PRAGUE, August 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Milestone Release Gives a Glimpse of Things to Come in IntelliJ 
IDEA 8.0, Makes Available Major New Features

JetBrains(R), creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for
software developers, have announced the availability of IntelliJ(R) IDEA 8
Milestone Release 1, the official preview of the award-winning Java IDE,
IntelliJ IDEA 8, due to release by the end of the Fall 2008.

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The Milestone is an important step to releasing the next version of
IntelliJ IDEA, designed to help developers stay on top of the latest
technologies, frameworks and languages. It enables the development of rich,
complex solutions that meet the demands of today's dynamic environment.

This preview release - already a feature-rich, robust and extensible IDE
in its own right - brings brand new JBoss Seam integration, JavaScript/Flex
debugger, high-performance code coverage engine, and support for FreeMarker
and Velocity. Other additions include REST WebServices, extended support for
Struts 2 and Spring 2.5, new code inspections, new quick-fixes, and, of
course, superior performance. Numerous improvements have also been made to
Maven and Version Control systems support, which now covers SubVersion 1.5.

"This year, while we traditionally concentrated on improving the
development experience for Java programmers, we've also done some good work
in adjacent areas," said Max Shafirov, IntelliJ IDEA project lead. "This new
focus has been on an all-new platform for supporting multiple programming
languages. On the basis of IntelliJ IDEA, with its state-of-the-art
productivity-boosting features, we are creating a powerful plugin for Scala,
as well as slim, light and easy-to-use IDEs for Ruby, Python, and other
languages. We'll get there soon, but meanwhile, we're putting out this
Milestone release so that everyone can preview IntelliJ IDEA 8 and already
start using its major new features."

IntelliJ IDEA 8 continues to expand developers' possibilities with its
numerous productivity-boosting features and enhancements, including:

- Dedicated SQL console with support for multiple dialects
    - Multiple new code inspections with automatic quick-fixes
    - New automatic refactorings that work with a mixed codebase
    - Greater performance and enhanced usability
    - And much more...



To learn more about IntelliJ IDEA and download the latest build, see the
official IntelliJ IDEA site at
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/nextversion?ij8m1pr

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a technology-leading software development firm specializing
in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing software. The company
is widely known for its innovative, award-winning Java(TM) integrated
development environment, IntelliJ(TM) IDEA (see details on the Web at
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/nextversion?ij8m1pr), ReSharper and dotTrace
Profiler for .NET developers (see
http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/index.html?ij8m1pr,
http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/index.html?ij8m1pr), and the TeamCity -
continuous integration and build management environment 
(http://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity/index.html?ij8m1pr). JetBrains maintains
its headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with its R&D labs located in St.
Petersburg, Russia and Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, see
http://www.jetbrains.com/index.html?ij8m1pr.

Note to Editors: JetBrains, IntelliJ, IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper, dotTrace
and TeamCity are trademarks or registered trademarks of JetBrains, s.r.o. All
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