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Welcome to the new Core Java<sup>TM</sup> Technologies Newsletter (formerly, the JDC Newsletter). 
Here you'll find links to the latest products, tools, resources, and events relating to development 
with the Java<sup>TM</sup> 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE<sup>TM</sup>).
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<h3>Special Announcement:</h3> Special SunNetwork<sup>SM</sup> Conference Discount for Developers. 
Registered members of the Java Developer Connection<sup>SM</sup> and Solaris Developer 
Connection<sup>SM</sup> programs will receive $300 off the registration price of $995.
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SunNetwork 2002 Conference and Pavilion<br>
Moscone Center<br>
San Francisco, California<br>
Sept. 18-20, 2002<br>
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<a href="http://www.sun.com/sunnetwork13?s=04&w=37">Register for the SunNetwork 2002 Conference</a>, 
use the code JDC334.

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<h3>Product and Technology Releases</h3>

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The following J2SE products and technologies were recently released.<br><br>

<p><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/?s=04&w=37">Java Web Start v1.2 RC</a><br>
Launch applications simply by clicking on a Web page. Now available for download as part of J2SE 
v1.4.1. (Aug 20, 2002)
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<a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/?s=04&w=37">Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition Release Candidate 
(RC) v1.4.1</a><br>
Builds upon Java technology's cross-platform support and robust security model with new features and 
functionality, enhanced performance and scalability. (Aug 20, 2002)
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<a href="http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/first/jsr152/index.html?s=04&w=37">JSR-000152 
JavaServer Pages Specification v2.0,</a><br>
Proposed Final Draft. This is next revision of the JavaServer Pages specification. (Aug 16, 2002)
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The following J2SE products and technologies were recently made available through the Early Access 
Release Program.
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<a href="http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/releases/javawebstart/?s=04&w=37">Java Web Start 
v1.2 RC Sample Applications</a> Contains descriptions and downloads of sample applications, ranging 
from CORBA to a WebPad application, for the Java Web Start product. (Aug 20, 2002)
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<a href="http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/download-solaris.html?s=04&w=37">Java Web 
Start</a>
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<a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/jre/?s=04&w=37">Java Runtime Environment</a>
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<a href="http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/zzzf/2.1.1/download.html?s=04&w=37">Java Media 
Framework Software v2.1.1</a>
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<a href="http://java.sun.com/xml/download.html?s=04&w=37">Java Technology XML and Web Services 
Products</a>
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<a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html?s=04&w=37">Java Development Kit</a>
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Learn more about, and get &quot;hands-on&quot; training for J2SE<sup>TM</sup> technologies through 
the following resources.
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<h3>Technical Articles</h3>
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<li><a href="http://java.sun.com/features/2002/08/j2se-network.html?s=04&w=37">Network Programming 
with J2SE v1.4</a><br>
Take advantage of the new features and enhancements of J2SE v1.4, such as new protocols, and 
improved performance of existing features. (September 3, 2002)
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<li><a href="http://java.sun.com/features/2002/09/pword_mask.html?s=04&w=37">Password Masking in the 
Java Programming Language</a><br>
Read how to easily mask passwords with AWT/Swing methods. (September 5, 2002)
<br><br></li>

<li><a href="http://forte.sun.com/ffj/articles/macOSX.html?s=04&w=37">Installing Sun ONE Studio 
Software on Macintosh OS X</a><br>
Read about installation of Sun ONE Studio release 3.0 and 4, and NetBeans 3.3.1 on Apple Macintosh 
OS X, and configuration of the IDE to use an external browser. (August 15, 2002)
<br><br></li>
</ul>

<h3>Tech Tips</h3>

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  <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/jdc/JDCTechTips/2002/tt0910.html?s=04&w=37">Get insights into 
ArrayList and LinkedList,</a> and where each is the better programming choice. Also learn how to 
effectively use zero-length arrays. (September 10, 2002)<br><br></li>

  <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/jdc/JDCTechTips/2002/tt0821.html?s=04&w=37">Maintaining a 
Priority Queue, and Displaying Text in Multiple Styles.</a>  Learn to build prioritization into a 
collection of items and to display text in multiple colors with JTextPane. (August 21, 
2002)<br><br></li>
</ul>


<h3>Chat</h3>
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<a href="http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/community/chat/index.html">New I/O (NIO) APIs</a>:
    The NIO APIs added to J2SE v1.4 provide new features and improved performance in the areas of 
buffer management, character-set support, regular-expression matching,
    file I/O, and scalable network I/O. Don't miss the opportunity to
    learn more about the NIO APIs, and get questions answered in this chat with two key
    members of the NIO engineering team: Mark Reinhold and Michael
    McCloskey.<br>(Sept. 19, 11:00 A.M. PDT/6:00 P.M. GMT)
</p>


<h3>Tutorials &amp; Code Samples</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Error Handling: <code>ListOfNumbers.java</code> code sample shows how to use a try and catch 
block to catch exceptions. For supporting information see &quot;The Java Tutorial: Handling Errors 
Using Exceptions.&quot; (September 3, 2002)<br><br>

<a 
href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/essential/exceptions/example-1dot1/ListOfNumbers.java?
s=04&w=37"><b>Code Sample</b></a> | <a 
href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/essential/exceptions/index.html?s=04&w=37"><b>Tutorial
</b></a>
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<li><a href="http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Quizzes/aboutjava/?s=04&w=37">Tutorial 
Quiz:</a> The first page of the lesson, &quot;The Java Technology Phenomenon,&quot; by Mary Campione 
and Kathy Walrath establishes some basic facts about the Java platform. Take this quiz to test your 
basic knowledge. (September 3, 2002)
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<h3>Sun Technology Audiocast</h3>

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<a href="http://java.sun.com/jdc/onlineTraining/webcasts/20plus/cchan2.html?s=04&w=37">Java Web 
Start:</a> This beginner-level code camp covers how Java Web Start works, how to package an 
application for deployment, and using the JNLP (Java Network Launch Protocol) API. (July 31, 2002)
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<h3>In The Spotlight</h3>

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The latest version of the <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/mifdoclet/?s=04&w=37">MIF 
Doclet</a> is now available. It works with Java 2 SDK v1.4, and includes 10 new features and 48 bug 
fixes.
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<h3>Events</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="http://www.sun.com/sunnetwork13?s=04&w=37">SunNetwork 2002 Conference and 
Pavilion</a><br>
Moscone Center<br>
San Francisco, California<br>
September 18-20, 2002
<br><br></li>

  <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/javaone?s=04&w=37">2002 JavaOne Conference in Japan</a><br>
Yokohama, Japan,<br>
September 25-27, 2002<br>
<br><br></li>

  <li><a href="http://www.sys-con.com/webservicesEdge2002West/">JDJEdge 2002 West Conference</a><br>
San Jose, CA<br>
October 1-3, 2002<br>
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