[ANNOUNCE] NetBeans IDE 4.0 Now Available

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The NetBeans open source project is proud to announce that the 
production version of NetBeans IDE 4.0 is now available as an individual 
download and will shortly be bundled with Java 2 Platform, Standard 
Edition Development Kit 5.0_01 (J2SE 5.0 a.k.a. "Tiger"). The NetBeans 
IDE provides a pure Java technology integrated development environment 
for Windows, Linux, the Solaris Operating System and Mac OS X.

Download NetBeans IDE 4.0:

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

NetBeans 4.0 bundled with Java's next generation, J2SE 5.0 (beta now, 
production soon):

    * http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp 

Documentation List:

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

Key Features:
(see http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/40/index.html for more 
information)

    * Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (J2SE) language feature support
      J2SE 5.0 (Tiger) brings important new language updates: metadata,
      generics, enumerated types and autoboxing of primitive types.
      NetBeans IDE 4.0 supports these new language features in the
      editor, debugger, refactoring, etc.
    * Java refactoring
      Refactoring allows developers to make sweeping changes to their
      code without affecting functionality. The refactoring in NetBeans
      IDE 4.0 provides features such as renames (class/method/field),
      move class, rename package, change method parameters, encapsulate
      field and find references.
    * Ant-based projects
      A completely new project system based on Apache Ant, the de facto
      standard for Java technology build tools, featuring:
          o An open architecture, which third-party modules can extend
            to support current and future types of Java applications
          o Project types for J2SE desktop, two-tier web applications
            (JSPs, servlets), and MIDP applications out of the box.
      Beginning users don't have to know Ant to use the system, but the
      full power of Ant is accessible to advanced Ant users. These
      project types come with built-in support for generating,
      developing and running unit tests using JUnit, the de facto
      standard in Java code testing.
    * Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) MIDP development support
      This release simplifies coding with templates for MIDlet and
      MIDlet suites. It provides a unique solution for managing device
      fragmentation, by enabling you to edit and compile custom
      configurations for any number of devices, without requiring
      separate source files. Key features in this release:
          o Support for the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0
          o Support for the Connected, Limited Device Configuration
            (CLDC) 1.1
          o Integration with version 2.2 of the Wireless Toolkit
          o Built in code obfuscation (commonly used to reduce
            application size)
          o Easy integration of third party phone/device emulators
          o Localization wizard to assist with developing multi-language
            applications
          o Robust MIDlet debugger
      See http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/mobility.html for more
      information.
    * Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) development support for
      the NetBeans IDE
      Early Access 1 now, Early Access 2 early CY2005, production first
      half CY2005
      The NetBeans team released an Early Access 1 as a separate
      download that extends NetBeans IDE Web-Tier development
      capabilities and allows EJB and Web Services development.
      Features include:
          o Create EJB Modules and EJB Session Beans
          o Synchronize Deployment Descriptor files
          o New Web Service wizard to create Web Services artifacts
          o New J2EE Application project type wizard, that allows the
            developer to define a J2EE Application (a set of Web
            Applications and EJB Modules)
          o Deployment and execution target to Sun Java System
            Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 Beta and Tomcat 5
    * Performance Profiler
      Beta December
      NetBeans is adding a CPU and memory performance profiler to its
      long list of features. The Profiler is based on the JFluid
      research project that has been in development at SunLabs for the
      last two years and adds tight integration into NetBeans IDE and an
      improved user interface.
      Features include:
          o Memory profiling and leak detection
          o CPU performance profiling
          o Low-overhead profiling
          o Task-based profiling
          o Tight integration into the IDE workflow
          o Attach to currently running JVM and do on-the-fly
            configuration changes
      The beta version will be available as an additional download for
      the production version of NetBeans IDE 4.0.
      See http://profiler.netbeans.org/ for more information.


