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Java SE for Business

Java SE for Business Features

Features and Benefits

Java SE for Business delivers a range of features that reduce the complexity of ownership and maintenance, making it simpler and less expensive for enterprises to deploy rich user experiences.


Features and Benefits Chart
10 year standard support life for release families Standard updates for older release families can help customers to sell, service, and use Java applications longer and with more confidence than ever before

Faster access to critical fixes with standard revisions
  • Increase the reliability, availability, and serviceability of your Java applications with faster access to critical fixes. In addition, Customers with Premium or Premium Plus subscriptions or standalone support contracts can request their critical fix to be considered for the next available revision or update
  • Provides the potential for you and your customers to receive a fix in weeks rather than months

Mission-critical support with custom revisions Customers with Premium Plus subscriptions can request a quote to get the fix they need on the version and update of a release family they request via a new custom revision

Compatibility with Java SE guaranteed Customers can migrate to Java SE for Business with confidence knowing that Sun will fix any compatibility bug or issue between Java SE and Java SE for Business

Sun xVM Server support Reduce the cost of running Java applications in your data center and throughout your enterprise by using Sun xVM Server and xVM Ops Center to automate systems management and consolidating operations with confidence

Critical fix advanced notification Advanced notification of critical fix availability provides your business a critical advantage in managing software updates for employees and customers with less disruption to your operations

IT-managed Java desktop support (Summer 2008) Receive the latest release families and updates with Sun's consumer-focused Java auto-updater 'turned off' and you can take control of managing Java technology on your enterprise desktop systems

New Java Plug-In (available fall 2008) Deploy Java client applications with confidence with the new plug-in's capacity to securely run multiple instances and release families of Java SE for Business within one instance of the browser

Java VisualVM (available fall 2008) Track down the root cause of reliability, availability, or scalability issues in your deployed applications faster and easier than ever before

Enterprise software deployment (available 2009) Predetermine software configuration options and deploy consistently and reliably across hundreds or even thousands of systems

Expanded software management capabilities (available 2009)
  • Track, monitor, and manage software throughout the enterprise
  • Increased visibility and control of Java applications through integration with xVM Ops Center tools and services
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