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January 2004


Jan 2.

Sun builds support for Java Tools Community program from BEA and Oracle to battle MS IDEs.
Analyst encourages Microsoft acqusition of BEA. "MS could use BEA to stave off competition to .Net from IBM".
Allen Holub writes the second part of his much talked article "Why Getter and Setter Methods Are Evil".

Jan 5.

Eclipse committers plan improved User Experience for Eclipse 3.0 in 4 key focus areas. Rich Client Platform, UI Responsiveness, Improved User Experience, Generalized Java tools.
JBoss publishes road map for 4.0 with short-term to comply J2EE 1.4 specification. The long-term plan is POJO AOP.

Jan 6.

"No Borland" in Java Tools Community (JTC) takes a "wait and see" approach.
Java Tools Community (JTC) create community website - javatools.org. Membership is free.

Jan 8.

BEA, Microsoft, and Tibco Release WS-Eventing Specification

Jan 9.

Expired SSL Cert. Cause problems as Verisign Root Certificate expires on thursday.
Onno Says JVM Sharing is IN for Tiger beta!
Java performs better than .Net in Nine Language Performance Round-up Benchmarking in Math & File I/O.
BEA CEO: "Java on the Desktop Won't Beat Microsoft"
Scott McNealy comes up with his five 2004 predictions covering network computing, virus attacks, software licensing, and more.

Jan 13.

JavaWorld shuts down it's website.

Jan 14.

Java Tools Dominate "Codie Award" Finalists

Jan 15.

Martin Fowler renames IoC: Dependency Injection

Jan 16.

Four of Five Code Awards for Best Software Development Product are Java Tools
Java developers support 101 Reasons Why Java is Better than .NET (Reloaded)
James Gosling talks about Netbeans and IDE wars

Jan 18.

Eclipse spinoff from IBM expected

Jan 19.

Apache Geronimo application server reaches the milestone and deploys petstore.

Jan 20.


Sun Invites IBM, Cray To Work On New Computer Language? Sun's goal is to define an architecture-independent, low-level software standard.
JBoss Announces Nukes on JBoss final release candidate

Jan 21.

Pre-release of Tiger is now available
Javalobby Matt & Rick Invent New, Super-Secret Java Handshake

Jan 22.

MySQL and JBoss join hands.
BEA and SuSE Enter Partnership to Work on SuSE for Java
Novell joins Eclipse
Tomcat 5.0.18 Stable released

Jan 23.

mycgiserver.com Joins JavaLobby
Lomboz released as open source

Jan 24.

Javalobby offers help to NASA

Jan 26.

Apache License 2.0 Approved by Board
JVM Sharing - Bug ID 4416624 has been fixed
"Shared core classes" feature included in Java 1.5

Jan 27.

Microsoft Answers Critics over XML Patents
Gates to argue against UK open source adoption

Jan 29.

TSS publishes Who's Who in the Enterprise Java World.

Jan 30.

Sun posts Open Letter To Eclipse and encourages to work with Java Tools Community.

February 2004


Feb 2.

Eclipsecon 2004 starts

Feb 3.

Sun's Open Source OS is an elegant Windows mimic
Eclipse forms independent Board. Eclipse board includes Intel, Hewlett-Packard, SAP,Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, MontaVista Software, QNX Software Systems and Serena Software.
Apple releases JDK 1.4.2

Feb 4.

JDK 1.5 beta and Public Review specification is out
OWASP posts new Top Ten Web App Vulnerabilities list

Feb 9.

Netbeans 3.6 released.

Feb 11.

Groovy - Scripting for Java
275,000 Palm OS developers receive Java support

Feb 12.

Sun to Offer Java Tools and AMD Opteron Server
IBM releases free 2004 Middleware Software Evaluation Kit
WebLogic Shell: wlshell 2.0 released
Big vendors lobby for CORBA update in Java

Feb 13.

IBM, BEA and HP concerned about CORBA support in J2SE 1.5
Apache Ant 1.6.1 released
Sun produces XML performance paper

Feb 14.

OSI asks for Sun to open Java
IntelliJ 4.0 released

Feb 16.

'StackOverFlow' issues in BEA WebLogic Server

Feb 17.

