Measuring Web application response time: Meet the client

Server-side response time says your Web application is blazing fast; but if you're not measuring the client you're missing the full picture. Learn how to fill in the blanks by capturing and logging end user events.
Srijeeb Roy, November 2008

Open source Java projects: Java Caching System
Caching frequently accessed objects is a sure way to improve application performance. Steve Haines joins the OSJP series to introduce Java Caching System, a full-featured, easily configured tool for enterprise-level caching.
Steven Haines, November 2008

Spring Web Flow 2: A boon to JSF developers
Spring Web Flow 2 seems tailored to the needs of JSF developers, and it smoothes out Spring MVC on the front end. Dr. Xinyu Liu explains how new support for Ajax, validation, persistence, and security facilitates the development of rich Web applications using SWF 2.
Dr. Xinyu Liu, November 2008

Jump into JavaFX, Part 1: JavaFX Preview SDK
Client-side developers are poised to take the plunge into JavaFX, so why wait for the official release? Get a running jump with Jeff Friesen's easy introduction to the JavaFX Preview SDK, with NetBeans 6.1 and Project Nile.
Jeff Friesen, November 2008

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NEWS & VIEWS

JCP process under fire
11/20/2008 -  JCP Chair Patrick Curran revealed on Wednesday that the JCP has received a complaint that its vetting process may not be legally sound. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports from QCon, San Francisco.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

Sun layoffs: New software division emerges
11/14/2008 -  Sun Microsystems is laying off 15 percent to 18 percent of its employees as part of a restructuring plan aimed at saving $700 million to $800 million. Sun's software division is being reorganized and its top software executive, Rich Green, is leaving. Sun says the changes reflect the importance of software to its growth strategy.
Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service

Sonatype forging ahead with Maven 2
11/12/2008 -  Sonatype joins the number of companies seeking to augment open source products with commercial support-and-service licenses. InfoWorld's Paul Krill reports on Maven 2 add-ons Nexus Professional and m2eclipse Professional.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

Eye on multicore: RapidMind and JetBrains
11/10/2008 -  New releases from JetBrains and RapidMind seek to address the need for parallel programming support in a multicore world. Paul Krill reports on newly released IntelliJ IDEA v8 and RapidMind's contribution to the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure and OpenCL standard.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

SpringSource acquires G2One
11/07/2008 -  SpringSource has purchased G2One and incorporated many of its developers working on Groovy and Grails. Chris Kanaracus reports on this latest addition to the expanding Spring Portfolio.
Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service

Glassfish Enterprise v3 Prelude released
11/06/2008 -  Sun has released Glassfish Enterprise Server v3 Prelude, an OSGi-based Java EE app server that will challenge Tomcat in the lightweight enterprise space. InfoWorld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

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Java: A platform for platforms
Sun's reorg may seem promising to shareholders but it's also a scramble for position. The question now is whether Sun can, or wants to, maintain its hold on Java technology. Especially with enterprise leaders like SpringSource and RedHat investing heavily in Java's future as a platform for platforms

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