Trolltech Releases Final Technology Preview of Qt Jambi; Announces Developer Contest

Oslo, Norway, 26 October - 2006 - Trolltech today released the third technology preview of Qt Jambi™ to its commercial customers and the open source community for testing and feedback.  Qt Jambi is a prototype technology that enables Java developers to utilize Qt®: the leading framework for high-performance, cross-platform applications.

Powerful New Features Available for Testing

This third and final technology preview is built on the newly-released Qt 4.2, giving Java programmers access to powerful new Qt features like the powerful 2D graphics canvas Qt Graphics View and simplified application styling through Widget Stylesheets.  In addition, the Qt Jambi TP3 unveils new features for more efficient development:

• The industry-standard Java documentation tool Javadoc is now available from the Qt Jambi library, enabling Qt Jambi developers to rapidly generate HTML documentation from Java source code
• Support for SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is now available
• Qt Jambi now makes use of real Java enums and typesafe QFlags

Further feedback on these and other features is critical in guiding further improvements to Qt Jambi technology.  For a detailed list of new features and bugfixes incorporated into the Qt Jambi TP3, please see the Qt Jambi documentation at: http://doc.trolltech.com/qtjambi-1.0/qtjambi-index.html.

Qt Jambi Developer Contest Open Now

Trolltech is pleased to announce the Qt Jambi Developer Contest – open now with the release of the third technology preview.  The contest is open to all developers, and is aimed at encouraging Java and Qt programmers to try out the new features available in the Qt Jambi TP3.   To enter, developers are asked to create a Qt Jambi-based demo application and submit to qtjambi-contest@trolltech.com.  Entries will be accepted until 15 December, 2006, and one winner will be chosen to receive a 2.0GHz Apple MacBook®.  For more details and submission guidelines, please visit the Qt Jambi Technology Preview Page.

Download the Technology Preview

The Qt Jambi technology preview is now available under a special preview license – To download the preview, please visit the Qt Jambi Technology Preview Page.  For feedback and assistance, please use the Qt Jambi mailing list - qt-jambi-interest@trolltech.com.  Instructions for joining the mailing list can be found at http://lists.trolltech.com.

For More Information

Preliminary documentation, as well as a whitepaper, have been prepared for the technology preview release.  For more information about the features included in the Qt Jambi preview, please refer to the Jambi Overview Page within the Qt Documentation, download the Qt Jambi Whitepaper or refer to the Qt Jambi FAQs.