MEDIA RELEASE PR37438
Newest Release of the Famous IntelliJ IDEA Available to Public
PRAGUE, Dec. 8/ PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- Major Release Delivers Rich set of Significant New Features, Surprises
With Speed Improvements
JetBrains(R), the creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers, have
announced the public availability of IntelliJ IDEA 9, the newest version of its award-winning Java IDE.
Starting with version 9, IntelliJ IDEA is offered in two editions: Community Edition, free and open-source,
and Ultimate Edition, encompassing 100% of the famous IntelliJ IDEA functionality.
IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is the perfect choice for those working on pure Java/Groovy applications or
doing Swing development. It has all the crown jewels of IntelliJ IDEA, including numerous refactorings and
code inspections, coding assistance, debugging, TestNG and JUnit testing; CVS, Subversion and Git support,
as well as Ant and Maven build integration.
IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate is the full-featured commercial IntelliJ IDEA with a complete set of tools and
integrations with the most important modern technologies and frameworks, such as Spring and Hibernate - a
must-have for effective Web and Java EE development. Some of the general features that set the Ultimate
edition apart include tight Perforce, Rational ClearCase and Microsoft Team Foundation Server integration,
Dependency Structure Matrix, advanced code manipulation with structural search and replace.
"We're happy to make this latest release not only packed full of new functionality, but also impressive in
terms of the IDE performance, especially startup speed," said Sergey Dmitriev, JetBrains CEO. "IntelliJ
IDEA 9 offers many great new features, such as support for Java EE 6, Spring 3.0, OSGi, Android, and
Tapestry, as well as many productivity and usability improvements. We keep up with all the latest technology
trends and enjoy close cooperation with our users, whose feedback and overall contribution helps us stay on
the cutting edge."
Key new features and improvements include:
- Much faster environment, with background indexing on startup
- Extensive Java EE 6 support
- Many productivity features in core Java functionality
- Best-of-breed PHP support, with dedicated debugger, PHPUnit, etc.
- Visual editor for defining the structure of project deliverables (.war, .ear archives, etc.)
- AIR support, ActionScript refactorings, and other Flex support improvements
- And much more
Review the new features in detail, and download your free 30-day trial, at
About JetBrains
JetBrains is a technology-leading software development firm specializing in the creation of intelligent,
productivity-enhancing software. The company is widely known for its innovative, award-winning Java(TM)
integrated development environment, IntelliJ(TM) IDEA (see details on the Web at
headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with its R&D labs located in St. Petersburg, Russia and Boston,
Note to Editors: JetBrains, YouTrack, IntelliJ, IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper, dotTrace, TeamCity, RubyMine, and
MPS are trademarks or registered trademarks of JetBrains, s.r.o. All other trademarks are the properties of
their respective owners.
Source: JetBrains
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