Java HomeNewsJava-Based AppsDeveloper ToolsDeveloper AssistanceEducationCommunityEventsFeedback
Education - White Papers, Tutorials, and Articles

trends & outlooks

The State of Java Report: IBM (white paper)
This report, from a top research firm, evaluates IBM's Java initiatives and offerings and concludes "The industry-at-large need not fear Microsoft co-opting Java and splintering write-once run-anywhere. IBM has already demonstrated its ability to secure Java’s fate in the enterprise by delivering crucial components, even across Microsoft platforms." View the PDF Version.

New Components on the Block (article)
Traditional programming methods are long gone, and IT organizations are focusing on object-based software for rapid application development and deployment. This article looks at the hottest standardized component models.

Java and the Network Centric Future (article)
As Java transforms the very notion of "personal computing", two IBM researchers examine the future implications for the software architecture of Internet and intranet clients.

Building Next-Generation Accessibility into Java (article)
In many cases, people who have disabilities cannot use mainstream applications. Applications either do not take advantage of accessibility features provided by operating systems, or operating systems do not provide the infrastructure for developers to consistently build accessibility features into their applications. Fortunately, Java provides the ideal environment for solving these and other accessibility issues.

Re-directing Access: IBM's Outlook on Java, Accessibility and Special Needs (article)
The Java environment includes the building blocks for "direct accessibility." For the first time in computing history, we have the opportunity to store accessibility information and export this very information to access software. Now the accessibility community and the Java development community need to work together.





JavaTM is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Other companies, products, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

Copyright    Trademark

IBM HomeOrderEmployment