In today's world of web application development and SaaS, what does the future hold for Java desktop applications? It's brighter than you might think.

Take a walk on the client side with Qt Jambi -- an alternative to Swing and Java 2D for developing rich, cross-platform desktop-application interfaces.

Curl plans to release Version 7 of Curl, the company's Java-like application development platform, featuring capabilities for building desktop applications akin to Adobe AIR.