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New Security Features and Enhancements

    * Native platform Security (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


Scripting Language Support (JSR 223)

    * New framework and API for scripting languages
    * Mozilla Rhino engine for JavaScript built into the platform


Enhanced Management and Serviceability

    * Improved JMX Monitoring API
    * Runtime Support for dTrace (Solaris 10 and future Solaris OS releases only)
    * Improved memory usage analysis and leak detection


Increased Developer Productivity

    * JDBC 4.0 support (JSR 221)
    * 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 operating system
    * Improved desktop performance and integration
    * Enhanced internationalization support