Download Sun Java 6 beta 2

Sun has its second beta under codename Mustang released of Java 6. According to the release notes, this release is ‘feature complete’ and will be completely ready after the test period, after which the final version of the 6 series will be rolled out in the fall. Beta 2 of the cross-platform object-oriented programming language is as of this page downloadable in different flavors for various platforms. Below are the most important changes and new features posted, for a detailed overview you can visit this document:

New Security features and enhancements:

• Native platform GSS/Kerberos integration
• Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) login module that employs LDAP authentication
• New Smart Card I/O API

Integrated Web Services:

• New API for XML digital signature services for secure web services
• New Client and Core Java Architecture for XML-Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0 APIs
• New support for Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0

Enhanced Management & Serviceability:

• Improved JMX Monitoring API
• Runtime Support for dTrace (Solaris 10 and future Solaris OS releases only)
• New custom deployment facilities

Increased Developer Productivity:

• Improved memory usage analysis and leak detection
• Significant library improvements
• Improvements to the Java Platform Debug Architecture (JPDA) & JVM Tool Interface

Improved User Experience:

• Look and feel updates to better match underlying platforms
• Improved desktop performance and integration
• Enhanced internationalization support