Deprecated and Removed Features

Features Deprecated or Removed in This Release

The following system-wide features of Java ES are deprecated or removed in this release. For information about component-specific features that are deprecated or removed in this release, see the release notes for the appropriate component.

• This release does not support Solaris 8 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. When Java ES 2005Q4 was delivered, Sun announced that it would not ship new versions of Java ES for these operating system versions after the 2005Q4 release.

• The communication products are no longer part of the Sun Java Enterprise System entitlement. Sun announced this change in August, 2006.

  The following communication products are no longer available in the Java ES installer. For information about downloading them, see the Sun Java Communications Suite information hub on BigAdmin at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/comms.

  • Sun Java System Messaging Server

  • Sun Java System Calendar Server

  • Sun Java System Instant Messaging

  • Sun Java System Communications Express

  • Sun Java System Communications Services Delegated Administrator

Features Deprecated or Removed in Future Releases

The following announcements apply to future releases of Java ES.

• Support for J2SE 1.4 might be removed in the next major release of Java ES.

• Support for Red Hat Linux 3 might be removed in the next major release of Java ES.

• Support for Microsfot Windows 2000 might be removed in the next major release of Java ES.