blob: 6212760a33d4cb4a6da2b9afd61ed796a409e5ca [file] [log] [blame]
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>NetBeans 4.1 Release Info</title>
<meta name="DESCRIPTION" content="Information about the upcoming NetBeans 4.1 Release">
<meta name="NAV_LINK" content="4.1">
<meta name="NAV_PRIORITY" content="3">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" HREF="../../../netbeans.css">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
</head>
<body>
<h1>NetBeans IDE 4.1</h1>
<div class="articledate" style="margin-left:0px;">Released: May 2005</div>
<p><h3>Quick Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://services.netbeans.org/downloads/download.php?type=4.1">Download</a>
<li><a href="relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">Mobility Download and Release Information</a></li>
</ul>
<p>NetBeans IDE 4.1 introduces support for development of applications on the
J2EE 1.4 Platform and their deployment to the Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 Platform Edition.
<p><h2>Highlights</h2>
<ul>
<li>Easily browse and navigate around your classes using the new Navigator component.
<li>Browse and configure project classpath using the Libraries node in the Projects View.
<li>Use automatically generated Debug and Compile Single File actions for projects with existing build scripts.
<li>Import projects with multiple source roots as standard projects.
<li>Create a J2EE application, automatically add EJB modules and Web modules, and deploy the application. <li>Create an EJB module and deploy it as a stand-alone module or packaged in a J2EE application.
<li>Create Session Beans, Entity Beans and Message-Driven Beans.
<li>Create Entity Beans using an existing database schema.
<li>Create a Web module, generate calls to EJBs, and deploy the Web module either as a stand-alone Web application or packaged in a J2EE application.
<li>Create, register, and test Web services.
<li>Try out the sample applications to learn and understand the J2EE technology.
<li>Import your existing J2EE projects.
<li>Validate your applications using the J2EE Verifier.
<li>Visually configure your EJBs, Web Services and Web Components.
<li>Add multiple source folders to EJB module or Web module, create Unit tests as a part of the project.
<li>Visually lay out your MIDlet's workflow, and design and code the GUI using drag and drop elements (<a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">available in NetBeans Mobility Pack</a>).</li>
<li>End-to-end support for enterprise applications. Wizard support for creating J2ME-J2EE applications. Enables you to quickly create J2ME client/server applications (<a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">available in NetBeans Mobility Pack</a>). </li>
</ul>
<p>
<h2>Guides to Developing J2EE Applications in NetBeans IDE</h2>
NetBeans IDE 4.1 Quick Start Guides:
<ul>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">For Web Applications</a>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">For Web Services</a>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">For J2EE Applications</a>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">For J2ME MIDP Development</a>
</ul>
NetBeans IDE 4.1 Import Guides:
<ul>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">For Web Applications</a>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">For J2EE Applications</a>
</ul>
Full list of NetBeans 4.1 Documentation
<ul>
<li><a href="../../../kb/archive/index.html">Tutorials, Guides, and Articles</a></li></ul>
<p><h2>NetBeans 4.1 Release Schedule</h2>
<ul>
<li>October 22, 2004: NetBeans IDE 4.1 Early Access 1 Release </li>
<li>January 2005: NetBeans IDE 4.1 Early Access 2 Release</li>
<li>February 2005: NetBeans IDE 4.1 Beta Release</li>
<li>April 2005: NetBeans IDE 4.1 Release Candidates 1 and 2</li>
<li><b>May 2005: NetBeans IDE 4.1 Final Release</b></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>