February	2007

Contents

Recent News

Upcoming Events

JCP Conversations

Site Maintenance

Jcp.org Feature Series

Noteworthy JSRs

Contact Information

Find out more about the latest happenings and announcements in the JCP program, by visiting the front page of jcp.org. Some recent JCP-related news items are listed below.

• JSR Watch: Ringing in the New Year(JDJ)
• Sizing Up Open Source Java Persistence(devx)
• New and Updated Desktop Features in Java SE 6(java.sun.com)
• Guidelines for Writing JSR-168 Portlets(Bea)
• Ask the Experts: JAX-WS 2.1, Feb. 26-Mar. 3(Java.sun.com)
• Mark Reinhold and Heather VanCura - discussing the future of Java at JavaPolis(Java.net)
• Expanded OSS/J API roadmap available(Tmforum)

It's been a busy few months of industry conferences for the JCP program
office.  Check out the 2007 Calendar for other upcoming events.

• The JCP will present a session this year at EclipseCon 5-8 March in Santa Clara
• QCon Conference 14-16 March London, UK
• TheServerSide Java Symposium 21-23 March, Las Vegas, Nevada
• ApacheCon Europe 1-4 May Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2007 JavaOne conference, 8-11 May in San Francisco Conference Registration is LIVE! Register today for the JavaOne conference and Save $200! The program is new and expanded.http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf

Listen to an overview of the new features to be available on the upcoming new jcp.org site by Project Manager, Harold Ogle, here:

• /aboutJava/communityprocess/media/newsite.mp3

The program office will be conducting site maintenance in preparation for the launch of the latest revision of the jcp.org site. This means that no content changes will be made the week of 27 February - 6 March.

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Have you ever wondered what it is like to lead a JSR through the JCP program? Or are you a current Spec Lead who is interested in tips based on the experience of others? Check out the latest JCP feature series entitles 'The Life of a Spec Lead'

• Part I, Starting a JSR and Expert Group
• Part II, Managing an Expert Group

Did you know that the PMO offers Public Relations support to spec leads? The JCP conducts outreach to the press with JSR news on an ongoing bi-weekly basis. If would like to highlight your JSR, please contact Corina Ulescu at corina@jcp.org.

• JSR 311, Java (TM) API for RESTful Web Services, has been approved by the EC for development in the JCP program. This JSR will develop an API for providing support for RESTful(Representational State Transfer) Web Services in the Java Platform.
• JSR 240, JAIN SLEE (JSLEE) v1.1, has completed a Public Review and passed the Public Review Ballot.
• JSR 190, SIP Servcking API for J2ME and JSR 196, Java TM Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers, have published a Proposed Final Draft Specification.
• JSR 113, Java TM Speech API 2.0, has published a Proposed Final Draft Specification.
• JSR 231, Java TM Binding for the OpenGL API, is now available for Maintenance Review. This review closes on 13 March.
• JSR 256, Mobile Sensor API, is now available for Maintenance Review. This review closes on 2 April.
• The Expert Group for JSR 142, OSS Inventory API, has completed its work and published the Final Release 2 of the specification.
• JSR 224, Java TM API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0, has posted a Maintenance Release.
• JSR 91, OSS Trouble Ticket API, has posted a Maintenance Release.