ANNOUNCE: NetBeans 4.1 Early Access Release Now Available

Robert Demmer <[email protected]> Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:45:14 +0200
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The NetBeans open source project is proud to announce the early access 
release of the NetBeans IDE 4.1 as the project delivers significant new 
development capabilities for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.4 
(J2EE) including Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) components and Web Services.

For downloads of this release go to:

    * http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/index.html

For the quick start guide, see:

    * http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/quickstart-j2ee-41.html

Online 4.1 Early Access announcement and links to more information:

    * http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/41/announce.html

This early access release has over 15 new modules for developing J2EE 
1.4 applications and is built on the novel and breakthrough NetBeans 4.0 
technology. Users can develop programs for Java 2 Platform, Standard 
Edition (J2SE), Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME), and now J2EE EJBs 
and Web Services. Using the free Sun Java System Application Server 
Platform Edition 8.1 beta as the deployment runtime and with NetBeans 
guiding the developer and automatically building the underlying J2EE 
infrastructure, learning about and developing J2EE 1.4 applications has 
never been easier. To further assist the developer, there are numerous 
samples of J2EE applications easily accessible from within the IDE, as 
well contributions from the J2EE Java BluePrints catalog.

With a pure Java technology integrated development environment and cross 
platform availability for Windows, Linux and the Solaris Operating 
System, this is the best time to get a look at the future.

The next early access release is planned for January 2005.

Key Features:

Create an EJB Module and EJB Session Beans

    * The NetBeans IDE guides the user through the process to easily 
learn how to write an EJB as well as deploy, package and test applications
    * A GUI is available to select an EJB and perform the required tasks 
such as adding business methods and editing deployment descriptors
    * All EJB infrastructure methods are generated automatically and are 
hidden in a power code fold
    * The resulting EJB module can easily be added to a J2EE application
    * The NetBeans project structure matches J2EE Java BluePrints 
standards and relies on the Ant open standard for the build system

Calling EJBs

    * It's easy for the developer to create a servlet and call an EJB 
from this servlet code
    * The Web Application can then be added to a J2EE Application that 
will also have the corresponding EJB Module and this J2EE Application is 
then deployed to the application server

Develop Web Services

    * Developers can create and modify Web Services and deploy, package 
and test them from the IDE
    * Developers can register existing Web Services to the IDE, and then 
easily add the code that will call these Web Services
    * Developers can test all the registered Web Services from the IDE 
by simply entering the input parameters of each operation
    * The NetBeans IDE guides the user through the process to easily 
learn how to write EJB and J2EE Applications to select a web service and 
perform required tasks

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The NetBeans open source project is proud to announce the early access
release of the NetBeans IDE 4.1 as the project delivers significant new
development capabilities for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
1.4 (J2EE) including Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) components and Web
Services.<br>
<br>
For downloads of this release go to:<br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/index.html">http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/index.html</a><br>
<br>
For the quick start guide, see:<br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/quickstart-j2ee-41.html">http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/quickstart-j2ee-41.html</a><br>
<br>
Online 4.1 Early Access announcement and links to more information:<br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/41/announce.html">http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/41/announce.html</a><br>
<br>
This early access release has over 15 new modules for developing J2EE
1.4 applications and is built on the novel and breakthrough NetBeans
4.0 technology. Users can develop programs for Java 2 Platform,
Standard Edition (J2SE), Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME), and now
J2EE EJBs and Web Services. Using the free Sun Java System Application
Server Platform Edition 8.1 beta as the deployment runtime and with
NetBeans guiding the developer and automatically building the
underlying J2EE infrastructure, learning about and developing J2EE 1.4
applications has never been easier. To further assist the developer,
there are numerous samples of J2EE applications easily accessible from
within the IDE, as well contributions from the J2EE Java BluePrints
catalog.<br>
<br>
With a pure Java technology integrated development environment and
cross platform availability for Windows, Linux and the Solaris
Operating System, this is the best time to get a look at the future.<br>
<br>
The next early access release is planned for January 2005.<br>
<br>
<u>Key Features:</u><br>
<br>
<b>Create an EJB Module and EJB Session Beans</b><br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * The NetBeans IDE guides the user through the process to easily
learn how to write an EJB as well as deploy, package and test
applications<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * A GUI is available to select an EJB and perform the required
tasks such as adding business methods and editing deployment descriptors<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * All EJB infrastructure methods are generated automatically and
are hidden in a power code fold<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * The resulting EJB module can easily be added to a J2EE application<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * The NetBeans project structure matches J2EE Java BluePrints
standards and relies on the Ant open standard for the build system <br>
<br>
<b>Calling EJBs</b><br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * It's easy for the developer to create a servlet and call an EJB
from this servlet code<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * The Web Application can then be added to a J2EE Application that
will also have the corresponding EJB Module and this J2EE Application
is then deployed to the application server <br>
<br>
<b>Develop Web Services</b><br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Developers can create and modify Web Services and deploy, package
and test them from the IDE<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Developers can register existing Web Services to the IDE, and
then easily add the code that will call these Web Services<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Developers can test all the registered Web Services from the IDE
by simply entering the input parameters of each operation<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * The NetBeans IDE guides the user through the process to easily
learn how to write EJB and J2EE Applications to select a web service
and perform required tasks
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