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Sun engineer Xueming Shen talks about why the UTF-8 charset implementation in JDK 7 now rejects non-shortest-form UF-8 byte sequences. Two words: security and performance.

This course provides participants with practical experience, using JDK 6, in designing a vertical solution for a distributed, multi-tier application. Learn more

The Early Access release of Java SE for Embedded 6u10 on Linux-ARM is now available for both headless and headful configurations. Download the free evaluation

Here's a short quiz that tests your knowledge of some topics covered in recent Tech Tips.

Learn how to protect your Java EE applications with client certificates in OpenSSO.

You can preview a number of books on developing RIAs with JavaFX, including:

• JavaFX: Developing Rich Internet Applications (Java Series)
• Pro JavaFX
• JavaFX in Action
• JavaFX Developer's Guide

Use NetBeans IDE 6.5 and GlassFish v3 Prelude to create a Ruby-on-Rails Web application in OpenSolaris 2008.11 without typing a single line of code.

Sun engineer Michael McMahon describes the new close() method in URLClassLoader. It invalidates the loader, so that no new classes can be loaded from it.

This JavaOne presentation shows you how to use and extend the Nimbus look-and-feel in your application. It explains scalable components, branding customizations, and tool support.

Sun software engineering manager Masood Mortazavi discusses the strengths of Java DB, the importance of project management models, and more.