Java update to boost applets

Java 2D vector graphics.

To improve graphics performance of Java applications on Windows desktops, the graphics pipeline in Java SE 6u10 has been rewritten to use Direct3D, a 3D API, for tasks ranging from fills and copies to translucency, gradients, and more advanced 2D operations. Runtime performance of Swing applications is bolstered as well via this improvement.

Sun had provided this download URL as the place to access the update. The release candidate for Java SE 6 u10 is available online.