Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 Beta 版本發布了。Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 基于 NetBeans 5 平臺, 并引入其改良的核心Java程序開發功能與特性. 良好支持Sun最新基礎平臺.另外還包括Sun Java Enterprise System 5, 是理想的集成開發環境. 最新版本擁有全新的Web報告系統和改良的反向工程支持, 從而大大增強了UML建模功能.新版本支持 UML 建模功能、Java 代碼的逆向工程功能、J2EE 企業應用分析器以及最為流行的協作開發功能和版本控制功能除了上述這些功能之外，為了向開發者提供便利，Java Studio enterprise 8 還具有新穎的外觀、令大家期待已久的項目支持功能和跨平臺支持功能.官方提到:Included in this new release are numerous enhancements in the UML capabilities, along with a new Web reporting system and improved support for reverse-engineering. Based on NetBeans 5.0, Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 is the IDE for Sun Java Enterprise System 5, Sun's latest infrastructure platform for deploying SOA-enabled Web services. NetBeans 5.0 supports CVS, application development on the J2EE 1.4 Platform, and deployment to Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 as well as to the WebLogic 9 and JBoss 4 containers