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OpenSSO Build 4
The Aquarium points out that the OpenSSO project has released build 4. New features include an new OpenSSO configurator, WS-Trust Security Token Service (STS) (based on Metro) is available on Glassfish, Sun Application Server, Sun Web Server, Geronimo, Tomcat and WebSphere. We're working on support in Oracle Application Server, JBoss and WebLogic Server, simplified STS client sample, configuration and/or user store replication across multiple OpenSSO instances where the embedded instance of OpenDS is in use, and various fixes. Check out the release notes or download the current stable build.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the CometSamplesInGlassFishv3: GlassFish v3 has now full support for Comet. Ready to try it? Download-start-deploy-enjoy the Comet revolution...in real time with vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv3!
jfarcand from Java Enterprise   (April 03, 2008 06:24:57 PM PST)

Building a Java ME Bluetooth chat in 12 minutes...: Building a Java ME Bluetooth chat in 12 minutes... with Netbeans Mobility Pack and Marge 0.5!
brunogh from Mobile & Embedded   (April 02, 2008 08:05:31 PM PST)

More Wisdom on Open Source: Doubts and questions continue to surface off and on regarding open source. I, for one, always enjoy reading about the experts' take.
marinasum from Open Source   (April 02, 2008 10:38:50 AM PST)

Adding Voice to Java EE With SIP Servlets
A recent EE Tech Tip, Adding Voice to Java EE With SIP Servlets, shows off how to use Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), a signaling protocol that is used to set up, modify, and terminate a session between two endpoints. SIP is used to set up a two-party call, a multi-party call, or even a multicast session for Internet calls, multimedia calls, and multimedia distribution. The Tech Tip covers some of the basic concepts underlying SIP and SIP servlets. It also presents a sample application that uses SIP servlets and HTTP servlets to provide VoIP phone service.

Java SE 6 Update 10 beta
The so-called "Consumer JRE" is now in beta. Java SE 6 Update 10 is "an update release that introduces new features and enhancements aimed at providing an optimized consumer-end user experience." Its key features include enhanced deployment (via the Java Deployment Toolkit, the Java Kernel online installer, and the Java auto-updater), improved look-and-feel, and a new implementation of the Java plug-in. You can get JDK6u10 beta from the Java SE Early Access Downloads page.

Marge 0.5 released
Lucas Torri has announced the release of version 0.5 of the Marge project., just in time for the project's first anniversary. Marge is a framework to simplify development of Bluetooth applications in Java ME or SE, abstracting away some of the more complex parts of JSR 82. Check the releases page to see the 0.5 changeset.

Reduced Footprint Java SE: Bringing Java Standard Edition Down to Size
Jim Connors shrinks the 88MB Linux JDK down to 31MB in Reduced Footprint Java SE: Bringing Java Standard Edition Down to Size. "A previous blog post demonstrated how you can, with minimal effort, lessen the disk footprint of a typical Java SE 5.0 runtime environment by about a third without violating the Java Standard Edition Licensing agreement. That post focused primarily on removing optional files and compressing class library jar files.  It turns out that with a little more engineering,  there is significant opportunity for further space optimization."

Will Closures Make Java Less Verbose?
Citing Steve Yegge's Execution in the Kingdom of Nouns, Bruce Eckel asks Will Closures Make Java Less Verbose? Summarizing and extending Steve's argument, Bruce writes "his point is that Java has gone so overboard into "everything is an object" that it prevents simple and clear expressions of ideas. His very clever translation of Ben Franklin's poem "For want of a nail" into Java makes the point better than anything. So here's my question: if closures allow you to be slightly more verby and slightly less nouny (in Yegge's frame of thought), will it allow programmers to create programs that are easier to read?"

GlassFish for Business blog
The GlassFish team announces: "we have started GlassFish For Business, a news blog that will cover Deployment and Business Needs around GlassFish and will report on Sun's offerings like our Enterprise Support, Training and Partner programs. [...] I have a small backlog of relevant pieces, so there will be some catching up over the next few days. So far I've posted some overview content including: Intro to the Blog, an Overview of Enterprise Support for GF from Sun, and Yael's Screencast on Online Interactions."

JDIC Plus project
Cited recently by Kirill Grouchnikov and JavaLobby, the JDIC Plus project "is a Java Win32-extension development kit, enabling developers to use extended Microsoft Windows API functionality. Mainly the project implements the semi-lightweight wrapper component around Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)." The project's four demos offer a web browser, Flash player, map explorer, and HTML editor.

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