Java & Eclipse


Appistry: ‘Real-time grid capabilities’ bring really good results

Appistry’s New Workload Management offers features it says bring real-time capabilities to grid computing though the company’s Enterprise Application Fabric. The additions enhance apps for three workload management policies and virtualize commodity hardware into a single system.

Speaking of Programming Languages

Are PHP, Ruby, and other languages a threat to Java? Is there room on the platform for the others? See what experts said about programming languages at the 2006 Java Technology Roundtable.

Demand for Java, .NET grow in Asia

An Evans Data Corp. dev survey released this week revealed that Asian developers are implementing Java EE 5 at a rapid rate. But results also show the continued strength of .NET apps, sparking a competitive market in the region.

Compuware extends Vantage to support .NET and Java

Compuware’s Vantage now offers full-time monitoring and root cause analysis for .NET apps, rounding out the company’s Web services solution by enabling end-to-end, transaction-level support for hybrid .NET and Java apps.

Free, seamless way to Web 2.0 frameworks

JBoss says it has released for general availability, JBoss Seam 1.0, a new framework for Web 2.0 apps that integrates AJAX, JavaServer Faces, Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0, Java portlets, BPM and workflow.

Tooling of the Java Trade

In any discussion of Java and the Java platform, tools can't be ignored. See what the expert panelists at the 2006 Java Technology Roundtable had to say about IDEs and other tooling issues.

Visual MainWin a mainstay for Java, .NET integration

A new version of Mainsoft’s Visual MainWin for J2EE, Portal Edition provides end users with the ability to intermingle ASP.NET and Java apps within Web portals.

Altova releases major upgrades to XML tools suite

The latest version of Altova’s XML tools suite adds features such as CSS support in StyleVision, hyperlinked error messaging in XMLSpy, and Visual Studio and Eclipse integration for MapForce.

Catching the Java Wave

Open sourcing Java was the buzz at JavaOne, and discussions among attendees influenced part of the 2006 Java Technology Roundtable. Find out the experts' views on the state of Java.

The Experts of the Roundtable

The 2006 Java Technology Roundtable comprised a colorful cast of industry thought leaders. Get to know the panel, wikipedia style.

Java innovations recognized by JCP

What impacted the Java community most this year? See who the JCP recognized as outstanding innovators in its fourth annual awards.

Bringing Mobility to the Table

Java mobile development is a hot topic in the IT industry these days, as evidenced by considerable discussion at the 2006 Java Technology Roundtable. Here's a highlight from the event.

Open source Java not Sun's only OSS anno at JavaOne

Headline-grabbing news at the 11th annual JavaOne developer conference, which wrapped up on Friday, was CEO Jonathan Schwartz's announcement that Sun Microsystems would release its industry-standard Java programming language under an open-source license—eventually. Another attention grabber was Sun's new Operating System Distributor's License for Java that allows Linux and OpenSolaris distros to repackage JDK binary bits as appropriate for those open-source operating system platforms.

Sun recognizes Java app innovation

Sun Microsystems honored the winners of its 4th annual Duke's Choice Awards last week at the JavaOne conference. The awards are given to the most innovative Java-based apps of the year. The contest attracts a wide range of submissions from developers and companies around the world. The winners are selected by James Gosling, VP and Sun fellow, along with a panel of Java technology experts at Sun.

Moving the Enterprise Platform Forward

Just in time for JavaOne, the JCP approves the openly developed Java EE 5 spec unanimously. The latest platform offers ease-of-use features and an overhauled programming model.

Sun’s Java EE 5 wins unanimous JCP approval

The Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 specification was approved by the Java Community Process Java EE/SE Executive Committee in a unanimous vote last week. The spec brings ease-of-development features and a simplified component model to the platform.

Taking Java Around the Table

JavaOne brought them to San Francisco, and FTP brought them to the 2006 Java Technology Roundtable. Get a sampling of what industry thought leaders had to say about the state of Java.

Eclipse as Framework and Way of Life

IBM Rational Software says rhythm leads to good health.

Application integration enters through the front door

As Java and Web services standards mature, enterprises are starting to embrace the power of portals as integration platforms for composite apps and service-oriented architectures.

AJAX changes everything, believe it

AJAX’s success has forced many programmers to come to terms with the shortcomings of the conventional Web app dev model. What’s different about AJAX is not that it’s an innovative technology, but that it’s disruptive to the old way to thinking.