New specification released for mobile devices to discover and connect to web services

Feb 18.

Microsoft, Intel forge new Web Services spec

Feb 19.

FSF finds Apache 2.0 license not GPL compatible
Sun fires back over Open Source Java accusations
JBoss closes $10 million in venture financing

Feb 20.

BEA's Adam Bosworth says "The world needs Simpler Java".
JetBrains announces Visual Fabrique

Feb 22.

Java desktop gains a 100 million installations in 10 days

Feb 23.

Java enabled devices tops 1.5 billion
Eclipse announces new Eclipse Forms API

Feb 24.

Sun releases Java for smartphone HotSpot implementation and J2ME web services

Feb 25.

Sun to boost Java ID plan for PCs
Mobile Java players launch "Java Verified" program

Feb 26.

Discussion of open sourcing Java continues
IBM urges Sun to make Java open source
Sun to meet IBM over open-source Java

Feb 27.

JBoss, Inc. explains their venture funding strategy

March 2004


Mar 1.

IBM releases new Java structure analysis tool
Public Review of JSR 204 - Unicode Supplementary Character Support

Mar 2.

TMC Releases Report on MDA Maintainability Research

Mar 3.

JCP Releases JavaServer Faces 1.0

Mar 4.


Microsoft Supports BPEL with BizTalk 2004
Eclipse Adds Four Board Members, Genuitec, SAS Institute, the University of Washington and IBM.
Marc Fluerry on Becoming an Umbrella for For-Profit Open Source Projects
IBM publishes roadmap to transition from .Net to J2EE.

Mar 5.

Microsoft Funding to SCO - $86M
JBoss releases Nukes on JBoss 1.0

Mar 8.

IBM Confirms Planning to Meet with Sun in stages to discuss working on an open source Java implementation
Final Release JSR 172 - J2ME Web Services Specification
IBM: "Let's Bundle Free Java with Linux" and Sun's Schwartz: IBM's Request "Seems a Little Bonky"

Mar 9.

Sun JDK 1.4.2_04 maintenance release
Alexandre Rafalovitch suggest converting thread-dump formats into the unified XML format as they look different between the various JVMs, and within versions of the same JVM.

Mar 10.

Avoid the 9 Common Flaws of Unportable Mobile Java Apps published on Devx.
Complaints to SEC over MS-SCO Connections Taken Seriously
Sun and ESR talk about OS Java

Mar 11.

JavaWorld announces plans to relaunch

Mar 15.

BBC uses Java to Integrate TV with Mobiles

Mar 16.

Oracle eyeing BEA and Others acquisitions in case they cannot acquire PeopleSoft.
Groovy language submitted as JSR 241
Tim Bray joins Sun, explains .NET's "three flaws"

Mar 17.

Schwartz: Sun Not Inclined to Open Source Java over Compatibility
14th annual JOLT awards announced

Mar 18.

WS-I Completes Basic Profile 1.0 Deliverables with Availability of Testing Tools

Mar 19.

Jakarta Struts graduates to Apache Struts and JaxMe to Apache Incubator
Oracle passes the J2EE 1.4 Compatibility Test Suite

Mar 21.

BEA announces Project Sierra, SOA best practices and patterns
BEA issues low-cost Java IDE
Apache targets August for Geronimo release
Gartner reports Java Skills Gap
Sun pitches desktop system at Asian governments

Mar 22.

JavaWorld is Back

Mar 23.

Sun releases updated J2EE 1.4 SDK

Mar 24.

Project Looking Glass forges ahead
Sun announces development contest
Sun Readies 'Rave' for JavaOne Release
BEA and IBM submit joint white paper on BPELJ
IBM endorses AOP: "It is vital for our survival"
Sun: No Open Source Java

Mar 25.

McNealy: Java Will Not be Open Source
Spring Framework 1.0 final released

Mar 26.

IBM and Sun Work on BEA Java Controls
Sun releases tutorial for J2EE 1.4

Mar 30.

IBM plans rewriting Rational for Eclipse
IBM Releases Seven Tools for Java and XML on Unix
JCP Approves Groovy Language JSR: Sun endorses language

Mar 31.

