Castor 0.9.7   09 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
Werner Guttmann has announced the release of version 0.9.7 of data binding framework, Castor. It is primarily a maintenance release with minor bug fixes.
Source: Java.net

dbsql2xml 0.18 - Initial Release   09 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The dbsql2xml project has announced its initial release. "dbsql2xml is Java tool for transforming a relational database into hierarchical XML data. It requires JRE 5.0, JDBC, and an SQL DBMS. dbsql2xml uses an XML document for mapping database tables and columns into elements of an XML tree."
Source: Java.net

GigaSpaces and Azul Systems to Deliver Unprecedented Scalability for Java   08 Jun 2005 16:11 GMT
Azul Systems Inc., the pioneers of the industry’s first network attached processing solution, designed to unbound compute resources for Java™- and J2EE™-based applications, and GigaSpaces Technologies Inc., a leading provider of innovative grid-based solutions for data-intensive, ...
Source: JavaKB

Sun, Metatomix and Claimonitor Launch Web-Based STP Claims Service   08 Jun 2005 16:09 GMT
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Metatomix Inc. and Claimonitor Ltd. today announced the development of Claimonitor, a new Web-based STP (Straight-through Processing) utility for automating transactions and market-related claims in the global custodian, investment banking, asset ...
Source: JavaKB

.NET 2.0 Web Service and XML Benchmarks Released   08 Jun 2005 14:35 GMT
Microsoft has announced the publication of a new iteration of Comparing Web Service Performance and Comparing XML Performance, originally developed by Sun. This new version includes tests done using .NET 2.0 Beta 2 and show .NET serving raw requests much faster than JWSDP or ...
Source: JavaKB

Trendy Look and Feel 1.4   08 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
Trendysoft has released an upgrade to their look and feel namesake. They write in, "I am pleased to anounce the availablity of trendy look and feel version 1.4. The new version is a major upgrade with some UI updates, Bug fixes, a brand new file chooser UI (ability to show in 4 different view, faves list, etc ), and new color chooser components."
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Coldtags Suite 2.20   08 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
Coldbeans Software has announced release 2.20 of Coldtags suite. They write in, "What is new in 2.20: new tags and new UI elements, updated codebase in order to improve cross browsers and cross J2EE servers compatibility, bug fixes and workarounds for usage with different J2EE servers, tags poolig support, and more tight integration with JSOS (servlets and filters suite). Now you can use taglibs for example as a reporting tool for components in JSOS tips section has been improved. This section includes practical examples for taglibs usage."
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Mavenide for Eclipse 0.4.0   08 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The Codehaus has released version 0.4.0 of its Eclipse plugin for Maven integration Mavenide "This release fixes numerous bugs and the POM Editor has been fixed for Eclipse versions greater than 3.
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Launch4j 2.0RC   08 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The Launch4j project, a tool for wrapping Java apps as jars in window executables, has released version 2.0.RC with some major new features. " An Ant task was added for better build integration. The 2.x documentation was completed. Demo configuration files were converted to the new XML format and updated. Issues with relative paths in the configuration were fixed. The command line option that allowed 1.x import was removed. That function is now available from the GUI only. Minor bugfixes were made."
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Jaikoz 1.1 Audio Tagger, Supports Musicbrainz   08 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The Jaikoz project has announced the release of version 1.1 with a major feature enhancment. They write in, "This is a major release that now includes Music Brainz support! Jaikoz can calculate a (nearly) unique id for any track and this and any meta-data can be compared with the MusicBrainz Database and the meta-data updated from MusicBrainz. Jaikoz uses its automatch techniques to ensure the correct track is matched when multiple tracks are returned and your metadata is updated."
Source: Java.net