Sun Launches Latest Enterprise Development Tool for Sun Java System Suites and Sun Java Enterprise System

Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 Integrated Functionality Offered at No Cost to Sun Developer Network Registered Users

SANTA CLARA, Calif and Tokyo, Japan - November 9, 2005 - Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW), creator and lead advocate of Java technology, today announced the latest development tool designed to increase productivity and accelerate application design and delivery with a comprehensive set of features that will transparently integrate and support the latest versions of the Sun Java System Suites and Sun Java Enterprise System.

Announced at the JavaOne Tokyo developer conference, the Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8, fully supported on the Solaris 10 Operating, is designed to stimulate innovation and increase productivity among developers with a vast array of comprehensive features and supported technologies. By integrating Sun’s developer tools within the Java Enterprise System and the Solaris OS, users will be able to develop, test and deploy applications with pre-configured tools and runtime infrastructure. This latest developer tool is available now with per user pricing supporting the major vendors’ deployment vehicles and is included as part of the Java Enterprise System and the Java System Suites at no additional cost.

“Java Studio Enterprise 8 allows me to be more productive than any other IDE. Using the collaboration module, I am able to perform code reviews and collaborative development whether I am in the office or elsewhere. The UML module allows me to model complex business systems and seamlessly generate or synchronize code, saving me hours of time it would have taken to re-factor code and then update the model,” said David Freels, Digital Reasoning Systems

New features and enhancements added to Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 include:

Visually enhanced UML features - Enables developers to rapidly architect and design complex application portfolios;
Unique team oriented global developer collaboration - Development teams can increase productivity by enabling groups to dynamically work together in real time, sharing and optimizing code with simultaneous code access, to enable accelerated high-quality application delivery;
Comprehensive profiling and testing with integrated load testing - Used to facilitate the understanding and tuning of enterprise applications with simulated usage behavior that includes built-in load generation, enabling faster transaction through-put;
Support for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.4 - By leveraging the latest NetBeans 4.1 IDE, users can develop enterprise applications for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.4;
Support for mobile and wireless applications development - Available, at no cost, as an add-on module, developers can write, test, and debug applications for Java Platform, Micro Edition technology-enabled mobile and wireless devices;
Application Verification Kit integration - Complete Java Platform, Enterprise Edition specification support with the Application Verification Kit (AVK) component driving intuitive implicit open standards compliance.
“With the continued growth of the Java developer community, which is now over 4.5 million members, it is imperative that we continue to enhance our technologies to meet the growing needs of developers worldwide,” said Jeff Jackson, VP of Java Enterprise Platforms and Developer Products, Sun Microsystems. “The enhancements we are delivering to our Java Studio Enterprise 8 developer tool will make it even easier for developers to deliver innovative enterprise applications to any network and will thus further the growth and adoption of Java-enabled technologies.”

Eliminating pricing barriers, Sun is offering this development platform, along with Sun Java Studio Creator, available at no cost to all Sun Developer Network (SDN) registered developers worldwide. To take advantage of this unique opportunity visit http://developers.sun.com.

About Java Enterprise System

The Java Enterprise System is an open, standards-based software system that delivers a core set of industry-leading shared enterprise network services as a single, integrated entity on a predictable release cycle. It serves as the strategic underpinning of Sun’s software strategy. For more information on the Java Enterprise System please visit: http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem

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