"For the first time, an award-winning Java IDE has teamed with an award-winning Java profiler to provide best-of-breed power in both areas. This 1-2 combo means Java developers can now ensure that their applications are as efficient as they themselves are productive as developers using IntelliJ IDEA," said Alex Tkachman, marketing director for JetBrains, as his company today announced that JProfiler, the award-winning Java application profiling tool from ej-technologies, has joined the growing ranks of JetBrains-certified Companions for IntelliJ IDEA, the JetBrains flagship Java IDE.

"The JetBrains Companion Products Program provides developers a centralized resource for high quality third-party extensions for IntelliJ IDEA," Tkachman continued. "All JetBrains Companions are carefully screened and tested at JetBrains to ensure a solid integration."

"This is an important event for Java developers," said Dr. Ingo Kegel, CEO of ej-technologies. "At ej-technologies we're very excited about being part of JetBrains' 'best of breed' partner program. Java developers will be able to get to know and acquire a wide range of excellent tools and components from a single source."

JetBrains and ej-technologies also jointly announced a special Companion Program pricing arrangement for their products. Existing IntelliJ IDEA customers are eligible for a 10% discount on the Standard Per-Developer JProfiler License, and existing JProfiler customers can get the same discount on the Commercial License for IntelliJ IDEA.

JetBrains maintains a dedicated Companion Products Program web site, featuring commercial-grade add-ons that further enhance and extend IntelliJ IDEA's already robust feature set. The site is located at http://companions.jetbrains.com.

Information about JProfiler is available on the JetBrains Companions site at: http://companions.jetbrains.com/jprofiler. Developers can download a free 30-day trial copy of JProfiler at: http://companions.jetbrains.com/jprofiler/download.html.

A new single-developer license for JProfiler is priced at $499 (US) and can be ordered online at http://companions.jetbrains.com/jprofiler/license.html. Other licensing and pricing options are available at the site.

Information about IntelliJ IDEA is available on line at http://www.jetbrains.com/idea. Downloads and a free 30-day trial license are available at http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/. A new single-developer Commercial License is priced at $499 (US) and can be purchased online at http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/buy/buy.html. Other licensing and pricing options are available, including competitive upgrades for users of other Java IDE products.

• JetBrains' Tkachman on IntelliJ and JProfiler