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Just a reminder that Glassfish V2 is now available for download - the latest release includes features, such as clustering, high availability, a new GUI administration console and Metro (an enterprise Web services stack). If you need an app server for highly scalable enterprise deployments, check out Glassfish V2...

https://glassfish.dev.java.net//

There's a new tutorial on the NetBeans website which provides information about downloading, installing and configuring Ruby support in the NetBeans IDE. It also describes how to use database servers with JRuby and how to deploy a JRuby application to Glassfish.

[ View Tutorial ]

The NetBeans 6.0 IDE comes pre-configured with JRuby interpreter. Arun Gupta, Technology Evangelist at Sun, explains in his blog how you can swap the JRuby interpreter with a C-based Ruby interpreter and vice versa:

http://blogs.sun.com/arungupta/entry/totd_7_switch_between_jruby

If you can't wait for the November release, the beta version of NetBeans IDE 6.0 is now available for download! The new version of NetBeans IDE has many new features, including Ruby/JRuby/Ruby on Rails support.

» Download NetBeans IDE 6.0 Beta

» Learn more about NetBeans IDE 6.0


What is 'NetBeans IDE'?

The NetBeans IDE is a free open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. The IDE runs on Windows, Linux, MacOS, as well as Solaris, and is easy to install and use straight out of the box. The NetBeans IDE provides developers with all the tools they need to create professional cross-platform desktop, web and mobile applications.

If you ever need to know what products are compatible with Solaris or how Java technology interoperates with the Microsoft .NET 3.0 framework, check out this new site: www.sun.com/bigadmin/topics/interop

Quick reminder that Solaris 10 8/07 is now available for download and that some of the new features include:

• Solaris Containers for Linux Applications to let you run Linux applications unmodified on Solaris 10.
• Networking enhancements to run multiple independent network stacks on a single system.
• High performance networking features to help you leverage hardware acceleration for large packet network traffic.
• Enhancements in Multiple Page Size Support (MPSS) for greater scalability, especially for applications with large memory footprints.

For an overview of the new features, check out the following Sun video:
» Video: Solaris 10 8/07 New Features

[Get Solaris 10 8/07]

An interesting screencast by Roman Strobl that shows you how to call native C code from a Java class using the Java Native Interface -- This demo was created using NetBeans IDE 5.5.1 with the NetBeans C/C++ Pack.

[ Watch Screencast ]

Google has published a NetBeans module that lets you integrate Checkout SDK through a simple wizard and manage your Checkout handlers through a simple UI. This project is available as a distributable NetBeans Module and works with NetBeans 5.5.1 and greater.

For more information, go to:
http://code.google.com/p/google-checkout-java-sdk/wiki/NetBeansModule

OpenLogic Discovery is a free software tool that can help you identify and manage the open source software installed on Solaris, Linux, and Windows workstations and servers.

Using OpenLogic Discovery you can quickly scan a system for installed open source packages, including packages that were not explicitly installed but were bundled with other software. The software then provides a detailed inventory of the open source software identified on the system, including version numbers for each package found and files that have been partially installed, moved, or renamed.

OpenLogic Discovery identifies software by digital fingerprints, checking the fingerprints against a library of more than 5000 versions across 900 of the most commonly used open source packages. This library is expected to grow to encompass additional packages.

If you'd like to try OpenLogic, simply go to:

www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_us_2808_614_0.jsp?
intcmp=hp2007sep04_openlogic_start

This is another goodie from Sun Technology Expert Sang Shin. To start your free training, go to:

http://www.javapassion.com/idm/

I found the following version of the animated movie, "Elephants Dream" on YouTube and I thought I'd pay tribute to the Orange Project team who produced this movie - back in 2005/2006 - by embedding it here and promoting their good work. I mentioned them in a previous post about 3D modeling and video editing software.

What's so special about this movie? Well, it was produced using open source software, such as Blender 3D and The Gimp. The Orange Project team was made of artists and developers from around the world and they even contributed new features to the current version of Blender.

Enjoy!



For more information - including high-quality downloads - check out:
http://www.elephantsdream.org

And to see what other open source based movies are under development, check out:
http://www.blender.org