Jennifer Glore

Today, at the PayPal conference, Sun and PayPal announced that PayPal will now be a payment option for the Java Store. To read about the announcement and all the details, check out this article.   Additionally, the Java Store and Warehouse are now live.

 To get the client (i.e. store): http://store.java.com/developerrelease

Developer Portal (i.e. warehouse to upload client): http://java.sun.com/warehouse/ 

If you are using Java SE 5.0, you need to know that the EOSL for Java SE 5.0 occurred on Oct 30th.  Version 5.0u22 is the last publicly available update of 5.0.

 http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp

GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1.1 has been released.   This version provides infrastructure support for the SailFin Application Server (Telco), contains about 170 bug fixes, and includes updates to several component packages including JSF, Grizzly, Jersey, and Open MQ.  You can refer to the GlassFish v2.1.1 page for details on the improvements that went into this release.  The bits for this release can be accessed as follows:

Community: https://glassfish.dev.java.net/downloads/v2.1.1-final.html

Product:  http://www.sun.com/software/products/appsrvr/get_it.jsp

Today, the Java team announced the release of the Java ME SDK for Mac (Early Access).  This is the first release that brings the functionality of the Wireless Kit to Mac and its developers.  You can check out the EA version at:

 http://java.sun.com/javame/downloads/sdk30.jsp 

The features included in this release are:

 * Unique architecture enables the developer to work with the real device directly from within the ME SDK 3.0, now running on Mac OS.

* Communication with the devices, application deployment and even On-Device debugging are supported over Wi-Fi.

* Supports the latest CLDC Hot Spot VM and Java Micro Edition APIs

* High-end Tools for optimizations: Profiler, Network Monitor, Support for Debugging, Wireless Messaging Console and more

* Introducing JavaFX 1.2.1 Mobile emulator running on Mac OS

* Integrated Device Search Database for easy reference

* Powerful Autoupdate for additional plug-ins and product updates

* Development Environment based on NetBeans Platform

* Complete List of APIs:
   o Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.1 (JSR 118)
   o Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1 (JSR 139)
   o Java Technology for the Wireless Industry 1.0 (JSR 185)
   o Mobile Service Architecture 1.0 (JSR 248)
   o PDA Optional Packages for the J2ME Platform (JSR 75)
   o Java APIs for Bluetooth (JSR 82)
   o Mobile Media API (MMAPI) 1.2 (JSR 135)
   o J2ME Web Services Specification (JSR 172)
   o Security and Trust Services API for J2ME (JSR 177)
   o Location API for J2ME (JSR 179)
   o SIP API for J2ME (JSR 180)
   o Wireless Messaging API (WMA) 2.0 (JSR 205)
   o Content Handler API (JSR 211)
   o Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME (JSR 226)
   o Payment API (JSR 229)
   o Mobile Internationalization API (JSR 238)
   o Mobile Sensor API (JSR 256)
   o XML API for Java ME (JSR 280)

Recently, Joyent announced a new speed benchmark for MySQL in the cloud using their MySQL virtual appliance which has many optimizations. Check out the press release at: http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/generate-article.php?id=1625.

Web Stack 1.5 is now available.  

New in this release are the Web Stack Enterprise Manager, and support for fully relocatable IPS(5) based Update Center distribution. In addition, Web Stack 1.5 ships with the most recent evolutions of the open source releases including latest releases of Apache web server, MySQL 5.1 and more. At a glance, Web Stack 1.5 release includes the following:

Web Stack Enterprise Manager
Fully relocatable Update Center ips(5) image distribution
Apache HTTP Server 2.2.11
lighttpd 1.4.21
memcached 1.2.5
MySQL 5.0.67 and 5.1
PHP 5.2.9
Python 2.6
Ruby 1.8.7
Squid 2.7.STABLE5
Tomcat 6.0.18
GlassFish v2.1
Sun Continuous Integration Server 1.312

Web Stack page has more information including data sheet and links to download and documentation: 
http://sun.com/webstack
http://www.sun.com/software/webstack/get.jsphttp://wikis.sun.com/display/WebStack/Sun+GlassFish+Web+Stack+Documentation 

Recently, the MySQL Community Team has introduced the MySQL Librarian.  In short, the MySQL Librarian is a collection of community-generated and cross referenced content related to MySQL.  It is a place where the community can collaboratively build and maintain MySQL content.  Guiseppe Maxia provides a good introduction to the MySQL Librarian at:

http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/introducing-librarian.html 

Visit the MySQL Librarian at:

http://dev.mysql.com/librarian/ 

MySQL has adopted a new release model -- Milestone Releases.  In short, the goals of the new model for the MySQL Server are these:

1. Deliver more frequent releases of the server with better predictability in terms of a release date
2. Make new features and enhancements more quickly available
3. Provide a model that encourages and rewards community contributions to the MySQL Server

Check out this article by Robin Schumacher, MySQL's Director of Product Management, to get more information. 

