Features

The Java Community Process Executive Committee (the 16 member group guiding the evolution of Java technology) approved the Public Review Draft of the Java Data Mining (JSR-247) specification on December 4, 2006. The public review phase of the Java Community Process gives the Java community and public an opportunity to provide the expert group feedback as they continue to refine the standard. This marks a major milestone for the standard as it moves toward the final release.

At this stage the expert group is focusing on the development of the reference implementation (RI) and technology compatibility kit (TCK). The RI serves as a first example of realizing the JDM interfaces and helps to identify design and implementation issues before final release. The TCK serves as a test suite to ensure vendor compatibility and conformance with the published standard.

Java Data Mining provides a framework for performing data mining operations, while facilitating the introduction of new or non-standard mining algorithms. By separating algorithm details from function level specification, JDM strives to make data mining accessible to mining experts and novices, while allowing vendors to differentiate themselves on features, performance, and automation.

Those interested in reviewing the specification can download it at http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=247. Comments on the specification are still welcome and can be submitted to jsr-247-comments@jcp.org.

The Java Data Mining 1.1 final specification is available at http://www.jcp.org/jsr/detail/73.jsp. Commercial implementations of the standard exist through Oracle (http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bi/odm/index.html) and KXEN (http://www.kxen.com). The first book on JDM entitled Java Data Mining: Strategy, Standard, and Practice was published this past November.

To facilitate public exchange of ideas on JDM, the project �datamining� has been created on java.net at https://datamining.dev.java.net/, providing a discussion forum, announcements, and document sharing among Java Data Mining users.

See http://www.jcp.org/introduction/overview/index.en.jsp for an introduction to the Java Community Process and becoming a member.