JVoiceXML 0.1   20 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The JVoiceXML project, an implementation of VoiceXML 2.0, the Voice Extensible Markup Language specification has released version 0.1. They write in, "Changes since release 0.0.2 include: xml parsing and creation; support for other tag libraries - SRGS, SSML, CCXML; refactoring of the xml package to use common components," and much more.
Source: Java.net

Enhydra Shark 1.1   20 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The ObjectWeb Consortium has announced the release of version 1.1 of Enhydra Shark. "This is a major release, with many new features, performance and other improvements, bug fixes, ...We want to thank to the community for all the contributions, discussions, suggestions, help in shark development... which made this version better." A detailed change log is available.
Source: Java.net

Magnolia 2.1 RC 1   20 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The Magnolia CMS (Content Management System) project has released version 2.1 RC 1 with some major feature enhancements. These include expanded internationalization for 14 major languages, native search, xml data import and export, updated JSR 170 implementation, multi-site installations, and more.
Source: Java.net

Apache Maven 1.1 Beta 1   17 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The Apache Maven development team have announced the release of version 1.1 Beta 1. "Maven 1.1 Beta 1 has been released for testing. This release upgrades the internal technologies of Maven, in particular to include Ant 1.6.5 and Jelly 1.0. With updated plugins and much lower memory usage, this release is useful for all Maven 1.0 users."
Source: Java.net

Interview with Brian Sletten   17 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
Vanward Technologies is featuring an interview with frequent No Fluff Just Stuff speaker and a JavaOne presenter Brian Sletten, with thoughtful commentary on the world of software metrics, aspect oriented programming, and the increasing popularity of dynamic languages. They write in, "Brian defines code metrics as '[metrics] can help you figure out the true state of the source base rather than relying on perplexing intangibles like gut reactions, hunches and "educated" guesses. By interrogating the software itself, you can get a sense of the difficulties ahead and perhaps some guidance on difficulties past.'"
Source: Java.net

Ant Commander 1.0 Beta - Initial Release   17 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The Ant Commander file manager project has announced its initial release, version 1.0 Beta. They write in, "It can handle a lot of different file systems (local, ftp, zip, ...), it can contain different kinds of panels (table, tree, command line, viewers, applets, ...), it can perform standard and advanced file operation (copy, delete, replace, XML macros, ...), and external plug-ins are available for more panels, file systems or look and feels."
Source: Java.net

Apache Commons Jelly 1.0 Stable   17 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The Apache Commons development team have released their first stable release of their Java and XML based scripting and processing engine Jelly. "This is the first stable release of Jelly. It can be used as a standalone application to run scripts, or incorporated into your Java applications. Notable changes since the 1.0-RC1 release: internal caching was changed to remove a memory leak, and Jelly is now distributed as an application with its dependencies and main tag libraries."
Source: Java.net

WebObjects now Free   17 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
Apple has made WebObjects, a Java based application server and web application framework, available as part of their common developer tool packages for OS X 10.0.4. "The company released WebObjects deployment software for free with Xserves (as part of the Mac OS X Server package) in June 2002, but the move to a wider distribution is regarded as significant - not least because until May 2000 the software cost $50,000. WebObjects 5.3 now ships with Xcode v2.1 and needs Mac OS X 10.4 to run."
Source: Java.net

JamVM 1.3.1   17 Jun 2005 04:00 GMT
The JamVM, Java Virtual Machine, project has released version 1.3.1 with some minor enhancements. "This release improves the speed of string interning and object and array allocation. It incorporates the generics patch and the Classpath 0.15 boot library path patch. A couple of other minor feature enhancements have also been added, and several bugs have been fixed."
Source: Java.net

Gurock Software announces Release of SmartInspect   16 Jun 2005 16:00 GMT
Gurock Software, a German startup specialized in software development tools, announces the release of SmartInspect. SmartInspect is an advanced logging tool for debugging and monitoring .NET, Java and Delphi applications. It significantly simplifies and improves the way ...
Source: JavaKB