lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers
Edit by : Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) ,lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers,as well as todays demanding Embedded and Real-Time environments.

Features:
Advantages to running applications on Java SE 6

* Applications run FASTER on the desktop and servers
* New Dynamic Attach Diagnostics simplify troubleshooting
* Expanded Solaris DTrace support provides additional value on Solaris
* Improved native look and feel across Solaris, Linux, and Windows
* First Java platform with full support for Windows Vista

Benefits in upgrading developer environments to Suns Java SE 6
* JavaScript integrated and included with the platform
* Scripting languages framework extends support for Ruby, Python, and other languages
* Complete light-weight platform for web services, right out of the Box
* Simplified GUI design and expanded native platform support
* Full JDBC4 implementation providing improved XML support for Databases
* Java DB included with the JDK, a free to use and deploy Java Database
* Full support by NetBeans IDE 5.5
* Sun Developer Services available to help build more robust applications

Improved User Experience


* Look-and-feel updates to better match underlying operating system
* Improved desktop performance and integration
* Enhanced internationalization support
* Improved performance
* Upwards binary compatibility

Security Features and Enhancements


* Native platform Security (GSS/Kerberos) integration.
* Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) login module that employs LDAP authentication
* New Smart Card I/O API
* Native security services technical article

Integrated Web Services

* New API for XML digital signature services for secure web services
* New Client and Core Java Architecture for XML-Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0 APIs
* New support for Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0 you can free download Java SE Development Kit 6 update 22 now.