In this month's cover story we focus on how to earn big money with Java on three levels. JDJ's feature brings you practical tips for the Java programmer by both Ed Zebrowski, JDJ's product review editor, and Sean Rhody. We also have a somewhat technical discussion by Juergen Brendel covering the software engineering issues in startup companies. We conclude the cover story with a feature on the "Java Electronic Commerce Framework," which concerns Sun's JECF architecture for established businesses.

New JDJ Editor
I'm pleased to announce that Sean Rhody has joined Java Developer's Journal as editor-in-chief. Sean has been the chief editor of JDJ's sister publication, PowerBuilder Developer's Journal, for the past four years. You've been reading his multitier series in JDJ, volume 4, issues 4 and 6. Starting with this issue you'll see his editorial direction and influence in JDJ.

What's New at JDJ?
With this issue you're likely to come across JDJ in many more newsstands than before. This is the first issue of JDJ that's being distributed by Curtis Circulation Company. Curtis, the world's largest magazine distributor, can take most of the credit for our expanded newsstand distribution. Over the past twelve months our newsstand sales have increased more than tenfold, making JDJ one of the fastest growing technology publications anywhere. You'll also notice that we've redesigned our cover.

Industry Meetings at JDJ Offices
Since JavaOne we've been keeping busy meeting with Java vendors to bring you the latest developments from the Java industry. Last month we had visitors from several companies who presented new versions of their Java products. We'll be bringing more information on these new and exciting products in our upcoming issues.

Among several other new products, on July 16 we got a sneak preview of IBM's Visual Age 2.0 Enterprise Edition. The product is scheduled to ship in August and we will have an extended feature story on this new release in our next issue.