Java Product News (updated April 11, 2003)

Fiorano announces distributed computing solution

April 11 — Fiorano Software has released Tifosi 2002 ESB (Enterprise Service Bus), a standards-based solution for event-based distributed computing. Built on top of a JMS (Java Messaging Service) server, Tifosi supports J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Editon), .Net, Web services, and legacy technologies.

https://199.4.119.252/devzone/downloads.jsp

H&W launches DiagnoSys

April 11 — DiagnoSys, a new product from H&W, analyzes performance and availability of enterprise J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) applications and highlights potential issues before shipment. The tool uses customizable collection and correlation techniques to gather its data.

https://www.hwcs.com/index.asp

Coldbeans Software updates JSP tag suite

April 11 — Coldtags 1.30 is now available. This suite includes more than 130 custom JSP (JavaServer Pages) tags for common programming tasks faced by JSP developers.

https://www.servletsuite.com/

ICS completes BX For Java testing

April 11 — BX For Java is now available from Integrated Computer Solutions (ICS). This visual development tool builds and manages user interfaces for Java applications.

https://www.ics.com/getbxjava/

QFS updates UI testing tool

April 4 — Quality First Software (QFS) has released qftestJUI 1.02, a capture-/replay-based tool for automating Java user interface tests. This latest version features an interactive debugger and support for distributed test development.

https://www.qfs.de/press/qftestJUI_intro_en.pdf

INM introduces Moka Xtra

April 4 — Integration New Media (INM) has announced the availability of Moka Xtra, formerly known as Java Xtra. Moka Xtra is a scripting tool that brings Java to Macromedia Director by allowing developers to execute methods and access fields in Java objects through Lingo.

https://www.integrationnewmedia.com/products/mokaxtra/

IronEye SQL and IronEye Cache available for download

April 4 — IronGrid has released IronEye SQL, a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) performance analysis tool. IronEye SQL allows developers to view a graph of all SQL statements that flow over one or more JDBC drivers to identify those statements that take the longest to prepare or execute. The company has also released IronEye Cache, a Java performance tool that lets developers increase the performance and scalability of Java-based applications throughout the development cycle.

http://www.irongrid.com/catalog/promotion_email.php

https://www.irongrid.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=31

Broadbeam launches developer site and contest

April 4 — The Broadbeam Developer Zone is a new online resource center that gives mobile application developers, system integrators, and independent software vendors access to tools and information for developing and deploying enterprise mobile applications. Hosted by the Broadbeam Corporation, the site offers trial editions of software, community discussions, and Broadbeam-related research. The company is also sponsoring with Wireless Week the first Broadbeam Developer Contest for professionals and students who use Broadbeam’s Mobile Solutions System (MSS) to develop mobile applications using Pocket PCs.

https://developer.broadbeam.com/welcome.jsp

https://www.broadbeam.com/contest/

IBM revamps Toolbox developer service

March 28 — IBM has broadened its Toolbox subscription service to give developers in small and medium-sized businesses access to its software products. The subscription requires a yearly fee for access to most of IBM’s software. In addition, Toolbox now lets developers build and test applications on various middleware products and technologies for a reduced price.

https://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/toolbox/?ca=dgr-jw04NewTBox

JabberD Quickstart available for free download

March 28 — The Jabber Software Foundation has unveiled JabberD Quickstart, a prepackaged executable for the installation and use of the JabberD open source instant messaging server. JabberD can be used for secure intra-organizational IM behind the firewall, secure inter-organizational IM through server-to-server communications, or as a publicly available open IM server.

https://jabberd.jabberstudio.org/quickstart/

Gallaware enhances servlet framework

March 28 — Gallaware has released version 4 of its Java servlet framework, ServletActionBroker (SAB). SAB extends the standard Java servlet API within an open framework that allows developers direct access to the lower-level servlet API and maintains compatibility with current servlet and JSP (JavaServer Pages) standards. Version 4 includes browser-based configuration, automatic event logging, and a data conversion factory architecture.

https://www.gallaware.com/ServletActionBroker/

ClientSoft announces Web services/legacy integration system

March 28 — ClientSoft has introduced ClientSoft ServiceBuilder, a tool that allows enterprise developers to wrap existing legacy programs and transactions into .Net, Java, or COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) components, or Web services. ServiceBuilder provides bidirectional communication between legacy platforms and Web services, Java, or Windows applications; allows mainframes to consume Web services; integrates legacy systems into new service-oriented architectures; and more.

https://www.clientsoft.com/products/servicebuilder.htm

Parasoft unveils error prevention suite

March 28 — The Parasoft Enterprise Solutions suite offers tools and best practices for preventing software errors. The suite identifies an error, locates its cause and the point in production that created the error, implements preventative practices to ensure that errors do not reoccur, and monitors the process.

https://www.parasoft.com/jsp/solutions/solutions.jsp

ej-technologies launches JProfiler 2.2

March 28 — JProfiler is an enterprise application development tool from ej-technologies that provides CPU, memory, and thread profiling in one application. Version 2.2 features a new type for profiling Java Web Start applications, new IDE and applications server integrations, and more.

https://www.ej-technologies.com/company/news.html#1

Systinet announces new products

March 28 — Systinet has released WASP Developer 4.5 and WASP 4.5 OEM (original equipment manufacturer) Edition. Version 4.5 of the WASP Developer IDE supports Web services creation, debugging, and deployment. WASP 4.5 OEM Edition includes new enhancements for building, deploying, and managing Web services targeted at independent software vendors (ISVs).

https://www.systinet.com

Nextel, Sun, and Motorola announce wireless contest winners

March 21 — JavaWorld Wireless Java columnist Michael Yuan has won the University Wireless Developer Contest sponsored by Nextel Communications, Motorola, and Sun Microsystems. His winning application, iFeedback, is a mobile survey tool that allows professors to send course-related questionnaires for open, realtime communications with students. Yuan received a 0,000 scholarship along with other prizes.

https://developer.nextel.com/portal/index.jsp

https://www.sun.com/

https://www.motorola.com

Polygenix previews mock testing tool

March 21 — Polygenix has released an early access preview of its AgileTest mock object testing solution. The tool is a mock object implementation for unit testing Java interfaces and classes, and an object substitution technology.

https://www.polygenix.com/

Proxy Sniffer 2.9 now available

March 21 — Proxy Sniffer is a Java-based Web application analysis tool. Version 2.9 contains a proxy server with integrated SSL (Secure Socket Layer) tunnels to record unencrypted as well as encrypted Web browser surf sessions. Based on the recorded surf sessions, it automatically generates Java load-test programs, which can be executed from any system that supports Java.

https://www.proxy-sniffer.com/index_en.html

ObjectVenture launches pattern-based development Website

March 21 — PatternsCentral, a new portal Website from ObjectVenture, features content focused on pattern-based development for enterprise and Web-based applications. ObjectVenture develops ObjectAssembler, a J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) integrated development environment.

https://www.patternscentral.com/

AspectJ finds new open source home

March 21 — The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has transferred its AspectJ technology to Eclipse. AspectJ is a toolkit for aspect-oriented programming (AOP).

https://www.eclipse.org

Tortuga Technologies updates Ozibug

March 21 — Tortuga Technologies has released Ozibug 1.4.0, an updated version of its Web-based bug tracking system. Version 1.4.0 includes new features that allow linked bugs and saving of named filters.

https://www.ozibug.com