This version of the SDK includes:

• The Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java: This release supports many new features including continued industry performance leadership, JDK 1.1 support (with the exception of RMI and JNI), automatic and bi-directional integration between Microsoft® ActiveX® components and JavaBeans, Microsoft® J/Direct™, permissions-based security, package management, console to view debug output and expanded internationalization (i18n) support.
• Application Foundation Classes (AFC): AFC provides a suite of user interface components and graphics effects classes for building richer user interfaces that will work with a number of popular browsers.
• Other featured packages include DirectX™ 3 for Java, DirectAnimation™, XML, Win32 API classes for J/Direct, and a comprehensive set of samples.
• Development tools and utilities: These are located in the SDK \Bin directory and its subdirectories. In order to use the tools, please set the path accordingly. The SDK for Java includes the latest pre-release version of the Microsoft Compiler for Java with JDK1.1 support, with the exception of RMI and JNI, (jvc) (which will not automatically replace the VJ++ compiler if a developer has VJ++ installed), AWT2AFC for migrating AWT applets to AFC, NT Service conversion utility, packaging and signing tools, Javareg, JActiveX (a new COM support conversion tool), and many others.
• The SDK also includes the Microsoft JDBC-ODBC Bridge.

Please read the license before using the SDK.

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