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IN THIS ISSUE

»	Really Open Java Technology
»	Pimp My Server
»	Diversity in Engineering

INTERNET GAMING

	»	Game On: 3D Multiplayer Racing Learn how one student based his undergraduate thesis on developing a 3D multiplayer racing game using Java technology
	»	Multiplayer Games for Mobile Devices Must-read tips on building multiplayer games for mobile devices with Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) technology

DON'T MISS THIS

	»	Sun Tech Days Worldwide Developer Conference Next up — Atlanta, January 16-18, 2007. Sun Tech Days are a super way to build your development skills
	»	Humor Break: Pimp My Server Besieged by user demands and abandoned by IT vendors, an IT team does some "out of the box" thinking
	»	Got Questions? Get Answers! Sun Developer Network Java technology forums are a great place for SDN members to get answers from community experts

Sun's Surprising Openness
on Java Technology

Sun's decision to open source Java technology was expected, but its choice of a liberal licensing policy was not. The upshot is that that Java technology can be more easily bundled and distributed with Linux, a catalyst for accelerated innovation. Find out more...

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OPEN MINDS
	»	Sun Open Sources Java Platform Implementations Sun is open sourcing its implementation of the Java platform as free software. Get involved! Visit the three new open-source Java communities that Sun is seeding and download the code: OpenJDK, Mobile & Embedded, and the GlassFish community
	»	Saving the Planet One Server at a Time Check out the latest on eco-responsible computing and innovative systems that consume less power and real estate and reduce environmental impact
	»	Meet SONIA, the Student-Built Java Submarine Built by college students in their spare time, this Java-powered Autonomous Underwater Vehicle dazzled the judges at a prestigious international competition — and did Sun Labs proud


CODER'S TOOLBOX
	»	Get Schooled in Java Technologies It's free and open source: Hear from community experts on the benefits of learning object-oriented programming with BlueJ and Java technology
	»	Starting Out with the NetBeans IDE BlueJ Edition Now featured in NetBeans software — the BlueJ IDE, specifically designed to teach students object-oriented programming using the Java language


SUN NEWS
	»	Starting on Campus, the Need for Diversity in Engineering The number of female engineering students has risen to 20 percent, but more needs to be done to foster diversity in engineering, says Sun CTO Greg Papadopoulos
	»	NetBeans IDE Upgrade Readied for SOA Reflecting Sun's focus on open source, the next release of the NetBeans integrated development environment is being tuned for service-oriented architectures


THE SOLARIS OS, UNDER THE HOOD
	»	Check Out 20 Excellent FAQs on Solaris Express Learn about how Sun's Software Express for Solaris program gives you the latest features as they are integrated into the Solaris OS
	»	Contrarian Minds: Building the ZFS File System How a moment of anger triggered the engineering of ZFS, the revolutionary 128-bit file system in the Solaris 10 OS

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