The technology will be available to developers using the most current version of Apple's Unix-based operating system, Mac OS X.
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In his keynote, Steve Jobs revealed that the next version of Mac OS X, code-named "Tiger," won't ship until 2005. Click here to read more.
According to Oracle's news release, Oracle Database 10g Early Adopters Release 2 is available now for free download and evaluation to registered OTN members. The production version of Oracle Database 10g for Mac OS X is scheduled to be available for free download in the second part of the year, as is JDeveloper 10g.
Read more here about developers who are itching to get their hands on "Tiger."
Oracle claims that its 10g technology will benefit Java developers who are creating J2EE applications and Web services because of the open standards-based nature of JDeveloper's J2EE framework.