Java Desktop System Release 3 for the Solaris 10 Operating System Release Notes

1.2 What's New in This Release

This release of the Java Desktop System on the Solaris 10 OS combines innovations from the open source software community and from Sun Microsystems to create a comprehensive, integrated, and interoperable desktop environment. The following table describes improvements and enhancements in this release of the Java Desktop System.

Function 

Description 

Mobility 

  • Improved profile management for roaming web browser profiles.

Interoperability 

  • An Exchange connector allows the Email and Calendar application to interoperate with a Microsoft Exchange network.

  • Browser features that improve compatibility with non-standard browsers such as nternet Explorer.

  • Samba 3.0 provides better interoperability with Windows file shares.

New Accessibility Applications 

  • Screen reader and screen magnifier

  • On-Screen Keyboard

See the Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide and the Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Release Notes for more details.

Internationalization 

  • Simplified Chinese SunPinYin input method.

  • New File System Examiner to help users migrate from legacy environments to UTF–8 character encoding.

General Improvements 

  • All of the major components of the Java Desktop System, GNOME, Email and Calendar, Mozilla and Gaim have been updated.

  • StarOffice 7 includes Product Patch 4.

  • The framework for Smartcard integration via industry standard PC/SC API is included.