Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 6.0 Update 10

Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) software is the premier platform for rapidly developing and deploying secure, portable applications that run on server and desktop systems spanning most operating systems. J2SE 5.0 is a significant release including many new features and updates while preserving compatibility and stability. The development of J2SE 5.0 was led by Sun and progressed following the Java Community Process (JCP) to include input from a variety of constituents.

Some highlights of J2SE 5.0:

• New language updates: Metadata, Generics, Enumerated types, Autoboxing of primitive types
• New JVM Monitoring and Management API
• Improved out-of-box performance
• New (but compatible) default Java look and feel

Note: The version number has changed drastically with this new release. Java technology was introduced 9 years ago and its been over 5 years since the introduction of J2SE, the 2nd generation Java platform.

Given its rich history, changing the version of the next release from 1.5 to 5.0 better reflects the level of maturity, stability, scalability and security built into J2SE.