Java SE 6 highlights
Highlights in the new Java SE 6:
New Security features and enhancements:
– Native platform GSS/Kerberos integration
– New Smart Card I/O API
– Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) login module that employs LDAP authentication
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