NetBeans IDE 6.9 Now Available for Download!

The NetBeans team is proud to announce the availability of NetBeans IDE 6.9!

    * **Download NetBeans IDE 6.9*
      <http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html>*

NetBeans IDE 6.9 introduces the JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool 
for building JavaFX GUI applications, similar to the Swing GUI builder 
for Java SE applications. With the JavaFX Composer, developers can 
quickly build, visually edit, and debug Rich Internet Applications (RIA) 
and bind components to various data sources, including Web services.

The NetBeans 6.9 release also features OSGi interoperability for 
NetBeans Platform applications and support for developing OSGi bundles 
with Maven. With support for OSGi and Swing standards, the NetBeans 
Platform now supports the standard UI toolkit and the standard module 
system, providing a unique combination of standards for modular, 
rich-client development.

Additional noteworthy features in this release include support for 
JavaFX SDK 1.3, PHP Zend framework, and Ruby on Rails 3.0; as well as 
improvements to the Java Editor, Java Debugger, issue tracking, and more.

More information:

    * NetBeans IDE 6.9 Features <http://netbeans.org/community/releases/69/>
    * NetBeans Platform 6.9
      <http://netbeans.org/features/platform/index.html>
    * NetBeans 6.9 Tutorials <http://netbeans.org/kb/index.html>
    * Videos of NetBeans 6.9 in Action
      <http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/intro-screencasts.html>

NetBeans 6.9 is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and 
Simplified Chinese. There are several community-contributed localization 
efforts underway to support additional languages. Join 
<http://nblocalization.netbeans.org/> the efforts today.

As always, we welcome feedback about your experience using NetBeans 
software. Share your thoughts on our mailing lists and forums 
<http://www.netbeans.org/community/lists/top.html>. To keep track of 
NetBeans news, subscribe to the NetBeans Weekly Newsletter 
<http://netbeans.org/community/news/newsletter/>, and follow NetBeans on 
Twitter <http://twitter.com/netbeans>.

*NetBeans 6.9: The Smart Way to Code!*