Macromedia Flex 1.0 Released
Why J2EE is so complex - discussion on TSS
JBoss hopes to expand 'ownership' of open source

April 2004


Apr 1.

Sun finds Java partner in Wal-Mart
Sun Scores Another Major China Win!

Apr 2.

Schwartz Says Subscriptions for Solaris
Sun Settles With MS for $1.95Billion, Announces 3,300 Layoffs, Schwartz Appointed Pres & COO

Apr 5.

Sun: Door still open on open source Java
Apache Axis 1.2 Beta
JBoss takes booth at JavaOne
Green resigns from Sun

Apr 7.

IBM releases Java processor for mainframes
Sun Launches New SCWCD Exam

Apr 8.

NetBeans 4.0 To Incorporate Management Via ANT
Java 1.6 to gain multitasking features

Apr 14.

NetBeans 3.6 Goes Final

Apr 15.

Javablogs upgrades to 1.2, a total rewrite
Another Open Letter to McNealy: Turn to the Enterprise

Apr 17.

"We Have Not Sold Our Soul to the Dark Side" - Gosling on Sun/MSFT Pact

Apr 19.

Sun launches new app server Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 with J2EE 1.4 support.
Sun gives JES license to small businesses

Apr 20.

Wolfgang Gentzsch Leaves Sun

Apr 21.

IBM delivers SOA enablers

Apr 22.

Sun desktop wares lure OEMs
Sun Aims to Migrate Business and VB Developers to Java
Sun renews its commitment to JDO with version 2.0

Apr 26.

Sun Java Desktop System Available on Walmart Web Site
Sun Microsystems Announces J2EE 1.4 Application Verification Kit

Apr 27.

J2EE 1.4 Showcased in San Francisco
JBoss' Fleury against open-sourcing Java
Gartner compares: How Long Can BEA Survive Against IBM?
JCP Creates JSR 244: J2EE 1.5 Specification

Apr 28.

"We Lead the Industry in Every Aspect of SOA," Says IBM's Swainson

Apr 29.

Geronimo 1.0 milestone build M1 released
"Sun Should Make Java a True Open Standard," IBM Repeats
JOnAS Undergoes J2EE 1.4 Compatibility Tests

Apr 30.

IBM releases Jikes 1.2
"Open-Sourcing Java Could Promote Interoperability," Says James Gosling

May 2004


May 3.

Sun Considers GPL License for Solaris
TMC Announces Who's Who in Enterprise Java 2004
JBoss’s Fleury: The 'benevolent dictator' is good for Java
JavaOne Coding Challenge to be Featured at Sun's 2004 Java Developer Conference

May 4.

Apache releases first code for Geronimo
IBM, BEA, and Oracle vote against JDO 2

May 6.

JCP Expert Group to Develop Java Set-Top Box Standard
TSS Symposium starts in Viva Las Vegas

May 7.

EJB 3.0 Announcement at TheServerSide Symposium
Java handset sales triple in 2003
Sun gives early peek at J2EE 1.5

May 10.

IBM Says, "We're Extending Our Lead Against BEA!"
EJB 3.0 vs JDO debated by developers

May 11.

Intel Invests in JBoss

May 12.

BEA Has Open Source Plans for WebLogic Workshop?
Eclipse Use Grows by More Than 75%
IBM leads J2EE app server market

May 13.

Javadocs.org Launch
Eclipse Use Grows by More Than 90% in North America
JProbe freeware version now available
IBM looks to modernize Cobol
IBM announces new software strategy to kill Microsoft

May 14.

NetBeans IDE 3.6 Chinese and Japanese Release

May 24.

Fleury Bans "Astroturfing" at JBoss
ASF Board Elections Final
Goodbye "Middleware," Hello SOA Applications

May 25.

JavaOne Sneak Preview: Is a Looking Glass SDK On Its Way?
Sun announces Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.4
"Beehive" Now Officially an Open Source Project: Apache Beehive

May 26.

JSR 225: XQuery API for Java announces Early Draft Review

May 27.

BEA and Codehaus partner to create Controlhaus
BEA Announces Liquid Computing strategy at eWorld 2004
Sun Java System Application Server 7 Enterprise Edition Released

May 28.

