Java SE 6 Out: Optimized for Building Web 2.0 Apps, Says Sun

After Two Years of Industry-wide Development Involving Open Review
by Java News Desk
(December 11, 2006) - Sun Microsystems, the creator of Java technology and the Solaris Operating System and the world's leading contributor of open source code, today announced the availability of Java Platform Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6). The Java SE 6 release is the result of over two years of industry-wide development involving open review, weekly builds and extensive collaboration between Sun engineers and over 330 external developers.

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