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October 20, 2003
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October 22, 2003

What's in a name: We've been looking at items that need renaming here at java.net. » Read more

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Java Web Services and XML
Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.3 Released: Marc Hadley latest blog entry reports Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.3 Released . The release features "final versions of JAX-RPC 1.1 and SAAJ 1.2 supporting WS-I Basic Profile 1.0, [...] Support for J2SE logging, [...] Enhanced JAXB functionality, [... and ] bug fixes and performance enhancements for all of Sun's Java and XML technologies." »Read more

Java Tools
Borland and Oracle releases: Blogger Felipe Leme reports that JDeveloper 9.0.3.3 has been released. Oracle has addressed dozens of bug fixes targeting their MVC framework. The java.net news links to a story on Borland's release of JBuilder X featuring a visual designer for Struts, better support for Web Services, and support for the JBoss app server. »Read more

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On Branding and Copyright--Open Source For Entrepeneurs: If you look into the Open Source business realm you'll see patterns emerging between and within certain companies relating to their brands and their licenses. Here are some licensing and branding tips for Open Source Entrepeneurs entering the market. — N. Alex Rupp

Open Standards Definitions: What do we mean by open standards anyhow? — Philip Brittan

To swing or to web, appears to be a big question: When starting a new project, the User Interface decision is always a big one. Should we use Swing? Or should we develop a web-based solution? — Eitan Suez

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A new XQuery Wiki
Increasingly, new projects are setting up wikis to facilitate discussion. Jason Hunter and Mike Clark have created (they say "instigated") A new XQuery Wiki . If you're looking to get up to speed quickly with XQuery, take advantage of their links to articles, best practices, vendors and resources, and don't forget the Brain Teasers and the XQuery test Harness.

When Connectivity Isn't Certain
Adam Bosworth considers what would be required of a browser When Connectivity Isn't Certain . His model " makes sure that everything that the customer needs is present on the client. This means that not only does the client handle the formating of the information into pages, it also holds the intelligence about what happens between pages. "

Java News Headlines

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• US Congress to Renew Ban on Web-Access Taxes	• Aqua Data Studio 3.5

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Wurm Online: Massively Multiplayer OnLine Game in Java: The java.net Java Games community has submitted this week's project spotlight: Wurm Online . Chris Melissinos writes "Wurm Online will be a community-centric fantasy MMORPG fully developed in java.Gameplay will be free at first, but when you wish to develop your character beyond basic skills, you're going to have to pay a monthly fee." The technologies used include java.net projects jogl and joal as well as BeanShell and GAGETimer.

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SunNetwork EMEA
December 3-4, 2003
ICC Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Sun is pleased to announce that for the first time ever, the SunNetwork Conference and Pavilion is making its way to Europe.

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