Welcome to the Java^TM Developer Connection^SM Newsletter, covering Early Access software releases, new products, developer programs, and more.

Inside The JDC

• New on the JDC
• Jini^TM System Software 1.0 Product Site
• Search the public Java^TM Technology Usenet Newsgroups using Deja News

Product News

• Early Access Developer Release Software
• Jini^TM Systems Software 1.0 Product Offerings: Jini^TM Starter Kit, JavaSpaces^TM Technology Kit now available
• Java^TM Advanced Imaging API 3 released
• PersonalJava^TM Emulation Environment 3.0 released

Developer Programs and Resources

• Java^TM Technology Training Discounts
• International Events:
  • Sun Technology Days: Asia, Pacific Rim
  • Java Enterprise Solutions Symposium: Paris
• Success Stories with Java^TM Technology

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Inside The JDC

New On The JDC
Technical articles: Writing your own Java I/O Stream Classes, Java API for Boundary-Scan Example, Java 2 Cryptography Extension: Encrypting and Decrypting Data, a new tutorial on the Fundamentals of Java Servlets.

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/index.html

Jini^TM System Software 1.0 Product Site on the JDC
Sun's Jini technology provides mechanisms for hardware devices or software components called services, to automatically join together on a network. Underneath the Jini services architecture is a fully functional distributed computing platform built on the Java^TM language.

The JDC provides a central location for accessing and downloading Jini^TM System Software code. Here you'll also find information to submit improvements or bugs. To access, see

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/
  products/jini/index.html

For comprehensive information about the Jini^TM Technology, which introduces some exciting new concepts and capabilities, see Sun's Jini Technology Home Page:

http://www.sun.com/jini/main.html

Search the public Java^TM Technology Usenet Newsgroups using Deja News
Looking for additional community support to answer your technical questions? Try Deja News. To access, see:

http://developer.java.sun.com/
  developer/searchTop.shtml

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Product News

Early Access Developer Release Software
The following Java^TM platform software is now available for download on the JDC: Java^TM Advanced Imaging API. To access, see:

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/
  earlyAccess/jai/index.html

Jini^TM Systems Software 1.0 Product Offerings Now Available on the JDC
Product offerings include the Jini^TM Starter Kit: the Jini Technology Core Platform; the Jini Technology Extended Platform; and the Jini Software Kit. Also available is the JavaSpaces^TM Technology Kit, which provides an implementation of the JavaSpaces service and the Jini Technology Compatibility Kit. To access these components, see

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/
  products/jini/product.offerings.html

Java^TM Advanced Imaging API 3 released
The Java^TM Advanced Imaging API extends the Java platform by allowing sophisticated, high-performance image processing to be incorporated in Java applets and applications. The API implements a set of core image processing capabilities, such as image tiling, regions of interest, and deferred execution. The software also provides a set of standard image processing operators, including many common point, area, and frequency domain operators.

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/
  earlyAccess/jai/index.html

PersonalJava^TM Emulation Environment 3.0 released
A development environment for verifying that the PersonalJava^TM applets and applications you develop using the the Java^TM Development Kit will run in the PersonalJava application environment. To access, see

http://java.sun.com/products/
  personaljava/pj-emulation.html

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Developer Programs and Resources

Java^TM Technology Training Discounts through Developer Essentials^SM Subscriptions
Discounts for training courseware designed exclusively for Java developers coming in February. Enhance your Java platform programming skills and save money with a 10% discount. Choose from one of three specified Java Programming training courses. This training delivers the latest software, tools, technologies, and updates free as part of its annual subscriptions, and other "developer essential" items to facilitate Java platform development. For more information, see:

http://www.sun.com/developers/essentials.html

International Events:
SUN TECHNOLOGY DAYS: Asia and the Pacific Rim

Tokyo, Japan	February 23
Bangalore, India	February 26
Singapore	March 2
Sydney, Australia	March 8

Get a fresh look at some of Sun's latest development tools, technologies, and solutions. Meet with product and technology experts to get your specific questions answered. For detailed information, see:

http://www.sun.com/developers/tokyoshow (Tokyo event only)
http://www.sun.com/developers/pacasiashow

JAVA^TM ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS SYMPOSIUM `99.
This major international event will be held in Paris, France, from April 27-29, 1999. You can look forward to three days focused on Java^TM technologies and solutions with both developer and business tracks. In addition there will be a Solution fair with over 200 exhibitors showing the latest applications and tools, and a Java Technology Town. More than 6000 people are expected to attend. For more information, see:

http://www.jess99.com/

Looking for Success Stories with Java^TM Technology?
See the Java Industry Connection^SM web site for customer success stories, product and customer news, a Java Software Solutions Guide, as well as a consolidation of news sources specific to Java technology. To access see:

http://www.java.sun.com/industry

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