Here is a link to the presentation I gave to the Java Users Group in Brisbane.

Abstract:

Building applications with Swing presents an organization with quite a
few challenges. If standards aren’t enforced employee turnover can lead
to maintenance difficulties. Creating an application framework allowing
developers to plug in new modules and Information Technology groups to
update them on demand is quite an effort and can take multiple man years
of effort. Using Netbeans as the basis for Swing applications minimizes
risks for an organization desiring to use the J2EE platform for advanced
GUI interfaces. The Netbeans platform provides a robust application
framework in minutes. The pros and cons of using Netbeans, a working
example and various code snippets will be presented.

Presentation