JRuby Support in NetBeans IDE 6: Ask the Experts (May 19-23)

Got a question about JRuby support in the NetBeans IDE? Beginning on May 19, post it on the Ask the Experts page and get answers from three experts: Tor Norbye, Charles Oliver Nutter, and Brian Leonard. Learn more or read transcripts of earlier Ask the Experts sessions.

Posted at 07:53AM May 15, 2008 by GD in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Two Sun Software Engineer Openings on OpenSolaris Web Stack

Sun is hiring two entry-level software engineers, one in Burlington, MA, and another in Santa Clara, CA, for the OpenSolaris Web Stack Project. In addition to becoming involved in the development, enhancement, and integration aspects of the project, the incumbents will actively participate in the open-source communities concerned.

Posted at 04:42PM May 12, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Creating a Java EE Appliance on OpenSolaris

At the JavaOne conference, Sun technical evangelists Peter Karlsson and Chuk-Munn Lee discussed how to build a Java EE platform-based appliance with the GlassFish application server on OpenSolaris. Read more in this article.

Posted at 06:33PM May 08, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Java-Centricity -- Java Technology at the Hub of Your Digital Life

This year's JavaOne Conference technical general session hosted by Sun Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer for Software, Bob Brewin, highlighted what's new in the Java EE and Java SE platforms. It was also spiced up by a variety of cool JavaFX-driven demos.

Posted at 05:38PM May 07, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

An Overview and Demonstration of OpenSSO and Federation

At CommunityOne 2008, Sun's identity management experts describe the latest model of effecting single sign-on and the process of federating across enterprises with OpenSSO. Read this overview.

Posted at 10:10AM May 07, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

A Rundown on OpenDS

Ludovic Poitou, community lead for OpenDS; and Jim Yang, project lead for Penrose, a Java technology-based directory server, presented at CommunityOne on the topic, "Getting Started on OpenDS." This recap summarizes the goals, status, installation, and extensibility of OpenDS, also the infrastructure of Penrose, whose default provider is OpenDS.

Posted at 12:17PM May 06, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Project SailFin and Ericsson Application Competition

Create or enhance an IMS client-server application for a chance to win USD $5,000 or a Sony Ericsson phone. See contest details.

Posted at 03:27PM May 05, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Preview GlassFish v3

Technology Preview 2 gives you an early look at GlassFish v3 and its modular, lightweight, and extensible architecture. This milestone release contains web-tier technologies and the Java Persistence API from Java EE 5. In addition, you can use the Update Center to access new early access versions of EJB 3.1 and the JAX-RS API. Try it now.

Posted at 10:07AM May 05, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Identity Management at CommunityOne

Come to CommunityOne on May 5 in San Francisco and attend an OpenSSO Workshop and a session on Getting Started With OpenDS. Registration is free.

Posted at 04:40PM Apr 29, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Securing Applications With Identity Services, Part 3: User Attributes

Identity services are interfaces that support authentication, authorization, and other related services with SOAP or REST technology. This article steps you through the procedure for obtaining, through the attribute service, the attributes of users whose tokens are passed in service calls.

Posted at 01:15PM Apr 29, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Java Application Platform SDK Update 5 Released

This latest free-for-use, production-ready SDK includes updates to Sun Java System Application Server (GlassFish), Open ESB, Portlet Container, and more. Download it now and read the overview for details.

Posted at 01:06PM Apr 29, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

URL Redirection in Sun Java System Application Server

This article uses examples to show how to configure web application URLs in Sun Java System Application Server or GlassFish.

Posted at 01:02PM Apr 29, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Working With jMaki Events

This tip covers the jMaki event mechanism. You'll learn about the concepts that underlie the event mechanism and how to take advantage of the event mechanism to easily interact with widgets.

Posted at 05:10PM Apr 21, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

Using MySQL and Memcached on the GlassFish Application Server

In this article, learn how to use GlassFish to host a web application backed by MySQL and memcached.

Posted at 05:07PM Apr 21, 2008 by cw, managing editor in Enterprise Java  |  Comments[0]

URL Redirection in Sun Java System Application Server

Here's a new article from the docs.sun.com group. The author's examples show how to configure web application URLs in Sun Java System Application Server or GlassFish.

Posted at 09:00AM Apr 16, 2008 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  |  Comments[0]