“Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that the
NetBeans open source project has added more than a dozen additional
modules into its open source code base. These modules make the
standards-based integrated development environment (IDE) platform
more complete and expand its appeal to a broader audience of Java
technology developers. The modules will streamline Java application
development and address a range of issues, including integration
with Apache’s “Ant” XML scriptable build tool, improved application
server deployment support and SOAP-based Web services generation
and deployment.“The developer tools arena needs to evolve at a faster pace than
any single vendor can support,” said Stans Kleijnen, vice
president, Forte Tools, Sun Microsystems. “Contributions by the
open source community are significantly advancing the functionality
of the NetBeans platform. We are glad to be part of the groundswell
of developers who value the benefits of building software without
fear of being locked into proprietary technology.”