z/OS Java SDK Version 6

Two announcements yesterday for the Java Software Development Kit : IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, V6 and IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, V6. As the overview sections are quite similar I only quote the 64-bit version :

64-bit SDK for z/OS®, Java(TM) Technology Edition, V6 provides a software development kit (SDK) at the Java technology level, designed to be compliant with the Sun SDK 6 application programming interfaces (APIs). With 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, V6 you can:

• Test and deploy Java applications in a 64-bit environment
• Continue the "write once, run anywhere" Java paradigm
• Use your System z Application Assist Processors (zAAPs) available on z9 BC, z9 EC, z990, and z890 servers to run eligible Java work
• Leverage traditional System z benefits: scalability, reliability, availability, and serviceability

The program will be available from the IBM System z Java Web site and on tape from IBM Software Delivery and Fulfillment (SDF). It is a no-charge product.

You can find additional information on the IBM Java on z/OS page. The site is not fully updated yet, but if it's the same as for V5 , the non-SPM/E installable format is available only from the web. The SMP/E installable format is available only through ServerPac or CBPDO.