Sun on Wednesday introduced a version of the open-source NetBeans integrated development environment , with expanded support for web and Java software development. The highlights of NetBeans IDE 6 ...

One of two Java IDEs that Oracle offers, NetBeans is marketed for developers who want to try Java’s latest features. NetBeans can be used to create Java applications for desktops, servers and the Web.

NetBeans 7.2 should run on any platform that runs the JVM (Java Virtual Machine), and has been tested to work on different versions of Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X.