Recent ADT articles on Java
Articles
ADT's Programmers Report: Open-source servers today
Full J2EE servers are outside the open-source province, but handy application servers, XML modules and servlet engines -- often in commercial packs -- hold ground. -Jun. 2002
Dwight Deugo: Working together
There is a growing view that P2P systems will provide the next method of offering
Web services. Because of this, companies like IBM, Microsoft and Sun are quickly
developing and refining their P2P strategies. --Jun. 2002
Column: Be reflective
Upon reflection, Dwight Deugo would always choose a reflective designer/developer
to join one of his projects. --Apr. 2002
Programmers Report:
Java test today
Java's move to prominence as a middle-tier server for enterprise applications
is having a marked effect on IT test strategies. Some Java test requirements
may be new takes on traditional themes; others are unique, calling for new approaches
to software testing. --Mar. 2002
Programmers Report: Learning
Java
Java continues to gain ground as both a platform and a language, even in the
face of an IT downturn and an upsurge of interest in the competitive Microsoft
platform. But while the ranks of Java programmers have grown, it is still a
challenge to fill project team rosters with enough of the right kind of Java
talent. --Mar. 2002
News
Gosling on Web services
While Sun Microsystems works as hard as any vendor to enable next-generation Web services middleware architectures, company scientist James Gosling cautions that Web services are not really all that novel. -Week of June 3
Novell to buy SilverStream
Network OS stalwart Novell announced a definitive agreement to acquire Java
app server maker SilverStream in order to enhance Novell's plan to succeed in
Web services. --June 11, 2002
Sun pushes to join Web
services battle
Sun has outlined plans for Web services, including the availability of the second
early access release of the Java Web Services Developer Pack (WSDP). --Apr.
2002
Sun, Apache agree
on new "open source" Java plan
Sun's Scott McNealy told JavaOne developers to help ensure that the XML standard
for data interchange is not 'hijacked'. --Mar. 2002
Sybase to resell JBuilder
Sybase Inc. has turned to longtime tools rival Borland Software Corp. in an
effort to gain a foothold in the Java development tool battle. --Mar. 2002
At JavaOne, Embarcadero
UML tool runs on WebSphere Developer
Embarcadero Technologies unveils a version of its Describe UML design tool that
runs within IBM's WebSphere Studio Application Developer. --Mar. 2002
At JavaOne, some deal
with data
Sun, Poet Software and other vendors working in the Java data vineyard have
launched JDOCentral to serve as an interactive Web community for educating users
about Java Data Objects. --Mar. 2002
Sun Forte tool due
After several years of heavy Java language emphasis, the fact that Sun is noting
the multilanguage capabilities in Forte Developer 7 may be significant. -Jan.
2002
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