Java JDK 1.5 beta released
TMC Terminates Business with JBoss, Inc.

May 30.


June 2004


Jun 1.

Sun offers new pricing model for enterprises
ASF Announces Geronimo as an Official Project

Jun 3.

Politically Charged EJB Decision Hands a Victory to JBoss
IBM Rational targets software against Microsoft's Team Studio

Jun 4.

Sun *Will* Open-Source Java "Today, Tomorrow or Two Years Down the Road"
Sun's Raghavan Srinivas: Open Source Java Will Come
IBM J2EE vs Microsoft .Net White Paper published

Jun 6.

Why It Makes Sense for Sun to Open-Source Java Libraries & Solaris Kernel

Jun 8.

Microsoft Set to Appeal EU Ruling
BEA exec claims developers need to look past APIs
JOnAS 4.1 release for J2EE 1.4
Sun blogs show uncensored public face

Jun 9.

Sun Launches JDesktop Integration Components API (JDIC) project
Joseph Ottinger resigns as Editor-in-Chief of JDJ

Jun 10.

java.net celebrates first anniversary

Jun 11.

Eclipse Freed from Sun's JVM
James Gosling: "Java is a Community Rather Than a Product of Sun"

Jun 12.

Security Flaw Discovered in Oracle E-Business Suite

Jun 14.

J2SE 1.5 Tiger snapshot builds are available

Jun 15.

JDK1.5 Runtime - 20% faster

Jun 16.

Don't Make me Eat the Elephant Again, Bruce Tate on EJB

Jun 18.

Sun Prepares for Open Source Solaris
Eclipse Foundation readies new release of tools platform

Jun 21.

Eclipse Foundation Announces Eclipse 3.0
JSR 223: General Java Scripting Language API - Review Draft Available

Jun 22.

Eclipse invitation for Microsoft
java.net Fairness Board nominations underway

Jun 24.

Seven years of Swing
Comdex 2004 Cancelled
Beehive gains Eclipse support
Sun Offers New Professional Certification Programs in Java, the Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, and the Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services.
Smallest JVM Debuts at JavaOne

Jun 25.

Sun to offer Java Studio Creator for $99
BEA defends decision not to join Eclipse

Jun 27.

Java3D opensourced by Sun

Jun 28.

"Project Looking Glass" Open-Sourced

Jun 29.

Memory leaks with non-static thread locals
J2EE claimed to have better Web Services performance than .NET
JavaServer Faces goes open source
Sun announces new SOA effort: Project Kitty Hawk

Jun 30.

JavaOne 2004 begins
EJB 3.0 Early Draft Review Released
McNealy at JavaOne: "Somebody Has to Be in Charge of Java, or No One Is."
EJB 3.0 & JDO 2.0 Expert Groups to meet @ JavaOne

July 2004


Jul .

J1 2004 Day 2: SOA, EJB 3.0, JCP Round Table, Tangosol Party
The Mono Project releases version 1.0
Eclipse "Pollinate" Project to Integrate with Apache Beehive
Sun Release New Beta of Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0
JAVAONE: BEA favors making Java open source
JAVAONE: Sun participation in Eclipse still possible

Jul 2.

JavaOne 2004: Robust Java Economy Calls for Developer Entrepreneurship
J1 Day 3: JUnit and Beyond, JAXP, WS Security, Demos

Jul 3.

BEA Changes Mind, Favors Making Java Open Source
JAVAONE: Open source Java debate rages

Jul 5.

J1 Day 4: Gosling Keynote, Open Sourcing Java Panel, Summary

Jul 6.

Java Enterprise Server "Might Give JBoss a Run for Their Money"
Autoboxing surprises from J2SE 5 on TSS

Jul 7.

Joshua Bloch leaves Sun and joins Google
Autoboxing pitfalls on JL

Jul 8.

Top Ten Truly Obscure But Useful Java Projects by Carlos Perez and John Munsch - Joda Time, Noodle, VMTools, mec-eagle, Mondrian, Multivalent, Hipergate, JTextCheck, XBIS, Directory Poller

Jul 9.

