Presents your 
JAVA E-NEWSLETTER for January 23, 2003

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TRANSFER A DIME PACKET OF DATA

Java coders have long railed against the limitations of the MIME format
to convey data in a binary stream. The alternative DIME format may inject
some much-sought minimalism into data transfers that Java programmers
have been seeking.

In simplest terms, MIME is designed for transferring data as part of a
text message, namely e-mail, while the DIME format is optimized
specifically to ferry data between applications, without the text-conscious
baggage that can bog down your parser.

In other words, DIME is simpler, easier, and more efficient, and can
make interapplication data transfers faster and less processor-intensive.
That means better performance across the board for any binary-dependent
data that flows in your Java applications.

Gain insight and understanding as the features and attractions of the
DIME data format are discussed, and the necessary code to include DIME in
your Java apps is outlined. Find out why DIME may be the MIME-substitute
you need, and learn how to exploit this streamlined data format.
http://cl.com.com/Click?q=73-__ieIBBGPIilvi2tQhoPnQ5jUZTj 

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