Java & Eclipse


Intalio Donates Workflow Framework to Eclipse

Intalio is donating its Tempo project to the Eclipse Foundation. Tempo is the first open-source workflow framework to support IBM and SAP's BPEL4People model. Available under the Eclipse Public License, the framework will become part of the foundation's SOA Tools Platform project.

Sun Releases Java Platforms under GPLv2

Sun Microsystems announced today that it has begun the process of releasing its Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) and a buildable implementation of its Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) as free software under the open-source GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2).

New NetBeans Release Aimed at the Enterprise

Sun Microsystems and the NetBeans community last week announced the general availability of the latest version of the free, open-source NetBeans integrated development environment. NetBeans 5.5 comes with new features aimed at enterprise software developers.

BEA Upgrades Enterprise Integration Tools

BEA Systems, Inc. unveiled a collection of integration tools this week aimed at easing adoption of service-oriented architectures. The integration portfolio strategy is on the heels of the company's ambitious SOA 360 platform announcement in September, which outlined the BEA microService architecture and its supporting WorkSpace 360 collaborative tooling environment, slated for release in 2007.

Profile: A Fresh, Open Source ECM Platform

Alfresco Software provides a fresh, open source alternative for enterprise content management. Following the release of its Java SDK, Alfresco is looking to make its system the ECM platform for Web 2.0.

The In-Process Integration Alternative

ESBs or Web services approaches to integration can work well in many enterprises. However, take a look at a middleware alternative that can successfully streamline integration better.

Eclipse ALF Automates the Life Cycle

ALF is a new concept in vendor cooperation, and any one ALM vendor doesn't have the best solution for all disciplines. See how ALF provides a new level of repeatability and transparency.

iTKO Enhances SOA Continuous Testing Service

Dallas-based iTKO is releasing an upgrade to its SOA testing platform this week. The LISA 3.5 Complete SOA Test Platform is a Java-based toolset designed to automate testing without requiring any coding.

Telelogic Rhapsody Expands Modeling for Embedded Apps

Release targets software reuse and Simulink model integration.

New Eclipse IDE Eases Open Source SOA

Open source platforms offer flexibility and faster time to production if your team is adept at hand coding and working with command lines. LogicBlaze, sponsors of an open source SOA distribution, released an Eclipse-based dev environment last week designed to do some of the heavy lifting for you.

Borland Advances Eclipse-Based Modeling Platform

Borland Software Corporation on Friday announced a major upgrade of its Together 2006 for Eclipse, an enterprise-modeling platform designed to support architects, Java and C++ developers, Unified Modeling Language (UML) designers, business process analysts, and data modelers.

IBM Expands Support for Open Source Development

Developers building Eclipse-based apps will have sturdier shoulders to lean on later this year. At EclipseWorld, IBM announced new software that’ll support the building of open source IDEs.

Microsoft Targets Earlier ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Ship Date

ASP.NET developers won't have to wait until next year to use Microsoft's AJAX server controls and client-side JavaScript library if things go according to plan. Microsoft's target ship date for its AJAX technology is now around the end of 2006.

Eclipse Popularity Rises: Heterogeneity on the Desktop is Back

The Eclipse Foundation kicks off its EclipseWorld Enterprise Developer Conference in Boston this week with some hot survey numbers: Sixty percent of 384 respondents queried for Evans Data's 2006 Annual Eclipse Global Enterprise Survey say they're using the open source, Java-based platform as their primary IDE.

Biz Process Dev Tool Integrates Visual Studio

The building blocks for speedy biz app development just got more inclusive. A tool that lets .NET developers envision their apps during the programming process, now integrates Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Is Java, .NET Migration Worth the Dough?

According to the Yankee Group, 60 percent of businesses cling to legacy software for four to six years. Research fellow Laura DiDio says that’s because enterprises are concerned with the cost of migration. But should they be?

Oracle moves beyond the bundle for SOA

Oracle's latest version of its SOA Suite offers substantial upgrades to the January 2006 release. The key enhancement, available now to developers in a preview, is integration of all components into a "cohesive" platform.

Software Brings Transparency to Dev Environment

A day in the life of a developer is just a few clicks away with a software analysis solution that displays what, when and how long they’re working on projects. But reps say this is more than Big Brother knocking on developers’ doors.

Success Stories from the Age of Legacy Integration

It’s a challenge to bring the mainframe into the modern age of service-oriented architecture but there’s a huge payoff once the job is done.

Oracle Updates Free Browser-Based Dev Tool

Oracle has just released a new version its free, browser-based app dev tool: Application Express 2.2. Known internally as APEX, the tool has been integrated with all editions of Oracle Database 10g and Oracle9i Database Release 2.