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NetBeans IDE (gz)

The NetBeans IDE is an Open-Source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. The IDE runs on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and the MacOS. It is easy to install and use straight out of the box. The NetBeans IDE provides developers with all the tools they need to create...

Tags: IDE, Sun NetBeans, NetBeans/Sun Microsystems, NetBeans IDE, Development Tools, Java Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2007-02-08

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Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX

In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...

Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

JavaFX Q&A

To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...

Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

News to know: Adobe; Windows 7; Sun; SOA; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study Michael...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Antivirus, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Linux, Web Services, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0

On Thursday Sun released the production version of JavaFX, a new platform for building rich internet applications. Version 1.0 targets web browsers and desktops, but subsequent releases will be available on mobile devices, TVs, and other consumer electronics devices. A mobile emulator is included for developers to preview building mobile...

Tags: Asset, Developer, Web, Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Browser, Plug-in, Graphics, Mobile Emulator, JavaFX Development Environment, JavaFX Desktop, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Slicing up Sun

Slicing up SunDell seems a better fit.If any company could make money on Sun's current products, Sun itself is the most likely to do so. That Sun cannot produce profits means that the buyers would not be interested in continuing what Sun is now doing.Sun's most important assets are...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, OPEN SOURCE, Manufacturing hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Slicing up Sun

Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls -- one of which is from a disclosure perspective, I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Java SE 6 update 11 is out, 64-bit support still lacking

Java SE 6 update 11 is out, 64-bit support still lacking64-bit coming soonJust an FYI. According to Sun's Bug Database. The next release should have the 64-bit plugin for windows and linux.http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4802695Linux 64-bit can use OpenJDK-6 ..... instead since it comes with a web plugin. It does works...

Tags: Network technology, Linux, 64-bit, Java SE 6, Java

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Microsoft's OOXML viewers, translators, SDK to help interop with Firefox, OpenOffice?

I must admit I'm more than a bit skeptical when any company, Microsoft in particular, goes out of its way to make rivals' software work better with its own, especially if it's a cash cow product. But here we are, nine months after Microsoft announced its document...

Tags: Interoperability, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Office, SDK, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, OpenXML Document Viewer, OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Java SE 6 update 11 is out, 64-bit support still lacking

Two months after Java 6 update 10 was released, Sun has just released update 11. For many users the new version will automatically be detected and installed, but you can always get it from the Sun Java site. Developers should download the JDK package Java Development Kit...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., 64-Bit, Programming Languages, Java, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Server sales slide; IBM, HP nearly tied for market share lead

Global server sales fell 5.2 percent in the third quarter, the largest decline since the fourth quarter of 2002. Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard maintained a very slight market share lead over IBM, but statistically it's a tie, according to IDC. According to IDC, third quarter global revenue was $12.6...

Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Servers, Finance, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-03

E pur se muove (and yet it moves)

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Ivan Arce On January 15, 2008, the Vatican released a statement indicating that Pope Benedict XVI had canceled his visit to Italian La Sapienza University as a result of a series of protests...

Tags: Information Security, Galileo Galilei, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-02

News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?Compiz Fusion's magnifier plugins and ADA complianceI've done a test in using a magnifier and enhanced desktop zoom plug-in in Compiz Fusion and it lacked support for input tracking. For example, run openOffice and zoom in until you don't...

Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Operating systems, Freedom Scientific, Compiz-fusion, Zoomtext, Linux, Americans with Disabilities Act, desktop, WinDOS, Ubuntu, desktop Linux

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

What a difference one atom makes

A new study by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science shows exactly how important a single atom can be in a complex molecule. Reporting in the Nov. 26 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Yang Yang, a professor of materials science...

Tags: University Of California At Los Angeles, Solar Cell, Polymer, Solarmer Energy Inc., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1

Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1Good questionI first question why the first priority wasn't on fixing the bugs instead of adding features. I secondly question the purpose of including features that are of beta quality - if they need 'real world testing' then they should have included...

Tags: MySQL 5.1, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

WARP speed for Windows 7

WARP speed for Windows 7Core i7 8-core???"8-core dual Core i7"WTF is that?All current Core i7's are quad-core with Hyperthreading. It runs 8 threads, which is NOT the same as an 8-core. The 4 cores run at full speed, but can balance 2 threads each, which can improve efficiency...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Integrated Graphics, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Quarts, Microsoft Windows, software renderer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Can Linux and Solaris be married?

Can Linux and Solaris be married?Where Linux beats out other *nix competitors mostis in driver support. Just about any off-the-shelf hardware can be made to work and work well with Linux. That, plus the fact that you'd be dealing with another single entity if you chose Solaris, is why OEMs...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Dana, Sun Solaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., ZFS, Nexenta

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

2009 Nissan 370Z

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan 370ZNissan's Z car tradition goes back to 1969, when the company was called Datsun and the Z launched with a 240 designation. At the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, the latest Z came out as the 2009 Nissan 370Z, its new name reflecting a bigger engine and...

Tags: Nissan 370Z, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car

Product reviews 2008-12-01

Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1

MySQL's founder has released version 5.1 of the open-source database software, but simultaneously warned of a number of bugs present in the new features that still need to be fixed. Sun has released version 5.1 of the open-source MySQL database software, but the software's founder simultaneously warned...

Tags: MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sun, MySQL 5.1, bugs, Lana Kovacevic Builder AU

News items 2008-12-01