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| <h1>NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5 Early Access</h1> |
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| <p>The NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5 Early Access introduces UML modeling, XML tools, |
| and Web services orchestration to the NetBeans community. It is available as an |
| integrated bundle along with the <a href="index.html">NetBeans IDE 5.5 Beta</a>. This collection of tools |
| and runtimes enable you to develop applications and Web services based on the |
| latest release of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (Java EE 5).</p> |
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| <h2>What's Cool in this Preview?</h2> |
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| <li>It offers the latest set of time-saving features for enterprise architects and |
| programmers and a sneak peek at Sun's roadmap for tools.</li> |
| <li>It offers UML modeling to the NetBeans community.</li> |
| <li>It is an all-in-one <i>pack</i>: a consolidated and integrated bundle of all |
| tools and runtimes in a single install.</li> |
| <li>It is the forerunner of the next release of the Sun Java Studio |
| Enterprise IDE, which recently won <a href="http://webservices.sys-con.com/read/171303_2.htm" target="_blank"> |
| "Best SOA IDE" in SYS-CON Media's Readers' Choice Awards</a>.</li> |
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| <h2>Download</h2> |
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| <p><h2><a name="features">Feature Highlights</a></h2> |
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| <b>SOA visual design tools for architects and programmers</b> |
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| <li>XML Schema Tools - Visualize and edit XML Schema, visualize the relationships between Schema elements, use Schema creation wizards.</li> |
| <li>Web Services Orchestration - Author, build, deploy, and test BPEL processes. Includes a full two-way editor; BPEL runtime engine |
| integrated with Sun Java System Application Server 9; creation of loosely coupled, service-based composite applications for SOA; full |
| two-way round-trip designer; full process debugging integrated into NetBeans debugger. |
| <a href="http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/tpr/reference/presentations/orchestration/orchestration_video.html">Watch the video introducing the Orchestration Designer.</a> </li> |
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| <b>UML Modeling, which includes</b> |
| <ul><li>Full two-way, round-trip engineering</li> |
| <li>Markerless code</li> |
| <li>Code generation</li> |
| <li>Requirements gathering</li> |
| <li>Design patterns</li> |
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| <b>Java EE 5 SDK Preview</b> |
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| <li>Leverages annotations to ease development with EJB 3.0 technology.</li> |
| <li>Provides enhanced deployment descriptors.</li> |
| <li>Provides new tags for container-managed persistence (CMP).</li> |
| <li> Leverages Web services metadata as an easy-to-use syntax for Web services in Java EE container.</li> |
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| <h2><a name="doc">Documentation</a></h2> |
| <p>Documentation is provided for the NetBeans Enterprise Pack (including the NetBeans IDE) in the |
| form of web-based guides and the IDE's help system. You can use the |
| following documents to get started:</p> |
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| <li><a href="relnotes.html">Release Notes</a></li> |
| <li><a href="install.html">Installation Instructions</a></li> |
| <li><a href="../../../kb/55/index.html">Documentation</a></li> |
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| <h2>More Information</h2> |
| <p>More information about <a href="index.html">NetBeans IDE 5.5 Preview</a>.</p> |
| <p>For more information about Sun Java Studio Enterprise, visit |
| <a href="http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/tpr/"> |
| http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/tpr/</a>. </p> |
| <p>Additional useful information can also be found in the <a href="http://swforum.sun.com/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=174"><b> |
| Sun Java Studio Enterprise Discussion Forum</b></a></p> |
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