EclipseCon started earlier today and we are announcing the availbility of GlassFish Tools Bundle for Eclipse.

Eclipse and GlassFish in one single download bundle, available here. Here are simple steps to get you started ...

1. Download the binary for Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux (Open Solaris coming) and install ...
   
   
   
2. Start up the GlassFish Tools Bundle for Eclipse ...
   
   
   
3. GlassFish v2.1 and v3 Prelude are pre-bundled and pre-configured ...
   
   
   
4. Right-click on v2.1 and view the server log in the Console ...
   
   
   
5. Integrated web-based Amin Console, Update Center, View Log File, and many other features ...
   
   
   

Check out Release Notes for detailed information.

The screencast #28 shows how to create simple applications and deploy them on GlassFish using Eclipse. More details about creating these applications is available here. The Clingan Zone also explained the highlights of the newly released bundle.

And BTW, if you have an earlier version of the plug-in, you can just update it as explained in TOTD #66.

Send your questions to users@glassfishplugins.dev.java.net.

Meet us at the Sun booths in EclipseCon!

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