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Tools & Technologies

IBM offers Java coders free runtime for Linux and tool previews
By Rich Seeley

Seeking to win over Java coders working on Linux, IBM is making its
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Linux available as a free download
on its developerWorks Web site. Java developers can also download the
latest version of the open-source Eclipse SDK from the same site.

"This makes it easier for developers to work with Eclipse," says Gina
Poole, IBM vice president developer marketing and Web communities for
ISV and developer relations. "In the past, Java developers would have
to download Eclipse from Eclipse.org and then go to Sun and download
the Java runtime environment. We're making it easier for them by
putting both together."

It also makes it easier for developers learning Eclipse and Linux to
eventually move up to more sophisticated IBM tools, including those in
its WebSphere Studio, Tivoli and Rational product families, Poole
explains.

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