 28: Live Webcast: Coherence 3.6 Extends Leadership Position in the Data Grid Market (Online)

As the industry's leading in-memory data grid product, Oracle Coherence offers unsurpassed data scalability, performance, reliability, and availability. Join Oracle Vice President of Development Cameron Purdy on July 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT as he discusses the new functionality in Oracle Coherence 3.6. Register

July 30: Dallas TechFest (Dallas, Texas)

Dallas TechFest promises the very best technical sessions on a variety of topics, including a two-part Java EE 6 workshop. Register

August 24: Oracle Technology Network Developer Day (Redwood Shores, California)

Learn the key tools, frameworks, techniques, and best practices for building database-backed applications with Java (free!). Bring your laptop (Windows, Linux, or Mac with minimum 2GB RAM) and take away scripts, labs, and applications. Also in Vancouver, BC, on Aug. 26!

August 26 - 29: JCertif 2010 (Brazzaville, Congo)

JCertif 2010 will be one of the first conferences in Central Africa to teach developers Java programming and the basics of developing on mobile platforms. Register

 More Events >>

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Friday, July 30, 2010

Do Your .NET Applications Need Better Caching and Fault Tolerance?

July 2010 

OTN .NET Developer Newsletter

Do Your .NET Applications Need Better Caching and Fault Tolerance?

If so, try the new release of Oracle Coherence for the Microsoft .NET Framework.

 

 New Download: Oracle Coherence 3.6

The latest release of the industry's leading distributed in-memory data grid product, Oracle Coherence 3.6 for Microsoft .NET Framework, is now available. New features include:

  • ASP.NET Session State Provider
  • End-to-end Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connectivity
  • Transaction Framework for distributed transactions
  • Coherence Quorum, enabling greater capacity and resource management in grid and cloud environments
  • Coherence Query Language (CohQL), a SQL-like query language that increases developer productivity

The following links provide more information on this new release:

 .NET @ Oracle Develop and Oracle OpenWorld 2010

Join the Oracle Develop 2010 conference at Oracle OpenWorld (September 19-23, 2010, San Francisco), which features a .NET developer track for Oracle database. Oracle Develop is perfect for all levels of .NET developers, from beginner to advanced. It covers introductory Oracle .NET material, new .NET features for Oracle database, deep dive content, and includes three hours of hands-on labs to help you apply what you learned from the sessions.

To register, go to Oracle Develop registration site. The early bird discount deadline is July 30.

Here is the lineup of Oracle .NET sessions:

  • What's New for .NET Developers for Oracle Database
  • ASP.NET Web Development with Oracle Database
  • Optimize Oracle Data Access Performance with Visual Studio and .NET
  • Getting Started with Oracle and .NET
  • PL/SQL Programming for .NET Developers: Tips, Tricks, and Debugging
  • Database Development Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio

  Oracle .NET Developer Day: August Training Events

Join top notch Oracle experts for an one-day free training event to learn the key .NET tools, best practices, and performance enhancing techniques for building .NET applications with Oracle database. Bring your own laptop (Windows with minimum 2GB RAM) and take away scripts, labs, and applications. Sign up before the .NET track fills up!

  • Boston - August 19 - The Westin Copley Place
  • St. Louis - August 20-21 - Ameristar Casino Conference Center - part of St. Louis Day of .NET (requires paid registration)
  • San Francisco Bay Area - August 24 - Oracle Conference Center
  • Vancouver - August 26 - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

 Statement of Direction: Oracle Database and Microsoft Entity Framework

Learn about Oracle's beta and production plans to support Microsoft Entity Framework with Oracle Database.

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