JDeveloper provides a light, fast, and stable 100% Java IDE, currently supported on Windows and Solaris with support for additional platforms planned for the future. JDeveloper supports the complete application development life cycle, including deploying and debugging.

J2EE applications developed using JDeveloper can be deployed on any J2EE server, but the one-click automatic deployment to Oracle9iAS from within the tool makes JDeveloper that much more productive.

Deployment wizards in JDeveloper make it easy to package J2EE modules into standard archives such as EJB jars, Web archives (WAR), and client archives. Individual J2EE modules can be assembled into Enterprise archives (EAR).

The built-in Java Virtual Machine and testing environment eliminates the need for complex testing setup. The powerful debugger, based on the Java Platform Debug Architecture, supports remote and distributed debugging of Java code at any tier and debugging of multiple processes. For example, you can debug J2EE applications running on remote Oracle9iAS instances. JDeveloper also features remote profiling of J2EE applications running on Oracle9iAS.