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NetBeans is one of the most popular development IDE’s. With a great acceptance of Java developers, NetBeans also has several expansion modules, like the well-known Eclipse plug-ins.

NetBeans idea was created by two Prague students in Czech Republic. They had started the development of Xelfi, an IDE with similar to Delphi IDE’s, but completely developed in Java. NetBeans name came from the integration the tool should have with the modern JavaBeans components.

Sun connection with NetBeans started in 1999, when the company gave up of its Java Workshop IDE and started to look for new ideas. NetBeans was purchased and had its name changed to Forté for some months. In 2000, Sun announced NetBeans would be an open source platform.

NetBeans has a traditional developer interface, with menus, toolbars and other components. It also has editors for visual applications or Web / J2EE, with XML / DTD’s / Schemas support. It’s always good to remember that NetBeans is a multiplatform IDE, because it was developed in Java.

After the recent launch of the iPhone many are wondering how the Zune team will respond. In the past, tips about an upcoming Zune Phone have been slipped by microsoft employees. One possible incarnation of a Zune Phone could be a flash based device which incoporates the Zune marketplace library.

Little is known about the release date and price of the Zune Phone, however, rumors indicate release of a flash Zune is coming this fall. With the moderate success of the original Zune, it appears they are betting the farm on the smaller flash device. A larger Zune with 80gb storage capacity is also expected this, including new zune accessories and cases. Discussion at the Zune forums is buzzing over the possible success of the new devices and inclusion of zune games.

Zune is currently ranked as the second best selling mp3 player brand behind the ipod. If the Zune can be as successful as the original xbox became stock holders will consider it a success.

According to MoneyNews.com as reported by the New Max network, The Federal Reserve left its target Fed funds rate unchanged at 5.25 percent for the 8th straight meeting. The latest meeting happens to mark a whole year since the Fed last adjusted rates. Information and Facts about economic & employment numbers may be found at Employment News

This puzzling inaction over the last year has come even though inflation has been rising and the overall economy dipping a bit. And it’s looking increased assured that Bernanke & Co.’s inaction may very well lead to a bout of stagflation, which of course is a mixture of increased inflation and recession. It is not a pretty mixture, unfortunately. On the whole, inflation has been consistently growing since October of 2006, unfortunately. Furthermore, News Max reported, GDP has slowed down over the last year to a rate of only 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2007. Ouch, that really hurts. The Fed is holding out hopes that inflation will begin to slwo down and that economic growth will be “moderate” this year, picking up in the second half. Similiar news may be found over at the be found at IFIP News

Is that a pipe dream? probably not, but even the Fed has said that the housing slump and it’s effect overall will be worse than previously expected. “The correction of the housing sector was likely to continue to weigh heavily on economic activity through most of this year - somewhat longer than previously expected”. This statement was taken from the Fed’s May 9 meeting. MoneyNews.com believes that the Fed is basically ignoring the probable threat of stagflation. It would “rather watch as the 2 economic disasters duke it out with each other”, as they said. Obviously, there are no real winners when it comes to stagflation. It is truly the worst of both worlds.