Java Product News (December 8, 2000)

INDEXHEAD: Sun launches Java TV technology for digital television Sun Microsystems is now shipping its Java TV technology, which introduces the Java platform to the digital television market. Java TV technology was created via the Java Community Process with support…

Reduce EJB network traffic with astral clones

Reduce EJB network traffic with astral clones

Use the bean implementation outside the container to avoid remote calls The Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition specifies the Java community’s standard for enterprise distributed computing. Included in this standard are Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), which provide a set of programming…

Develop n-tier applications using J2EE

Develop n-tier applications using J2EE

An introduction to the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition specification by way of BEA’s WebLogic Server Java originally made its debut in browsers and client machines; at the time, many questioned whether it was suitable for server-side development. Now, with…

Strut your stuff with JSP tags

Strut your stuff with JSP tags

Use and extend the open source Struts JSP tag library One great benefit of JSP and J2EE is that they enable the developer community to speak a common language. The downside of those technologies is that they sometimes require a…

Applets: Still essential to Java

How do applets fit into the big picture now? When Java made its debut in January 1996, it was targeted at the client side. Back then, some believed that Web browsers would replace operating systems entirely and provide a new…

Printing in Java, Part 2

Printing in Java, Part 2

Print your first page and render complex documents This month, we will put into practice what we learned in Part 1 of this five-part series on printing in Java. In Part 1, I presented the two printing models: the Printable…

Printing in Java, Part 2

Printing in Java, Part 2

Print your first page and render complex documents This month, we will put into practice what we learned in Part 1 of this five-part series on printing in Java. In Part 1, I presented the two printing models: the Printable…

Java Product News (December 1, 2000)

INDEXHEAD: Java community elects new JCP Executive Committee The Program Management Office of the Java Community Process (JCP) has announced the results of its Executive Committee (EC) election. The Java developer community voted for the 30 EC members who will…

J2ME and WAP: Together forever?

The InfoWorld Test Center experts discuss the pros and cons of these two mobile technologies The current state of the wireless world is downright exciting. Already technologies have been implemented that allow users to enjoy a freedom of mobility never…