The Java Community Process is refreshingly low-key compared to much of the software industry, so it was probably not surprising that there was very little hoopla this past week when JavaServer Faces (JSF) specification 1.0 won approval from its members.
IBM has called on Java creator Sun Microsystems to join an effort to turn its proprietary Java code over to the open-source community.
Compuware OptimalJ 3.1 allows users flexibility in deployment, selection of appropriate technologies and scalability. The vendor is well positioned to plug new and evolving technologies into the tool as they emerge, allowing developers to reuse models and re-target their app for this new technology.
Java programmers looking for the next wave in software development would do well to investigate opportunities for building portal applications, suggests Brent Ruggles, curriculum architect for WebSphere portal education at IBM.
JBuilder, the Java IDE from Borland Software Corp., was used to develop the Collaborative Information Portal (CIP) that is handling data downloads from the Mars Exploration Rover mission.
Long-time business rules and process management software maker Pegasystems Inc. released its first Java-based platform earlier this month. PegaRules Process Commander V4 supports XML and browser-based development, and JSR-94 and JSR-168 portal plug-in support is also available.
Novell Inc., Waltham, Mass., recently announced that it is joining the Eclipse open-source initiative. The company said its embrace of Eclipse tools integration technology allows it to provide "a common tooling strategy" for developers working with its products.
eBay is adding SOAP APIs and Java integration tools to its line of software development kits.
Skip McGaughey led the first two years of the fledgling Eclipse organization as chairperson of the Eclipse board of stewards and is the official spokesperson for the newly independent Eclipse not-for-profit corporation. During the recent EclipseCon technical conference in Anaheim, Calif., we met up with McGaughey.
Microsoft Corp. continued its ongoing quest for the hearts and minds of Java developers (as well as .NET developers charged with maintaining Java apps) with enhancements to its Java Language Conversion Assistant (JLCA). The JLCA is a tool designed to convert existing Java language code into programs for the Microsoft Visual C# and the .NET Framework.
Sun Microsystems has released a beta version of the much anticipated 1.5 version of the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) -- code-named Project Tiger -- a set of specifications for developing Java applications for desktop computers.
What is Eclipse? Officially, Eclipse is defined as an "open universal platform for tools integration." But in talking to some software industry leaders at EclipseCon, the Eclipse organization's first technical conference held at the Disneyland Hotel last week, a larger vision emerged
Asked for a State of Java 2004 perspective, Jamie Thomas, IBM vice president of development for the WebSphere Application Server unit, said 2004 will be the year Java standards allow J2EE and Web services to fit together "hand-in-glove."
The Eclipse tools plug-in environment may succeed where other attempts failed to create a universal
framework because Eclipse can bridge open-source and Java community efforts, Red Hat Inc. CTO Michael Tiemann told attendees at EclipseCon today.
A capable XML editor that goes beyond the basics, <oXygen /> is java-based for cross-platform usability.
A declaration of independence was issued for the Eclipse Platform with the announcement that the IBM-sponsored consortium for the open-source tools framework initiative is now a not-for-profit corporation.
Moves discussed at last year's Lotusphere -- that promised an accelerated migration to Java (and J2EE) for Notes and Domino application developers -- appeared fuller fledged at this year's Lotusphere get-together.
News about smart cards underscores the
opportunities for software developers with the know-how to create applications for these
credit-card-sized slices of plastic embedded with microcontrollers.
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