Sun Microsystems to simplify its Java license

March 16, 2005     (Page three of four)

The J2SE software, which is used mainly for creating desktop PC applications, underpins the server-side Java specification called Java 2 Enterprise Edition. An update to that standard, called J2EE version 5.0, is planned for release in the second half of 2005. Another update to J2EE is due once the revamp of Mustang is completed.

Mustang will not be as significant a change as the Tiger release of J2SE, which was delivered last September. However, it will have significant enhancements, Reinhold said. Full details of planned features are expected to be released in the next two months.

With Mustang, Sun is looking to ensure that Java applications are compatible with existing programs and that they can be more easily "diagnosed" and monitored for bugs.

The software for writing programs that conform to Web services protocols is being overhauled and will be included in the J2SE software, rather than available as a separate add-on, Reinhold said.

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