Sun Java Runtime Environment 6 RC

Java™ SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Release Candidate
The Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) allows end-users to run Java applications.

Platform name: Java™ Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6)
Product name: Java™ SE Runtime Environment 6 (JRE 6)
File name: jre1.6.0(installation directory)

Java SE 6 is strongly compatible with previous versions of the Java platform.
Java SE 6 is upwards binary-compatible with J2SE 5.0 except for the incompatibilities listed.

• Java SE 6 does not provide support for Itanium 1 or 2.
• Java SE 6 does not provide support for Windows 98 or Windows ME.

Java™ SE 6 Release Notes | Features & Enhancements

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Release Candidate(RC)
A 'pre-release' or 'sneak preview' in advance of the official release.
Bugs could still surface and there is some risk to the end-user.