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Daily Dose: Apache Releases Version 3.1.0 of Solr and Lucene

The newest release of Solr and Lucene are ready for action!  Project leaders have changed Solr's version number scheme to mirror Lucene's. Both the Solr...

0 replies - 12394 views - 04/01/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: CDISource Promotes CDI Use

Java Enterprise Edition 6 fans rejoice! CDISource is here. CDISource is a new organization created to promote the use of CDI (JSR 299).  Rick Hightower,...

1 replies - 10247 views - 03/29/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Django 1.3 Makes its Big Debut

The new Python-based web framework, Django 1.3 has been released after nearly a year of ongoing development effort.  Django developers focused on updating a...

1 replies - 15389 views - 03/24/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Oracle Wants YOU! (To Help Plan JDK 8)

Oracle's chief architect wants your help planning the next Java toolkit, JDK 8.  Although Oracle's developers have already determined the major features that...

2 replies - 19758 views - 03/22/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Couchbase Gets Comfortable With New Couchbase Server

The newly-minted Couchbase has released their first major product, the Couchbase Server.  At this time, the Couchbase Server doesn't have Membase's...

0 replies - 34764 views - 03/21/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Introducing Drizzle: A New, Lightweight Version of MySQL

Drizzle is the latest lightweight fork originating from Oracle's MySQL database.  The Drizzle development team has eliminated all of the features they...

2 replies - 23214 views - 03/17/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Oracle Admits "Rocky Start" To Java.net

Oracle warned us that Java.net would be in a bug-fixing phase for the first few weeks following the migration. That didn't discourage many community members...

1 replies - 20705 views - 03/16/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Enterprise Portals Extend to Cloud With eXo Cloud IDE and eXo Platform 3.5

eXo Platform, a company that develops Java portals, has released eXo Platform 3.5 and eXo Cloud IDE in an attempt to bring a cloud environment to enterprise...

0 replies - 19068 views - 03/15/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose : Release of Jython 2.5.2 Reaches Benchmarks 20% Faster

The newest version of Python for Java virtual machines is here! Improvements to overall Jython performance result in a 20% faster pystone benchmark speed. ...

0 replies - 23597 views - 03/08/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose : Havok Physics Engine Debuted For Android 2.3

Cellphone-based gameplay has just leveled up. (As if we needed more of an excuse to play Angry Birds at work.) The Havok physics engine for Android 2.3 will...

0 replies - 24188 views - 03/07/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: OpenJDK6 Leader Joseph Darcy Resigns Release Managment Duties

The leader of OpenJDK6, Joseph Darcy is stepping down from his release management duties for the project this week.  Kelly O'Hair will take on his...

1 replies - 19059 views - 03/04/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Apple's "Magical" iPad 2 Revealed!

The much-anticipated release of the iPad 2 revealed a host of upgrades.  Apple's iPad 2 includes a lot of the big, expected new features like a dual-core 1GHz...

0 replies - 21090 views - 03/03/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose: Shiny New GlassFish 3.1 Released

GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 3.1 has been released to the general public. This open-source version of GlassFish includes full clustering and...

3 replies - 19474 views - 03/01/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Apache Lucene 3.0: Download the LucidWorks Certified Distribution

LucidWorks Certified Distribution for Lucene is a comprehensive, tested version of the Apache Lucene library, based on the most recent stable Lucene 3.0...

0 replies - 7922 views - 02/28/11 by Mitch Pronschinske in Uncategorized

Apache Solr: Download the LucidWorks Certified Distribution

The LucidWorks Certified Distribution of Solr is a comprehensive, tested and release-stable certified distribution of Apache Solr available free from Lucid...

0 replies - 8109 views - 02/28/11 by Mitch Pronschinske in Uncategorized