Jini Technology Starter Kit v2.1Beta Release Available

The v2.1Beta release of the Jini Technology Starter Kit is now
available for testing and evaluation.

This is the first starter kit release to be made available under the
new Jini technology licensing model. It is being released under the
Apache License Version 2.0, and can be downloaded now from the new
StarterKit project on Jini.org:
    http://starterkit.jini.org

Technical enhancements in this release of the starter kit include:
 + JavaSpaces extension - adds new methods that enable many-to-many
   communications and batch operations using a JavaSpaces service
 + Ant build support - for generating binaries and documentation from
   starter kit source code
 + ConfigurationFile additions - support string concatenation and
   subclass exception control
 + EnvCheck tool - performs runtime environment validity checks
 + Installer - graphical starter kit installer, also verifies
   environment settings
 + JAR file changes - improve network security posture, and facilitate
   patching for layered systems
 + JoinManager additions - support for proxy replacement and
   configurable lease renewal intervals
 + Mailbox extension - provides pull-style access to the event mailbox
   service
 + Multihomed host support - Jini ERI and discovery utilities now
   attempt connections to all of a host name's IP addresses
 + PreferredListGen tool - generates preferred class information for
   downloadable JAR files
 + Reggie enhancements - support for proxy evolution
 + Tool wrappers - executable JAR wrapper files for all tools in the
   starter kit

Enjoy!

- Bob

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