For your convenience and to help you get up and running on the final release, links to the Java^TM 2 downloads and documentation are gathered here in one central location.

Downloads

• Java 2 Final Release.
• Java 2 Solaris Production Early Access Release.

Technical Articles

• About the New Platform

  Java 2 Cryptography Extension: Encrypting and Decryting Data
  Getting Started with the Java 2 platform: Tools and Configuration
  Java 2 Roadmap: Putting It All Together
  Java 2 Text: Text and Related Tutorials
  Java 2 Features: New Features and Functionality
  Java 2 What You Get: All Things New with the Java 2 Platform

• 2D Graphics

  Overview: New 2D Graphics in the Java 2 Platform
  Color: A Programmer's Palette of Color
  Printing: New Printing Package

• Security

  Tools: Is the Only Really Secure Computer a Disconnected Computer?
  Granting Permission: Signed Applets, Browsers, and File Access
  Cryptography: The Ancient Art of Secret Messages

• Other Topics

  Collections: Using Collections with the Java 2 Platform
  Memory Management: Reference Objects and Garbage Collection

Online Training

• Servlets: Fundamentals of Java Servlets
• 2D Text: A Tutorial on Styled Text
• Security: Fundamentals of Java Security

Tech Tips

• Random Values with nextBoolean
• Cross compilation using -target
• Setting File Modification Times
• Walking across File Systems
• Jar File Manifests
• Debugging Applications
• Temporary Files