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<tt>The NetBeans open source project is proud to announce that
the production version of NetBeans IDE 4.0 is now available as an
individual download and will shortly be bundled with Java 2
Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit 5.0_01 (J2SE 5.0 a.k.a.
"Tiger"). The NetBeans IDE provides a pure Java technology integrated
development environment for Windows, Linux, the Solaris
Operating System and Mac OS X.
<br>
<br>
</tt><tt><b>Download NetBeans IDE 4.0:</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt>
<ul>
  <li><tt><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/index.html">http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/index.html</a>&nbsp;</tt></li>
</ul>
<tt><b>NetBeans 4.0 bundled with Java's next generation, J2SE 5.0 (beta
now, production soon):</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt>
<ul>
  <li><tt><a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp">http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp</a>&nbsp;</tt></li>
</ul>
<tt><b>Documentation List:</b></tt>
<ul>
  <li><tt><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/index.html">http://www.netbeans.org/kb/index.html</a></tt></li>
</ul>
<tt><b>Key Features:
</b><br>
</tt><tt>(see <a
 href="http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/40/index.html">http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/40/index.html</a>
for more
information)
</tt>
<ul>
  <li><tt><b>Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (J2SE) language
feature support</b> <br>
J2SE 5.0 (Tiger) brings important new language updates: metadata,
generics, enumerated types and autoboxing of primitive types. NetBeans
IDE 4.0 supports these new language features in the editor, debugger,
refactoring, etc. </tt></li>
  <li><tt><b>Java refactoring</b> <br>
Refactoring allows developers to make sweeping changes to their code
without affecting functionality. The refactoring in NetBeans IDE 4.0
provides features such as renames (class/method/field), move class,
rename package, change method parameters, encapsulate field and find
references. </tt></li>
  <li><tt><b>Ant-based projects</b> <br>
A completely new project system based on Apache Ant, the de facto
standard for Java technology build tools, featuring: </tt>
    <ul>
      <li><tt>An open architecture, which third-party modules can
extend to support
current and future types of Java applications </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Project types for J2SE desktop, two-tier web applications
(JSPs,
servlets), and MIDP applications out of the box. </tt></li>
    </ul>
    <tt>Beginning users don't have to know Ant to use the system, but
the full
power of Ant is accessible to advanced Ant users. These project types
come with built-in support for generating, developing and running unit
tests using JUnit, the de facto standard in Java code testing. </tt></li>
  <li><tt><b>Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) MIDP development
support</b> <br>
This release simplifies coding with templates for MIDlet and MIDlet
suites. It provides a unique solution for managing device
fragmentation,
by enabling you to edit and compile custom configurations for any
number
of devices, without requiring separate source files. Key features in
this release: </tt>
    <ul>
      <li><tt>Support for the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
2.0 </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Support for the Connected, Limited Device Configuration
(CLDC) 1.1 </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Integration with version 2.2 of the Wireless Toolkit </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Built in code obfuscation (commonly used to reduce
application size) </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Easy integration of third party phone/device emulators </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Localization wizard to assist with developing
multi-language applications </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Robust MIDlet debugger </tt></li>
    </ul>
    <tt>See <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/mobility.html">http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/mobility.html</a>
for more information. </tt></li>
  <li><tt><b>Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) development
support for the
NetBeans IDE</b> <br>
    <i>Early Access 1 now, Early Access 2 early CY2005, production
first half CY2005</i> <br>
The NetBeans team released an Early Access 1 as a separate download
that extends NetBeans IDE Web-Tier development capabilities and allows
EJB and Web Services development. <br>
Features include: </tt>
    <ul>
      <li><tt>Create EJB Modules and EJB Session Beans </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Synchronize Deployment Descriptor files </tt></li>
      <li><tt>New Web Service wizard to create Web Services artifacts </tt></li>
      <li><tt>New J2EE Application project type wizard, that allows the
developer to
define a J2EE Application (a set of Web Applications and EJB Modules) </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Deployment and execution target to Sun Java System
Application Server
Platform Edition 8.1 Beta and Tomcat 5 </tt></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><tt><b>Performance Profiler</b> <br>
    <i>Beta December</i> <br>
NetBeans is adding a CPU and memory performance profiler to its long
list of features. The Profiler is based on the JFluid research project
that has been in development at SunLabs for the last two years and adds
tight integration into NetBeans IDE and an improved user interface. <br>
Features include: </tt>
    <ul>
      <li><tt>Memory profiling and leak detection </tt></li>
      <li><tt>CPU performance profiling </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Low-overhead profiling </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Task-based profiling </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Tight integration into the IDE workflow </tt></li>
      <li><tt>Attach to currently running JVM and do on-the-fly
configuration changes </tt></li>
    </ul>
    <tt>The beta version will be available as an additional download
for the production version of NetBeans IDE 4.0. <br>
See <a href="http://profiler.netbeans.org/">http://profiler.netbeans.org/</a>
for more information. </tt></li>
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