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IBM Releases SDK For Java 6


IBM has established an early release program for its Java 6 software development kit for Linux and AIX programmers, according to a notice that appeared this week on the company's Web site.

IBM says the kit will allow programmers to take full advantage of a number of new features in Sun Microsystems' latest update to the Java environment, including enhanced diagnostics information, improved data sharing between Java Virtual Machines, and enhanced operating system trace backs for fault control.

IBM has also established an online forum where users can share their experiences with the new SDK. Supported platforms for the early release Java 6 SDK include Linux on x86 and on AMD, Linux on 32- and 64-bit PowerPC, and AIX on 32- and 64-bit PowerPC.

Early release program participants can download the SDK and Java 6 code from IBM's Web site. Generally, IBM requires early release program participants to test software and report back on bugs or other problems.

Sun released Java SE (Standard Edition) 6 in December, two years after the last major upgrade to the Java environment -- which is heavily used by Web programmers. Sun says the newest version of Java features improved support for Web services standards and is designed to be compatible with Microsoft's new Window's Vista operating system.


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