Sun Announces Revolutionary Version of Java Technology – Java Platform Standard Edition 6

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), the creator of Java technology and the Solaris Operating System and the world's leading contributor of open source code, today announced the availability of Java Platform Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6). The Java SE 6 release is the result of over two years of industry-wide development involving open review, weekly builds and extensive collaboration between Sun engineers and over 330 external developers.
Java SE 6 software makes development easier, faster and more cost-efficient and delivers enhanced functionality for web services, dynamic language support, diagnostics, and desktop applications. In addition, over 160 companies worked with Sun and tested their Java technology-based applications on the Java SE 6 platform to help ensure compatibility, stability and optimum performance for the Java SE 6 release.
"The new version of Java SE 6 technology is an extremely strong platform that both developers and vendors from the Middle East region can leverage on. Additionally, NetBeans IDE offers developers to capitalize on the new functionality in the Java SE 6 release. The Java 6 platform offers users an expanded dynamic language and web services support which can be optimized for building Web 2.0 applications and services," said Graham Porter, Marketing Manager for Sun Microsystems, MENA.
“Developer community has been one of the major drivers of innovation and education in the Java industry around the world. The new version will define how Sun's Java SE implementation evolves, and we look forward to working even more closely with the developer community on the next version of the Java SE platform." added Graham