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Instructions on Submitting Applications and Purchasing Available Products

A three-part video deep dives into the Java Store and the Java Warehouse. The Java Store is a JavaFX-powered storefront that provides an easy and secure way to discover and acquire compelling Java and JavaFX applications. The Java Warehouse is the repository for applications submitted for distribution through the Java Store. Bernard Traversat, director of Engineering for the Java Store at Sun, discusses and demonstrates how to use the two with Sun Senior Information Engineer Ed Ort.

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eWeek Presents 10 Reasons Sun Still Has Strong Market Influence

Darryl Taft with eWeek has assembled a slide presentation entitled “10 Reasons Why Sun is Still Relevant (an One Reason Why Not)”. He states the questioning of Sun’s relevance began when acquisition of the company started back in April with Oracle’s proposed buyout. “But there are still a lot of factors that demonstrate how Sun’s products and technology remain relevant and in demand in the IT industry,” he writes. “This eWeek slide show illustrates why Sun still has a strong market influence.”

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Added and Updated Features, Six Additional Countries Can Now Participate

A new beta release of Sun’s Java Store is available with some new features including account creation in the client, the ability for developers outside of the US to preview applications using the Java Store view, improved integration with PayPal and more. Java Warehouse also is now available to six new countries: Israel, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Taiwan and South Korea.

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Opportunity for Third-party Developers to Deploy Apps and Services

The JavaFX TV Platform has been chosen by Amino Communications to be used in its next generation IPTV set-top boxes (STBs). This will enable third-party JavaFX developers to create new, expressive content that combines IP-delivered secure video with the JavaFX platform. Content authors also will be able to take these applications to multiple screens with JavaFX’s support for the browser, desktop, and mobile platforms.

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James Gosling on Java in a Post-Oracle-Sun Acquisition World

James Gosling unburdens himself on several issues involving Java in a wide-ranging interview with eWEEK’s Darryl K. Taft, addressing among other topics Java vs. Google and what’s the outlook for Java in the Oracle business plan.

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Showcased at the 2009 JavaOne Conference

New technologies and updates introduced, and some revisited, during the 2009 JavaOne Conference include the new Java Store, JavaFX 1.2 platform, Java SE 6 Update 14, JavaFX TV, JavaFX Authoring Tool and enhancements to the Sun GlassFish Portfolio, specifically Sun GlassFish Web Stack, Sun GlassFish Web Space Server and Java EE 6 Preview.

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Connecting Developers to Hundreds of Millions of Java Users

Sun’s Java Store was revealed during the 2009 JavaOne Conference with the company announcing that it plans on opening it up to all U.S.-based Java users later this year. The Java Store is a network service offering a distribution channel for reaching customers and driving new revenue opportunities through the sale of content. This consumer-facing storefront for Java and JavaFX applications currently is being tested in a private beta program.

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Project Vector May Turn Java into the World’s Largest App Store

At the JavaOne Conference this coming June, Sun will be announcing details on a Java project known as Vector. Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz decided to tantalize readers of his blog with a bit about the project, which he hints will more than likely be officially named the Java Store.

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