Free, Reduced-Cost Java Licenses

  • 11/01/01

SmartMode is providing free and reduced-cost educational licenses of its category-leading rapid J2EE development tools. SmartMode will provide free licenses to educators and students for use in courses teaching Java and JavaServer Pages technology that incorporate SmartMode into their curricula. In addition, the company will provide low-cost licenses to faculty and students at qualified educational institutions for use outside of the classroom. SmartMode helps teach students to build and maintain J2EE Web applications, and gives students exposure to integrating application servers with databases, business logic and display logic. SmartMode, San Francisco, CA, (415) 243-8463, www.smartmode.com.

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