Java Archive

C# To Crush Sun’s Java?

Eugenia Loli 2001-11-02 Java 39 Comments

"What got me to this state of indignation is a dawning realization that Microsoft is about to win again in a part of the business where they have no business winning. I predict that Microsoft is about to beat the bejeezus out of Java." Read the rest of the editorial at I,Cringely. Update: Read also the relevant article "The MSDN advantage" by Larry Seltzer on ZDNetTech.

Java OS for IAs or HandHelds

Submitted by Pedro Eloy 2001-09-27 Java 6 Comments

Pedro Eloy sent us a note to notify us about the availability (and there is even a free evaluation downloadable version) of the SavageXE operating system for handhelds or IAs, written mainly in Java. More information about the OS here.

Sun Releases New J2EE Version

David Adams 2001-09-24 Java 7 Comments

Sun Microsystems has released a new version of Java 2 Enterprise Edition, 1.3, which includes a new specification for Enterprise JavaBeans, increased XML integration and a Java Message Service API. A ZDNet article has more details.

New Version of Java 3D Available

Eugenia Loli 2001-09-01 Java 6 Comments

A new version of Java 3D is now available on Sun's web site. The new version (1.2.1_03) is a bug fix release for Windows and Solaris. The Linux release is still at release 1.2.1_01.