Java & Eclipse


Eclipse aims to extend testing

The Eclipse standards consortium has launched an effort to allow the integration of testing and other automated software quality tools from multiple vendors.

SCO brings back UnixWare

SCO Group has unveiled Version 7.1.3 of its UnixWare operating system software.

Gosling: Don't count us out

Don't count out struggling Sun Microsystems Inc. in its battles with IBM, Microsoft and others, contends James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language and one of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s best known engineers.

The pattern club

Many developers will never write a single pattern, read one of the many pattern books available or attend a Pattern Languages of Programs conference. These people need to be convinced of the merits of patterns before they will ever use them.

Quest updates Java component suite

Quest Software has released JClass ServerViews 3.0, a set of server-side components that offer XML support for Web services developers.

Oracle's latest Java IDE adds more automation

Oracle has released its Oracle9i JDeveloper Version 9.0.3. IDE, which makes available a number of improvements that better position the product as an enterprise tool in a very competitive Java tools market.

Tool eases move to Liberty 1.0

Phaos Technology Corp. has released a Java-based toolkit for implementing Liberty 1.0.

Borland lands TogetherSoft for $185 million

Borland Software is continuing its software tool buying spree. The company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Java design and analysis tool maker TogetherSoft for about $185 million in cash and stock.

Sun joins WS-I, plans to seek board seat

Sun discloses that it will not only join the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I)organization, but plans to run for election to the organization's newly expanded board.

WebSphere Studio update supports deeper Eclipse support

IBM has updated WebSphere Studio to support Version 2.0 of the open-source Eclipse tools plug-in IDE, Version 1.3 of the J2EE standard and Version 1.4 of the Sun JDK.

Create your own tests for Java/EJB code

A list of Web sights providing frameworks and libraries to help you build your own tests.

.NET and Java: No real integration yet

Given the lawsuits and general bad blood between Microsoft and Sun, most people are not banking on anything breaking on the .NET and Java integration front anytime soon.

Using a Java benchmark to break bottlenecks

SPEC has released SPECjAppServer2001, a benchmark for measuring the performance of Java 2 Enterprise Edition application servers connected to databases.

Easing the task of Java server deployment

Sybase Inc. is touting its facilities for Java application server deployment.

The Right Java Tool for the Right Job

Our experts say developers can turn to Java servlets for smaller jobs, to Enterprise JavaBeans for complex projects and for some others, a mix of the two technologies.

Report writer adds Java support

Crystal Decisions Inc. this week reached out to the Java developer community with the unveiling of a new version of its reporting software.

Eclipse to fund university research

The Eclipse consortium moved this week to expand on earlier IBM efforts with the creation of the Eclipse Technology Project, an open-source project that supports research, education and engineering initiatives undertaken to integrate multiple computing technologies using the so-called Eclipse Platform.

Sybase introduces Borland JBuilder 7 Enterprise--Sybase Edition

Sybase Inc. has introduced Borland JBuilder 7 Enterprise--Sybase Edition, a Java development solution that provides integration of application development life-cycle elements.

Evans finds JVMs growing fast in embedded systems

Embedded systems developers appear to be implementing Java Virtual Machines in increasing numbers, according to a survey completed last month by Evans Data Corp.

Compuware: One Java, .NET size doesn't fit all

It is probably easier for Red Sox and Yankee fans to find common ground than it is for adherents to Java or .NET.