Genuitec has announced the immediate availability of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 5.5. This feature-packed release showcases simplified enterprise and Ajax development in addition to providing support for many of the enhancements of Java EE 5, said the company.
The 5.5 release will include continued support for MyEclipse SNAPs (Simple Non-integrated Applications), which allow for workspace-free file manipulation. "Use-Anywhere" connectors are provided so users of NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA and Visual Studio platforms can utilize MyEclipse SNAPs directly within their own environments. The SNAPs are free as part of the MyEclipse distribution, but are currently only available for the Windows platform.
New features include:
Platform support for Microsoft Vista, Eclipse 3.2.2 compatibility
Java EE 5 project support (supports the creation of Java EE 5 Web, EJB and enterprise (EAR) projects)
Attach source code and javadoc to the MyEclipse system libraries
Create new EJB3 projects by using the new EJB project wizard
EJB3 Code Generation
add JPA capabilities to any Java project
Latest version of the XFire Web Service framework, version 1.2.6 that incorporates several new features, enhancements and fixes over the 1.2.2 version shipped in the MyEclipse 5.1.1 release