Hyades framework project, a subgroup of the Eclipse open-source tool group, supports better tool interoperability and help developers avoid vendor lock-in. A recent example of a "Hyades savvy" tool is Scapa StressTest-Express from Scapa Technologies, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Last week, Novell debuted the latest version of its ID management software, Nsure Identity Manager 2. This week, the Provo, UT-based software maker is releasing version 5 of its exteNd suite for developing service-oriented Web applications.
B2B e-commerce software and services provider Global eXchange said it will pay about $30 million for HAHT Commerce Inc.
Wily Technology recently took a look at J2EE application performance. The company undertook a benchmark survey to uncover user experiences and plans. The results seem to bear out some of the anecdotal evidence that -- after a number of years in the field -- J2EE performance still has room for improvement.
Longtime Java Report Editor Dwight Deugo recently reported to us on some of the more stimulating chatter heard at last fall's OOPSLA conference, including a discussion of how intellectual property rights may inhibit creativity in software innovation.
IBM is providing a "technology preview" of WebSphere Application Server, V6, which will provide a J2EE 1.4-certified runtime and support for JCA 1.5.
Assorted development toolmakers and large users have banded together to create yet another standards body, the Java Tools Community (JTC), in an effort that founders hope will lead to the creation of a Java technology process that
is more affordable and easier to use.
Seeking to expand the ranks of Java programmers, BEA Systems, Inc., San Jose, Calif., and Compuware Corp., Detroit, last month disclosed plans to integrate their respective Java development toolsets.
A player early to stake out the fast portal development space was Bowstreet. The company recently updated its offerings with Bowstreet Portlet Factory for WebSphere Version 5.7.
Sun cited technical and organizational differences over the use of its own open source IDE framework, NetBeans, among its reasons for opting out of the Eclipse project.
Macromedia Inc. has unveiled Macromedia Flex, a
presentation server and application framework for developers to use in creating rich, but not fat, Internet applications.
Pramati Server Version 3.5 provides high performance at a low cost, with features that allow users to run apps
already deployed on Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat and WebLogic Server.
J2EE complexity stemmed the growth of early Java tools. Now, an emerging
breed of simpler offerings aims to give Visual Studio .NET a run for its money
just as the next-generation Microsoft offerings increase complexity.
Mike Gunderloy reviews IBM Rational XDE Developer .NET Edition v2003.06
and DriverStudio 3.0
Sun Microsystems launched a new initiativethat it believes will accelerate the adoption of its Java Card technology for smart cards.
Firm also unveils the Orbix Connect toolset for linking JBoss and other J2EE application servers with CORBA-based systems.
Despite wildfires and solar flares, the man-made Eclipse was a hot topic at the 18th Conference on Object Oriented Programming, Systems and Applications.
Ease of Java deployment is a major objective of next month’s release of Borland JBuilder 9.
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