I'm just trying out AQ within Netbeans, here are my steps for others to follow.
* Install netbeans 6+
* Got the plugins menu within Netbeans and install the maven plugin Tools->Plugins. Enter the word Maven in the search box in the right corner and install the Maven plugin
* Check out AQ

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Open the project and every thing is ready to go for building and running.
From the first look Netbeans looks quite nice and does a better job on the maven part. It recognizes all the modules and automatically sets up every thing in a nice graphic way.
Wessel