Technology Release 2 of the Java Project X Technology package is currently available for downloading from the Java Developer Connection^SM. You can learn to use the software by downloading the Java XML Tutorial provided on this Web Site.

Java^TM Project X is the code name for an experimental XML programming package that is written completely in the Java programming language. This package provides a full set of tools that you can use right now to create XML-related software for redistribution in commercial products. It includes an extremely fast XML parser with optional validation and an in-memory object-model tree that supports the W3C DOM Level 1 recommendation.

Consequently, Java Project X can provide you right now with essential development software you need to build robust, flexible XML-related applications and network services.

The Java Project X software package includes:

• The XML Parser, the a program that reads and interprets XML documents. The Java Project X's XML parser is capable of parsing of XML 1.0 documents. The XML parser used in Sun's Project X package is the fastest parser available to date; it has passed over 1,000 industry benchmark tests. It supports optional validation for "well-formed" or "valid" XML documents, as well as supporting SAX 1.0 API and XML Namespaces.
• Object Model Support: This program offers support for building and manipulating XML tree-structured data. It conforms to W3C DOM Level 1 recommendations with enhancements and supports Namespaces XML for Beans recommendation