Azul Systems today announced a comprehensive program targeted at B2C customers to help accelerate performance by 5X while reducing traditional server footprint by 5X.

Apache Wicket is a Component based Java web application framework that takes simplicity, separation of concerns and ease of development to a whole new level. Component based frameworks build pages from reusable components, the way you build a windows GUI application. Wicket strives for a clean separation of role of a HTML Page designer and a Java Developer by supporting plain vanilla HTML templates that can be mocked up, previewed, and later revised using standard WYSIWYG HTML design tools.

In this excerpt from the book Tapestry 5: Building Web Applications author Alexander Kolesnikov looks at building advanced components. Tapestry is an Apache open-source framework for creating dynamic, robust, highly scalable web applications in Java. The book is a step-by-step guide to Java Web development with the developer-friendly Apache Tapestry framework.

The IndicThreads Conference On Java Technology 2006 to be held in Pune, India promises to bring to you the latest and coolest things that are buzzing in the Java world. The conference features some of the best international and national speakers who will bring their expertise and ideas to you.

Date – 1st and 2nd December 2006
Venue- Hotel Pride, Pune, India
Website – http://conference.indicthreads.com

While this event is on Java tech, we are working on similar events for PythonThreads.com and QThreads.com. Also check out the Java Is Open Contest to win some great books and a free conference pass.