 

MySQL Connector/C++ is the latest connector for MySQL. This connector, which uses much the JDBC API patterns, was made available as a GA release in April of this year.  
In this Webinar, Giri Mandalika, Sun Microsystems Engineer and MySQL Connector/C++ expert, will show you how to use the new connector for maximum benefit. You will learn: 

- What Connector/C++ is and how to install it
- About the classes implemented by Connector/C+
- Connector/C++ driver's support for database transactions
- How to use the debug tracing capabilities of Connector/C++
- What is planned for Connector/C++ along with the roadmap to the future release(s)

 The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, July 09, 2009, 10:00 am PDT, 1:00 pm EDT, 6:00 pm GMT+1.  Register at:  http://mysql.com/quicklinks/webinars/connector-cpp.html 

 

 

 

Today, Sun has announced the Sun Business Intelligence Solution for Web Infrastructure.  This solution combines Sun Open Network Systems with the commercial open source Infobright data warehousing software (built on MySQL) and Pentaho business intelligence and data integration software packages.  It's a modular, scalable, open-analytics infrastructure designed to help you make better business decisions that drive deeper customer engagements and higher revenues.  Get more information at http://www.sun.com/systems/solutions/mysql/web-bi.jsp.

 

View the press release here: 

http://www.fortinet.com/press_releases/090624.html

 

Recently, a new MySQL blueprint was published at: 

http://wikis.sun.com/display/BluePrints/Open+Network+Systems+for+Internet+Infrastructure%2C+MySQL+Edition

Sun's new reference architecture, the Open Network Systems for Internet Infrastructure, MySQL Edition, combines Sun Open Storage, high-performance networking and servers, open source software, and Sun services into an integrated enterprise portal solution that delivers scalability and performance for Web and enterprise environments seeking to streamline business processes through rich social media, collaborative Web technologies. This solution features Sun's Open Network Systems, next-generation Flash technology storage products, Sun's MySQL Enterprise Server, the Sun GlassFish™ Portfolio, the ZFS™ file system, and a choice of OpenSolaris™, Solaris™, or Linux operating systems. This paper describes the hardware and software components of the reference architecture, studies the scalability of the architecture, and includes step-by-step directions for setup and configuration.e software components. 

Live Webinar: MySQL Cluster - Architectural Deep Dive, June 17th 2009

MySQL recently released the next generation of its industry-leading MySQL Cluster high availability database.

Tune into this webinar where you can hear from the Director of MySQL Server Engineering provide a detailed "deep dive" into the architecture of MySQL Cluster. In this session, you will learn:
* how MySQL Cluster achieves predictable and consistent real time performance
* how MySQL Cluster achieves continuous availability with sub-second fail-over, automated recovery and geographic replication
* how MySQL Cluster enables users to dynamically scale throughput and data capacity
* how to get started with MySQL Cluster

Click below to register:
http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/web-seminars/display-363.html

WHEN:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009: 09:30 Pacific time (America)
Wed, Jun 17:     12:30 Eastern time (America)
Wed, Jun 17:     16:30 UTC
Wed, Jun 17:     17:30 Western European time
Wed, Jun 17:     18:30 Central European time
Wed, Jun 17:     19:30 Eastern European time

WHO:
   * Tomas Ulin, Director, MySQL Server Technologies
   * Matthew Keep, MySQL Cluster Product Management

The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes long followed by Q&A.

WHERE:
Simply access the web seminar from the comfort of your own office.

Click below to register:
http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/web-seminars/display-363.html

Thursday, June 4th, MySQL and Kickfire will be holding a webinar to show how end users can achieve faster and more scalable MySQL reporting and analytics with Kickfire.  The webinar will cover:

• Survey data from MySQL users on what they view as their top analytics requirements
• An overview of the different options available to MySQL users looking to do reporting and analytics
• An in-depth review of the Kickfire technology
• Industry and customer performance benchmark results of the Kickfire solution

Register for this web presentation �  

Recently, one of the engineers in ISV Engineering worked with Zmanda to create an article on how to use ZFS snapshots with Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL on OpenSolaris.  The article details how to deploy ZRM for MySQL on OpenSolaris and details the performance of ZRM on a Sun Fire x4500 using ZFS.  Check out the article here.