Core Java Product and Technology Releases

Here you'll find recent updates to the Java Platform, Standard Edition and related technologies.

Posted at 12:28PM May 05, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

Java SE 6 Update 14-b05 EA is now available

Java SE 6 Update 14 early access build 05 is available now! For a list of changes, see the summary of changes in b05 and to-date.

Please report any bugs to http://bugreport.sun.com and share your comments with us at our 6uN Early Access Forum.

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Posted at 11:44AM Apr 24, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  |  Comments[4]

Two Products in One Bundle

For your convenience, Sun has bundled Java SE 6 Update 13 and the JavaFX 1.1 SDK, each with its own license. Download the bundle.

Posted at 05:27PM Apr 14, 2009 by GD in JavaFX  | 

Java SE 6 Update 14-b04 EA is now available

Java SE 6 Update 14 early access build 04 is available now! For a list of changes, see the summary of changes in b04 and to-date.

Please report any bugs to http://bugreport.sun.com and share your comments with us at our 6uN Early Access Forum.

You may subscribe to our 6uN RSS feed

Posted at 07:00PM Apr 02, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  |  Comments[2]

Java SE 6 Update 13 Security Updates

This update contains several key security updates. For more information, see the release notes. Download Java SE 6 Update 13 now.

Posted at 05:12PM Apr 02, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

Java Tutorial: How to Deploy an Applet in Under 10 Minutes

Java SE staff writer Sowmya Kannan walks you through the exact steps of how to deploy an applet in a typical deployment scenario. Read the tutorial.

Posted at 02:38PM Apr 01, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

Core Java Product and Technology Releases

Here you'll find recent updates to the Java Platform, Standard Edition and related technologies.

Posted at 12:17PM Mar 30, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

New Core Tech Tip: Overhauling the Java UTF-8 Charset

In Overhauling the Java UTF-8 Charset, Sun engineer Xueming Shen talks about why the UTF-8 charset implementation in JDK 7 now rejects non-shortest-form UTF-8 byte sequences. Two words: security and performance.

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 23, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

Core Java Tech Tips: Closing a URLClassLoader

Sun engineer Michael McMahon describes the new close() method in URLClassLoader, implemented in JDK 7. It invalidates the loader so that no new classes can be loaded from it. Read Closing a URLClassLoader.

Posted at 08:23AM Mar 12, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

Java SE 6 Update 14-b03 EA is now available

Early access build 03 of Java SE 6 Update 14 is now available for download! Get it now and experience the performance enhancements in both Java and JavaFX applications.

For a list of changes, see the summary of changes in b03 and to-date.

Please report any bugs to http://bugreport.sun.com and share your comments with us at our 6uN Early Access Forum.

You may subscribe to our 6uN RSS feed

Posted at 02:54PM Mar 11, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  |  Comments[4]

Try 6u14 EA with IE 8

Although Internet Explorer 8 has not released yet (RC1 as of writing), we are interested in your experience of Java SE 6 Update 14 with IE8. Please share your feedback with us at the 6uN forum. Please submit a bug, if you see any issues.

6u14 contains new HotSpot (version 14) and other performance enhancement for Java and JavaFX applications. The general feedback we have received say 6u14 is faster.

6uN Forum:
http://forums.java.net

To report a bug:
http://bugreport.sun.com

To download the latest Java SE 6 Update 14 Early Access build:
http://jdk6.dev.java.net/6uNea.html

Thanks!!

Posted at 11:33AM Mar 09, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  | 

Java SE 6 Update 14-b02 EA is now available

Early access build 02 for Java SE 6 Update 14 is now available for download! Get it now and let us know your feedback. Please report any bugs to http://bugreport.sun.com and share your feedback at the 6uN Early Access Forum. For a list of changes, please see the summary of changes.

Posted at 01:58PM Feb 27, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  |  Comments[1]

Java SE 6u14 Early Access is now available!

Another round of Early Access for Java SE has started! 6 Update 14 build 01 is now available for download!

• Service Tag creation for Windows JRE (CR 6676480).
• Java HotSpot 14 with new optimization and garbage collector.

Check out the summary of changes and download this release!

Please report any issues to http://bugreport.sun.com or provide your feedback to the 6uN Forum. You may subscribe to our 6uN RSS feed

Posted at 01:31PM Feb 11, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  |  Comments[2]

Core Java Product and Technology Releases

Here you'll find updates to the Java Platform, Standard Edition and related technologies.

Posted at 05:35PM Feb 06, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

Java SE 6 Update 12 has been released

The highly anticipated 64-bit Java Plug-In and Windows 2008 support has been included in this release as well as other performance enhancement for Java and JavaFX applications. For a list of changes in this update, please check out the release notes. Download now to run the latest Java release!

Posted at 11:08AM Feb 02, 2009 by Roger Yeung in Java SE 6 Update N  |  Comments[3]