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J2EE 1.4 SDK and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition
Highlights of Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 J2EE 1.4 compatible (Improved) Outstanding developer experience with NetBeans 5 and improved deployment speed, runtime footprint and server start up time. NetBeans 5.0 includes App Server 8.2 as a default J2EE runtime. (New) Superior throughput performance and better scalability supporting multi core/ multi threaded architecture. (New) Fast Infoset support improves webservices performance multiple folds. (New) App Server 8.2 adds support for Red Hat 4 and My SQL 5. Complete support matrix located in the Release Notes. (New) App Server 8.2 bundles deployment ready Derby database making it possible to develop and deploy end to end J2EE application. (New) Built in JMS resource adapter makes connectivity with backend system even more easier. Application Server 8.2 supports connectivity to IBM MQ Series and Sun's MQ Server. (Updated) Enhanced J2EE 1.4 blueprints including demonstration of using Web 2.0 technologies like AJAX with App Server 8.2 JavaServer Faces Support: Developers can quickly build web applications by: assembling reusable UI components in a page; connecting these components to a data source; and wiring client-generated events to server-side event handlers. Improved Administration Console: App Server 8.x admin console adds new look and feel with capabilities like JNDI namespace browser, JDBC Connection Validation, Deployment Descriptor Viewer, Error log viewer and improved monitoring. Web Services Security: Container message security mechanisms implementing message-level authentication (e.g. XML digital signature and encryption) of SOAP web services invocations using the X509 and username/password profiles of the OASIS WS-Security standard. JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library 1.1 Support: the library encapsulates core functionality common to many JSP applications. (Updated) Bundled J2SE 5.0_06 Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition is free for development, deployment and redistribution. Customers interested in redistribution should contact Sun OEM sales for a redistribution license. If you would like to be contacted about licensing the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, fill out this form.
J2EE 1.4 SDK and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 January 27, 2006
	This release of the J2EE 1.4 SDK and the Sun Java System Application Server is available for the following platforms: Solaris 9, 10 (SPARC and x86) Sun Java Desktop System Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, 4.0 To get the Sun Java System Application Server, download the J2EE 1.4 SDK bundle or the Sun Java System Application Server bundle. If you choose the Sun Java System Application Server bundle, you must download and install a copy of the J2SE 5.0 SDK before you can install the Application Server.
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	J2EE 1.4 SDK (121-147 MB) Contains: Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 J2SE 5.0 J2EE 1.4 SDK J2EE 1.4 API Documentation	Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 (44-47 MB) J2SE 5.0 (size varies) J2EE 1.4 SDK Samples (16 MB) J2EE 1.4 Platform API Documentation (3.4 MB)
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J2EE 1.4 SDK and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 UR2 June 6, 2005
	This release of the J2EE 1.4 SDK and the Sun Java System Application Server is available for the following platforms: Solaris 8 SPARC Solaris 9, 10 (SPARC and x86) Sun Java Desktop System Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3.0 To get the Sun Java System Application Server, download the J2EE 1.4 SDK bundle or the Sun Java System Application Server bundle. If you choose the Sun Java System Application Server bundle, you must download and install a copy of the J2SE 5.0 SDK before you can install the Application Server.
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	J2EE 1.4 SDK 2005Q2 UR2 (117-142 MB) Contains: Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 UR2 J2SE 5.0 J2EE 1.4 SDK Samples 2005Q2 UR2 J2EE 1.4 API Documentation	Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 UR2 (44-47 MB) J2SE 5.0 (size varies) J2EE 1.4 SDK Samples 2005Q2 UR2 (14 MB) J2EE 1.4 Platform API Documentation (3.4 MB)
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J2EE 1.4 SDK and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 Update 1 June 15, 2004
	This release of the J2EE 1.4 SDK and the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 is available for the following platforms: Solaris (SPARC and x86) Sun Java Desktop System Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux To get the Sun Java System Application Server, download the J2EE 1.4 SDK bundle or the Sun Java System Application Server bundle. If you choose the Sun Java System Application Server bundle, you must download and install a copy of the J2SE 1.4.2 SDK before you can install the Application Server.
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	J2EE 1.4 SDK Update 1 (103-109 MB) Contains: Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 Update 1 J2SE 1.4.2 J2EE 1.4 SDK Samples Update 1 J2EE 1.4 API Documentation   J2EE 1.4 SDK Update 1 CD-ROM Order	Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 Update 1 (34-37 MB) J2SE 1.4.2 (size varies) J2EE 1.4 SDK Samples Update 1 (14 MB) J2EE 1.4 Platform API Documentation (3.4 MB)
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NetBeans IDE 4.1
NetBeans 4.1 now includes the J2EE 1.4 support modules to create, develop, deploy and test J2EE Applications, EJBs and Web Services. This is a powerful integrated development environment for developing applications on the Java platform and the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 UR2.
NetBeans IDE 4.1 with J2EE 1.4 support
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Sun Java Studio Creator and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 Bundle
This bundle includes Sun Java Studio Creator, which is a powerful integrated development environment for developing applications on the Java platform and the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 FCS.
Sun Java Studio Creator and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 Bundle

J2EE 1.4 Tutorial
The J2EE 1.4 Tutorial is a beginner's guide to developing enterprise applications on the J2EE 1.4 SDK and Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8. The tutorial bundle contains code for the tutorial examples (binary and source) and the tutorial documents in HTML and PDF format.
J2EE 1.4 Tutorial Update 7 (for Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2) January 27, 2006
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J2EE 1.4 Tutorial Update 6 (for Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 UR2) September 15, 2005
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J2EE 1.4 Tutorial Update 4 (supplement with NetBeans IDE 4.1 instructions) May 18, 2005
J2EE 1.4 Tutorial Update 2 (for Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 Update 1) June 22, 2004
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Java Application Verification Kit
The Java Application Verification Kit (AVK) for the Enterprise is a tool intended to help developers test their applications for correct use of J2EE APIs and portability across J2EE compatible application servers, and to help developers avoid inadvertently writing non-portable code.
Java Application Verification Kit 1.4.2 FCS January 27, 2006

Migration Tool for Sun Java System Application Server 8
Migration Tool for Sun Java System Application Server 8 helps you to migrate applications from other application servers to the Sun Java System Application Server 8
Migration Tool for Sun Java System Application Server 8 January 27, 2006

J2EE specifications are created under the Java Community Process to provide full public participation in their definition and development.

J2EE Platform Specification
J2EE 1.4 Specification - Final Release November 24, 2003
This specification is available for viewing online. To download, simply save the PDF file. Any use or implementation of this specification is subject to this License agreement.
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