Oracle Java SE Advanced and Oracle Java SE Suite Release Notes

Last updated May 15, 2012.

The following topics are covered in this document:

• Features, Enhancements, and Known Issues
• Certified System Configurations
• Installation

See the following for more information:

• Oracle Java SE Advanced and Oracle Java SE Suite Guide
• Oracle Java SE Advanced and Oracle Java SE Suite product page

Features, Enhancements, and Known Issues

See Oracle Java SE Advanced and Oracle Java SE Suite Features for more information about features included in this release.

Oracle Java SE Advanced and Oracle Java SE Suite includes features, enhancements, and known issues from other Java products. The following are links to the release notes of these products:

• Java SE 7
• Java SE 6
• Java 2 SE 5.0
• Java 2 SE 1.4.2
• Oracle JRockit

Version Name Changed

The following changes were made to the output of the command java -version in Java SE Advanced and Java SE Suite; these changes apply to releases starting from 7u4, 6u32, 5.0u35, and 1.4.2_37, and to revision releases:

• The string "rev" was removed from the version name of the revision (for example, for release 7u4, 1.7.0_04-b31).
• The text "for Business" was removed from the output of the command.

In addition, the string "fb" was removed from the bundle name (the file name of the installer).

Certified System Configurations

Each release of Oracle Java SE Advanced and Oracle Java SE Suite is certified for the same system configurations as the corresponding Java SE release. Additional certified system configurations are added based on customer requirements. For the latest supported system configurations, including operating system version, hardware platforms, desktop managers, and browsers, see the following:

• Oracle JDK 7 and JRE 7 Certified System Configurations
• Oracle Certified System Configurations - Java SE 6
• Java 2 Platform 5.0
• Java 2 Platform 1.4.2

Installation

Oracle does not provide installation programs specifically for Oracle Java SE Advanced and Oracle Java SE Suite.

To install Oracle Java SE Advanced or Oracle Java SE Suite, follow these steps:

1. Obtain the required licenses for Oracle Java Advanced or Java SE Suite for your enterprise by contacting your local Oracle Sales Office.
2. Depending on the features included in the licenses you obtained, install one or more of the following products:
   • Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
   • Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
   • Oracle JRockit JDK
   • Oracle JRockit Mission Control
   • Oracle JRockit Real Time

Licensing

See Java SE Products for information about Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE Platform products and commercially available features for Java SE Advanced and Java SE Suite.

See Java SE Platform Products Third Party License Readme Files for information about third party licenses for Java SE products.