• JIRA 4 RC1 – Beta no more – JIRA Product Blog – The JIRA 4 Beta program is now complete. This week we released JIRA 4 Release Candidate 1 which means we're closer than ever to the finish line.
• jrecordbind: JRecordBind – Home – JRecordBind is (AFAIK) the only tool aimed at fixed-length files that's able to marshall and unmarshall. By the way you may be a producer of fixed length files, not just a consumer.

  JRecordBind supports hierarchical fixed length files: records of some type that are "sons" of other record types.

  JRecordBind uses XML Schema for the definition file: that could make your learning curve steeper.

• SOA patterns – Reservations | SOA Zone – Reservations is a protocol level pattern which that involves Reservation involves exchange of messages between service consumers and services. The next pattern is one of the enablers of such message exchange , it is also a one of the confusing pattern since a lot of commercial offerings which include it include gazillion other capabilities – yes I am talking about the ServiceBus
• Agile Architecture, Lean Principles | Javalobby – If we are able to take a seemingly architecturally significant challenge and make it reversible, then we have effectively minimized the impact and cost of change to a point where change is no longer architecturally significant.
• Java Web services: JAXB and JAX-WS in Axis2 – Apache Axis2 supports a range of data-binding technologies, including the official Java™ standard, JAXB 2.x. Axis2 also supports the Java standard for Web service configuration, JAX-WS 2.x, as an alternative to its own custom configuration technique
• JPA Implementation Patterns: Testing | Javalobby – This week I will discuss various approaches to testing JPA code.The first question to ask is: what code do we want to test? Two kinds of objects are involved when we talk about JPA: domain objects and data access objects (DAO's)
• InfoQ: RESTful Approaches To Financial Systems Integration – RESTful architectures are the subject of this presentation, specifically the way they are particularly attractive in solving many financial services integration problem
• AT&T’s Femtocell Coming Soon – Yahoo! Finance – AT&T’s 3G Microcell is designed to improve wireless signal for both voice calls and data applications in home and small business settings and supports up to 10 3G capable cellular handsets
• iPhone Cycling Applications « – Phone, music, email, cycling computer and GPS tracking all in one device. Pretty slick. However before you trash your pricey cycling computer be aware the iPhone has an Achilles heel as a cycling computer.
• Dive Into Python 3 – Dive Into Python 3 covers Python 3 and its differences from Python 2. Compared to Dive Into Python, it’s about 20% revised and 80% new material. The book is now complete, but feedback is always welcome.
• memcached and Grails, Part 1: Installing and using memcached – Caching is an essential part of any high-volume Web application and memcached is a great caching option. I have personally had a ton of success using it. If you choose to leverage memcached as your caching solution, I am sure you will see just how effective it is.

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• OpenXML4J – Office Open XML API for Java – OpenXML4J is a Java implementation of the ECMA-376 : Office Open XML File Format. It provides developers with a set of classes to create innovative solutions with the Open XML file format.
• BEA upgrades app server with SOA, Web 2.0 capabilities | InfoWorld | News | 2007-09-12 | By Paul Krill – A publish-and-subscribe engine within WebLogic Server will provide live updates to AJAX and Flex clients. The engine offers a persistent connection to a rich client. Eval of copies of WebLogic Server will be featured with Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite
• Installing Ubuntu From A Windows System With Wubi | HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials – Wubi is an Ubuntu installer for Windows that lets you install and uninstall Ubuntu from a Windows desktop. Wubi adds an entry to the Windows boot menu which allows you to run Linux.
• What the Hell Is Microsoft Doing with My Computer? – we know that Microsoft automatically updates Windows XP SP 2 systems without your knowledge or permission.
• Fair Use Worth More to Economy Than Copyright, CCIA Says — Copyright — InformationWeek – Fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws account for more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue for the United States, according to the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
• java.net: JAX-WS Web Services Without Java EE Containers – One justification for including JAX-WS 2.0 as part of Java SE 6.0 instead of Java EE 5 is that web service delivery with JAX-WS 2.0 does not require a container. This article shows how to use the JAX-WS class javax.xml.ws.Endpoint to publish web services
• Serena Software Offers Free Mashup Composer Enabling Business People to Solve Business Problems Without Programming – Serena Software today announced the launch of Serena Mashup Composer for the point-and-click creation of Business Mashups. Serena Mashup Composer makes it easy to visually design Business Mashups that automate common business activities (via Dion Almaer)
• Apache Directory releases: LDAP Server 1.5, Studio 1.0 toolset – Apache has announced the release of Apache Directory Server 1.5.1, and Apache Directory Studio 1.0, a toolset for use with any LDAP solution but with special integrations with Apache Directory Server. Directory Server 1.5.1 is an implementation of LDAP v3
• Spring Framework 2.1 turns into Spring Framework 2.5! – I’m pleased to announce that the 2.1 milestones will seamlessly turn into Spring Framework 2.5 as the upcoming major release! Spring 2.5 is scheduled for final release in October
• InfoQ: Spring 2 and Beyond – Spring 2.0 takes POJO-based development to a new level of sophistication. The themes of Spring 2.0 are simplicity and power: it makes existing tasks even easier, while extending the power of Spring to new areas. In this session,

Daily del.icio.us for Sep 09, 2007 through Sep 16, 2007