Sun launches new mobile T.V. show
Borland Joins Java Tools Community
Low adoption of Sun's Java Tools
SAP Tells Java Devs to Focus on Business, not Specs
Bruce Eckel Talks on Java Issues & Directions

Jul 12.

Complimentary Online JBoss Documentation

Jul 13.

CNet engineer wins JavaOne Coding Challenge
Sun's Jonathan Schwartz Discusses Solaris Plan

Jul 16.

MS Responds to Sun Java WS vs .NET Study

Jul 18.

JBoss Application Server 4 gets J2EE-certified

Jul 19.

Sun adds JES to open source candidates
BEA WebLogic Server Process Edition Announced
Zero G, IBM, Novell Propose Industry Standard for Self-Configuring Technology

Jul 20.

Gosling Gets Groovy
Richard Monson-Haefel Bids Farewell to Java Community
IBM Rational announces Atlantic tools

Jul 21.

IBM beefs up Rational toolset

Jul 22.

"J2EE is an academic crap" comments Miguel de Icaza, the founder of the Mono project.

Jul 23.

Response to de Icaza: J2EE is not 'Academic', Debu Panda of Oracle
Sun Swaps Out Sales Chief
IBM releases eclipse Embedded Voice Toolkit
Google gets another Java guy: Adam Bosworth from BEA

Jul 26.

Microsoft Saves Sun from Nasty Loss
Eclipse Web Tools Platform Project Operational
Sun Pushes a New Brand of Java Powered Campaign
Apache Geronimo To Miss August 6 Launch Date Target
MyDoom Variant Now Clogging Search Engines including Google

Jul 27.

Borland releases FREE Together version

Jul 29.

There are no great Java Hackers?
"Middleware Is Still in its Infancy," Says JBoss's Fleury
Cinnamon: IBM launches new XML content management
June 2004 Javva The Hutt

Jul 30.

Redhat launches JOnAS based Application Server
Hibernate joins JBoss

Jul 31.

IBM releases Development Tool for Java-COM Bridge
IBM opens Cloudscape

August 2004


Aug 2.

IBM Open Sources 'Derby' Java Database (Cloudscape)
Sun, HP, and IBM fight it out at LinuxWorld
Sun talks about buying Novell
Red Hat sells Java subscription
Developer Viewpoint: Open-Source Not Java Itself...but "JRT"

Aug 3.

Can Apple Attract Java Enterprise with Xserve?
LinuxWorld, San Francisco: Who'll Buy Novell First, Sun or IBM?

Aug 4.

JBoss Announces Partnership with Novell/SuSE
Sun responds to Microsoft on WSTest
Scott Dietzen leaves BEA and Kent Beck joins Agitar
How Long Can BEA Survive, Industry Asks

Aug 5.

IBM Pledges No Patent Attacks at Linux
Java Technology Concept Map 1.0 released by Sun

Aug 6.

Rumors: BEA Brain Drain

Aug 9.

Schwartz "Totally Crazy" to Raise Idea of Sun Buying Novell, Says Analyst
Automatically Detecting Thread Deadlocks in JDK 1.5 on javaspecialists.co.za
Java Sustains its Mobile Leadership Position over BREW

Aug 10.

Borland packs new features into September Release Date of JBuilder 2005
BEA re-inventing to survive

Aug 11.

JDocs.com launched

Aug 12.

IBM’s ZetaGrid uses J2EE to solve large computing-intensive problems
IBM Releases WebSphere Monitoring Tool for J2EE Apps
Gavin King on Hibernate3 Filters

Aug 13.

IBM provides RIB tool for Swing and Eclipse GUIs
Stryon, New Tool converts .Net code to Java
Borland JBuilder 2005 announced

Aug 16.

Oracle dismisses J2EE rivals, lines up Microsoft in SMB push

Aug 17.

Bruce Eckel talks about Process Patterns
IBM experiments with Distributed Thread Programming Model
IBM provides a java DPPE for emerging Grids

Aug 18.

J2SE 5.0 changes Published
Novell bundles JBoss app server
Oracle releasing new "Standard Edition" of their appserver

Aug 20.

