This past month, the Tiger (Java 5.0 platform) JSR and several dependent JSRs made it past the final approval ballot. Several early access specifications were made public under the new JCP 2.6 guidelines. Further, the Java Wireless Messaging API was published in its final form.

Catch up on the latest developments at the JCP.

Our insiders view to what is going on at the JCP.

This week Java Help 2.0 and the Generic Connection Framework for J2ME were ratified and released in final form. The executive committees also passed the final ballots for JSRs dealing with J2EE client provisioning, the Portlet specification, and JMX remoting. Learn more here.

Catch up on events at the JCP.

Here is a summary of the work currently underway at the JCP.

Catch up on the latest news from the JCP.

Catch up on what is going on with The Java Community Process.

Get up to date with proposals from the JCP.

Tiger is the codename for the next major release of the Java Platform. Learn more about the details of what is expected in this release.

Apu Shah's update on what is going on at the JCP.

Apu Shah's update on what is going on at the JCP.

Apu's bi-weekly update on events at the JCP.

Updates on the happenings with the Java Community Process.

Updates on the happenings with the Java Community Process.

Specifications in the area of database access, wireless technology, resource management and others are described.

There was one new proposed JSR's along with other JSR's that have matured. Significantly, the Java XML Binding API and the SIP Servlet API have been approved in their final ballots and additional support for wireless messaging has been proposed.

This week's update on the JCP.

Apu Shah starts his biweekly column discussing the Java Community Process.

We conclude this series with a look at the new Enterprise JavaBeans spec's provisions for a query language for entity beans, support for additional methods in the home interface, and network interoperability among servers.

We continue our look at the upgraded Enterprise JavaBeans spec with details on its support of entity bean persistence and management of relationships among entity beans.

A major upgrade to the Enterprise JavaBeans spec is at hand, so it's time to take a look at what's in store for Java developers.

The JAIN effort promises to bring service portability, secure network access, and network integration to the world of telecom and Internet networks.

We've heard the hype -- and are struggling to absorb every last buzzword in the media. Jini is definitely out of the bottle. But let's get technical and cut out all the vision and P.R. This article will give you an objective overview of this subjective technology.