Two allies have different views over whether Oracle supports Sun's NetBeans programming software.

Both Eclipse and NetBeans distribute their software frameworks, called Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), as open-source code, letting developers write their own plug-in features.

Sun Microsystems on Monday released NetBeans 5.5, a major upgrade that brings support for Java Enterprise Edition 5, and expanded its NetBeans partner program, which adds a new "strategic partner ...

Both Eclipse and NetBeans distribute their software frameworks, called Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), as open-source code, letting developers write their own plug-in features.

Liquid Data, Team System, NetBeans strategies boostedNew modules are featured for developing enterprise applications. Sun is also sponsoring a “Switch to NetBeans” program to transition ...