J2SE 5.0 Update: The Roar of the Tiger

The latest version of Java, J2SE version 5 code named Tiger, is the biggest change to Java since its launch over nine years ago. With the focus of this release being ease of development, there are many new features that developers need to be aware of.

As part of the launch of J2SE 5.0, Sun's Technology Evangelism team is visiting Java User Groups around the world to spread the word on what is new, and how to use it. This presentation will provide deep technical content covering the use of features like generics,

metadata, and the new concurrency utilities.

To simplify the development of new Java applications, the open source NetBeans developer tools now support J2SE 5.0; see demonstrations of how easy it is to use the new features.

From a deployment perspective, there are many useful new features to simplify monitoring, managing, and performance tuning of the Java virtual machine. Come and learn how to get the most out of these new features.

In addition to all the technical content, there will be free starter CDs, T-shirts, Tiger keychains, book giveaways, and even free food and drink!

Presented by Raghavan Srinivas

Sponsored by Sun Microsystems