Winners 2007

The contribution “Groovy”, that was handed in by the Codehaus Community, has won the first prize of the JAX Innovation Award 2007 that comes with a purse of 10,000 Euros. “Groovy proves in a unique way that the Java Community is capable of substantial innovations even in the year 12 after its creation“, says Sebastian Meyen, member of the JAX Innovation Award Jury. "The project is a satisfying answer to the latest trends regarding agile, dynamic programming languages and helps users to secure their investments in the Java platform.” The project Matisse GUI Builder received the Audience Award.

Here an overview on all the winners:

1st Prize (10,000 Euros): Groovy

2. Prize (5,000 Euros): SonarJ

3. Prize (2,000 Euros): openArchitectureWare

4. Prize (1,000 Euros): BPEL-Designer

5. Prize (1,000 Euros): JITS: Java In The Small

Publikumspreis (1,000 Euros): Matisse GUI Builder