The
NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5 Beta was released today. The
Java EE Tools Bundle Beta has been updated with the latest bits.
The NetBeans Enterprise Pack adds to the NetBeans IDE everything you need to immediately start writing, testing and debugging service-oriented architecture (SOA) applications using XML, BPEL, and Java web services.
The pack provides visual design tools for:
* UML modeling
* XML schema creation, modification and visualization
* BPEL based web service orchestration to make it easier to develop and maintain SOA applications
* Development of secure, identity-enabled Web Services
All the necessary runtimes that are required to develop these composite
applications are included with a single download of the bundle. This
includes a BPEL engine and the Identity Management Server that are
integrated with Sun Java System Application Server and is packaged as
part of the
Java EE Tools Bundle Beta.
What's new from the Preview Release:
- XML Schema, WSDL, and BPEL refactoring
- BPEL validation support for design time
- Enhanced WSDL designer
- Improved BPEL 2.0 specification support
- Liberty support for identity-enabled services
- Improved installer for selecting installation features
Watch the video here on how to use the XML Schema (XSD) EditorWatch the video here on how to use the WSDL Editor and the BPEL Visual DesignerThe NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5 Beta that is part of the Java EE Tools Bundle is a
FREE download
that comes with a plethora of tooling that helps the SOA Developer. Tools
like the XML Schema (XSD) Editor, the WSDL Editor, the BPEL Visual Designer,
and all the other tools that are part of this download help the SOA
developer be extremely productive at what he is doing.
Learn to use those tools here:
Download the Java EE 5 Tools Bundle Beta from http://java.sun.com/javaee/downloads/index.jsp for FREE, and provide us feedback on the improvements you'd like to see. It combines the new Java EE 5 SDK with NetBeans IDE 5.5 Beta,
NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5 Early Access, and Sun Java System
Application Server Platform Edition 9. This bundle also contains
Project Open ESB Starter Kit Beta, Java EE 5 samples, Java BluePrints,
and API docs (Javadoc).