TheServerSide.com have a good article by Debu Panda outlining the major changes in the EJB3.0 spec and gives some code examples of what exactly will be involved in implementing EJBs with the 3.0 spec.
IBM announce Websphere 6.0
IBM have announced version 6.0 of their flagship application server, Websphere.
The next release is stated to have improvements across the board, and doesn’t include any one major new change, but rather offers improvements in Web Service support and SOA support.
New versions of WebSphere Studio Site Developer and WebSphere Studio Application Developer are also scheduled to be available by the end of this year. The products will be renamed Rational Web Developer for WebSphere Software and Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software.
JBoss release preview release of EJB3.0
JBoss have released a preview release of the new EJB3.0 spec running on JBoss4.0.
Further info on their site.
J2SE 5.0 officially released last week
J2SE 5.0 (Tiger) was officially launched last week, with a ceromony held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.