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Sprint holds contest

Patricia Pieterse
By Patricia Pieterse, iWeek assistant editor
Johannesburg, 22 Jul 2008

Sprint holds contest

Sprint, the telecoms reseller, has introduced its first ever application developer contest, the Instinct Java Developer Contest, which is focused on the new Samsung Instinct, says Palluxo.com.

The Instinct Java Developer Contest is open to all qualifying individuals "with great ideas for applications showcasing the Samsung Instinct device".

The winner will receive a grand prize of $20 000 cash plus a free membership to the Sprint Professional Developer Program. Registration and entry submission must be completed by 29 August.

Spring is vulnerable

The research team of security tools vendor Ounce Labs has identified two vulnerabilities in the Spring framework for Java, reports DaniWeb.

The vulnerabilities have the potential, the team says, to allow an attacker to "subvert the expected application logic and behaviour", and gain control of an application and access any personal data, credentials or keys held therein.

SpringSource, sponsor and lead developer of the Spring framework, acknowledges the vulnerabilities, "ModelView Injection" and "Data Submission to Non-Editable Fields", and has published a page explaining how to eliminate the threats.

Sun unveils VisualVM

Sun Microsystems has unveiled a new GUI-based tool for visualising data sources and troubleshooting Java applications, says Application Development Trends.

Java VisualVM 1.0 was revealed last week as part of JavaSE 6 Update 7.

VisualVM is a free, open source visual tool that integrates several command-line JDK tools and lightweight performance and memory profiling capabilities, explained the project's technical lead, Tomas Hurka.

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