Apache battles Sun

The Apache Software Foundation is in a dispute with Sun Microsystems over a licence for the Java technology compatibility kit needed for the Apache Harmony project, reports PCWorld.

Harmony is an open source implementation of Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 5 and the restrictions are contrary to the terms of the Java Specification Participation Agreement (JSPA) to which Sun is bound, says Geir Magnusson, Apache officer and VP of the Java Community Process at Apache.

Apache posted online on Tuesday an open letter of protest to Sun, signed by Magnusson.

Oracle is upgrading and releasing its World ERP suite, says SDA-Asia.

Dubbed World A9.1, this software will deliver 1 250 enhancements, including a new Java-based interface and leverages on service-oriented architecture (SOA) capabilities.

World A9.1 will run on the IBM iSeries hardware platform similar to that of all its predecessors.

Genuitec has released MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 5.5 M2, reports SDA India.

This second milestone release showcases simplified enterprise and Ajax development, in addition to providing support for many of the enhancements of Java EE 5. It will also include continued support for the popular MyEclipse Snaps (Simple Non-integrated Applications), which allow for workspace-free file manipulation.

The Snaps are free as part of the MyEclipse distribution, but are only available for the Windows platform.