Java connects real-time video
Two US data and video distribution pioneers have created an Internet-based information service that delivers full-motion video over secure, pass code-protected networks for military use, reports Pilot Online.
Users at different locations around the world can simultaneously view video as it is being shot by surveillance units, whether they are using a laptop in Iraq, a handheld device somewhere in the US, or a desktop computer at the Pentagon.
Brothers David and Jason Barton say all a soldier needs to run the system is a Web browser and Java software that allows different kinds of computer systems and devices to communicate. They plan to release a commercial version of the product early next year.
Gmail goes mobile
Google has released a Java application that allows Gmail users to access their messages from a mobile phone or PDA.
PC Authority says users can currently access Gmail messages through mobile browsers or built-in e-mail clients, but the new Gmail for Mobile claims to offer a better user experience.
The software allows users to search for messages and promises faster access by pre-fetching messages. Attachments are also resized to fit the mobile device's screen. Users can download the free application directly to their mobile device from the Gmail for Mobile Web page.
NetBeans IDE released
Sun Microsystems and the NetBeans community have the availability of NetBeans 5.5 Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
Grid Today says NetBeans 5.5 is the first and only freely available IDE to provide comprehensive support for Java EE 5. NetBeans 5.5 contains a variety of new features, including a Java persistence API and enhancements to the NetBeans GUI Builder, formerly known as Project Matisse.
NetBeans 5.5 is a tool for developing Java applications or building a rich-client application on the NetBeans Platform. It also ensures a common look and feel of applications across a wide variety of platforms. These include Solaris, Linux, Windows, OS X, Java SE, Java EE and Java ME.
DevInspect expands support
The latest version of DevInspect vulnerability testing software for Web applications from SPI Dynamics adds support for programs written in Java and Microsoft's flavour of Ajax, reports eWeek.
The report says DevInspect 3.0 features full support for developers building Web applications in the Java and J2EE programming languages and integrates with the Eclipse and IBM Rational Application Developer environments.
SPI has also announced that it has added support for Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Ajax Extensions. The company says as more developers build applications using the Ajax Web services technique, there is increasing demand for related security testing tools.
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