Java 24 arrived today in a production release, packed with two dozen features. It’s a short-term support release eligible for six months of premier support.

The new Microsoft tool for the Azure cloud aims to improve launch times for Java applications and thus reduce cloud costs.

With Version 3.2, which is being released Monday, Hibernate is touting its certified support for the JPA (Java Persistence API) introduced in Java EE (Enterprise Edition) 5.