Microsoft Wins Second Eolas Patent Fight
Rule Engines and Declarative Programming Come to Java
"If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It" - JDK 1.4 vs JDK 1.1 Isn't Always a Shoo-In

Aug 23.

Macromedia Seeks to Woo Java Developers into Targeting Flash Runtime
JDocs.com: Sun protects itself, Javalobby wants to move on
SpringFramework.com launched
IBM Awards Grants to Academics Developing Eclipse Applications
BEA targeting ISVs with latest WebLogic package

Aug 24.

Cedric Beust Leaves BEA, Joins Google
Actuate Joins Eclipse Board as a Strategic Developer

Aug 27.

How will companies ever make money off open source? on LinuxWorld

Aug 30.

Gosling: "Netbeans 4.0 Rocks!"
Is JBoss ready for your enterprise? on oetrends

Aug 31.

developerWorks Launches Cloudscape Website
TMC Releases J2EE Appserver Marketshare Research Report
Sun gets behind blogging by hiring Roller developer
September 30 is Sun's Target Release Date for Java 5

September 2004


Sep 1.

Is "Free Software" Dead? questioned on syscon
J2SE 5.0 (Tiger) Release Candidate Available

Sep 3.

Earth to Sun - please do not dump JavaOne

Sep 6.

Apache Commons Disbanded
Is .NET the REAL cross-platform, industry standard? on JL

Sep 7.

IBM Exec Slams Sun's JavaOne / SunNetwork Merger Plans
Agitar Selects Orion License Activation Server

Sep 8.

Sun to make Java faster on cell phones with Java on chip tech

Sep 9.

Apache's Tomcat 5.5 is First Ever to Use Eclipse JDT Java Compiler
300 Bets per Second: J2EE Beats .Net!
TMC Releases SOA Application Development Specification
Why you should consider Eclipse and how it differs from Netbeans on dW

Sep 13.

Java Gotcha: Instance Variables Hiding

Sep 14.

Billion Dollar "Kodak vs. Sun" Trial Opens
JBuilder test shows big J2SE 5.0 Swing improvements

Sep 16.

Tiger JSR Passes Final Approval

Sep 17.

javaHispano lunches an Open Source hosting website for Java

Sep 20.

J2EE JBoss 1.4-compliant Application Server 4.0 Released

Sep 21.

Sun, BEA, and Microsoft All Losing Key Staff to Google, Inc.
JBoss Joins Eclipse Foundation
TMC Completes IBM J2EE / .NET Study
IBM releases intelligent tools for semantic programming

Sep 22.

Jakarta HiveMind 1.0 final release

Sep 24.

Open Letter: Happy Harmony For EJB3 & JDO from Linda DeMichiel and Craig Russell

Sep 27.

Plug-and-Play J2EE Server Planned by Azul
Sun creates new Persistence API: EJB & JDO join forces

Sep 28.

Red Hat Says Sun Should Open Source Java

Sep 29.

A Plea for POJO (Plain Old Java Object) Persistence Model
The Unofficial EJB 3.0 FAQ Released
Can Beehive spur 'open' J2EE controls?

Sep 30.

Sun announces the General Availability of J2SE 5.0

October 2004


Oct 1.

Tiger (Java 5.0) released!

Oct 3.

Portions of Java Infringed on Kodak Patents, Court Decides
Jury Finds Sun Guilty in $1B Kodak Java Suit

Oct 7.

$92 Million Settlement in Kodak-Sun Java Patents Case

Oct 8.

JBoss EJB 3.0 Preview Release

Oct 12.

IBM announces WebSphere 6.0 (a.k.a. Vela)
BEA Quicksilver: Integration upgrade for the BEA platform
SAP's NetWeaver '05 To Support Enterprise Java

Oct 13.

Single Java Persistence Model Proposed

Oct 14.

Sun releases HAT: The Java Heap Analysis Tool
Deprecate javac in favour of the Java 5 "apt" tool?
SearchBlox, A J2EE Search Engine As Good As Google?

Oct 15.

Report: Is J2EE in Jeopardy?

Oct 17.

McNealy: "Sun Is Not Proprietary, Just As IBM Is Not Bankrupt"

Oct 18.

Java Generics FAQs by Angelika Langer
Why is mono lying about Java?

