NetBeans IDE 6.8 Milestone 1 Available for Download

The NetBeans team is pleased to announce that NetBeans IDE 6.8 Milestone 
1 is now available for download.

      *Download NetBeans IDE 6.8 Milestone 1*
      <http://bits.netbeans.org/netbeans/6.8/m1/> 

Highlights of this stabilized development build include:

    * Embedded Browser
    * Java EE v6 support
    * PHP
          o PHP 5.3.0 support
    * Maven
          o Improved support for Groovy and Scala
    * C/C++
          o Remote development
          o Code Assistance
    * Ruby
          o JRuby bundle upgraded to 1.3.1
          o RSpec 1.2.7 support
    * Jira support in Issue Tracking

Visit the NetBeans 6.8 New and Noteworthy page 
<http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteworthyNB68> to learn more about all 
the new features and enhancements available in this milestone 
<http://bits.netbeans.org/netbeans/6.8/m1/> release. The final release 
of NetBeans IDE 6.8 is planned for Fall 2009.

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