Oct 19.

The power of table-oriented programming
"OO Isn't Everything," Says Unix Veteran Rob Pike

Oct 20.

ObjectWebCon '05 Registation Open

Oct 21.

Java VM and .NET Benchmarks
Sun to add JFluid profiling tool to Java Studio
Javolution and jScience reborn from JADE

Oct 26.

IBM Rational Releases 7 new products
grash: a unix-like shell for your JVM

Oct 29.

IBM and Microsoft respond to Websphere vs. .NET Study

November 2004


Nov 1.

Programming Legends Debate .Net, J2EE

Nov 2.

Java System Web Server Security Vuln.

Nov 3.

Microsoft's "Java Envy" Is Undeniable, Don Box Admits

Nov 4.

IBM cries foul over WebSphere usability study

Nov 5.

Is OSS middleware jeopardizing commercial J2EE?
J2SE 5.0 Sources (and more) available under the Java Research License

Nov 8.

Is platform independence Java's biggest selling point on the client? on JL

Nov 9.

Struts 2.0: 'Shale' - Struts and JavaServer Faces Proposal

Nov 10.

DNS vulnerability reported in Sun JRE
Sun JRE Vulnerable to DoS Exploit, Reports Secunia
Gosling Announces "Code-Aware" Collaboration As Sun Releases Java Studio Enterprise 7

Nov 11.

New Specs on the Table for Better Mobile Java

Nov 12.

BEA announces dev2dev CodeShare
IBM announces new Portal and gets rid of "Lotus"
McNealy: "We Invented Open Source, Gang"

Nov 13.

JBoss and Apache clash on shared code continues

Nov 15.

BEA announces Apache Beehive Milestone
First J2SE Mustang 6.0 snapshots are out

Nov 16.

Java Community Process Election Results announced, Google & JBoss elected

Nov 17.

A Collection of JVM Options compiled by Joseph D. Mocker
TopLink 10 Years of Persistence

Nov 18.

Rob Gingell leaves Sun: May have open source Java side effects?

Nov 19.

C-JDBC wins the ApacheCon Derby Code Contest
Sun invites outside involvement with Java 6

Nov 22.

Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit
What exactly can be done with an open source Java?

Nov 23.

Geronimo Developers Want To Challenge IBM and BEA
JDK 5.0: More Flexible, Scalable Locking
AOP Considered Dangerous
TheServerSide Joins TechTarget, TMC discontinued
Psssstt, look what DotNet can do...
JDK 6.0 is Now Available

Nov 24.

Sun Fixes Security Vulnerability with Java Plug-in in JRE/SDK
Critical Java bug targets JVM
Is Java ready for Grid Computing?

Nov 25.

"Java Is Not a Bazaar" - Open Letter to Sun from Eric S. Raymond

Nov 29.

Clash of the .Net, J2EE Clans?
Sun and Microsoft will host joint Webcast

Nov 30.

Java vs Smalltalk: "Dear Java, I Need Closure..."

December 2004


Dec 2.

Java should support multiple inheritance.

Dec 3.

Will Oracle Go Back to Buying BEA?

Dec 6.

Apache Jetspeed Reaches first 2.0 milestone

Dec 8.

Apache adopts new JDO project

Dec 9.

Sun warms to Dynamic Languages: Summit Held
ObjectWeb Launches Awards for Best Open-Source Middleware Use Cases

Dec 10.

Is Java becoming too high level?

Dec 14.

Sun Launches Java Studio Developer 7

Dec 15.

NetBeans IDE 4.0 Released Featuring J2SE 5.0 Support
NetBeans 4.0 final released. The Eclipse killer ???
Sun releases update to Java BluePrints Solutions Catalog

Dec 17.

BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 Beta released

Dec 19.

JDO 2.0 Public Draft Available

Dec 20.

Hibernate 3 goes into Beta

Dec 21.

CA joins Eclipse Foundation

Dec 22.

J2SE Compatibility Test Sources Released

Dec 27.

Dec Do alternative Java frameworks create open source lock-in?
Bruno Souza to Sun: "Stop Saying That 'Our Implementation Is Open Source,' It Is Not".


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