SmartMode introduces JSP development tools; HP updates Process Manager; Cirquet and InCert added to Sun's Forte for Java; and more!<br> Wrox Press releases EJB development guidelinesProfessional EJB from Wrox Press shows how to develop and deploy Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) applications using both the 1.1 and 2.0 specifications. The book provides implementation details, strategies, and patterns, and also offers suggestions for improving EJBs. In addition, Professional EJB demonstrates how to deploy EJB applications to EJB containers.https://www.wrox.com/Books/Book_Details.asp?section=1_1&isbn=1861005083&subject=&subject_id=JTail available for free downloadELSID Software Systems has launched the JTail file monitoring system, a Java/Swing implementation of the Unix tail utility. JTail supports multiple open files; the files’ screen output can be suspended, resumed, and single stepped. JTail also supports multiple alarms and filters. https://www.crbn.com/elsid/jtail/jtail.htmEnterprise Studio for Java integrates development applicationsBorland Software Corporation will release its latest application development lifecycle solution for enterprise apps at the end of July. Enterprise Studio for Java integrates the modeling, development, and deployment of Java-based business and e-commerce solutions. The newest version features JBuilder 5, Borland AppServer 4.5, and Rational Rose Professional J Edition. https://www.borland.com/estudio/SmartMode introduces JSP development toolsSmartMode 1.0 enables JavaServer Pages (JSP) and servlet developers to quickly build Websites with distinct display, business logic, and database layers. The development tools feature documentation and tutorials; tag library support; compatibility with Linux, Solaris, Windows NT/2000, and Mac OS X; support for various application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Borland AppServer, and Tomcat; and support for databases including Oracle 8i, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB/2 and PostgreSQL. https://www.smartmode.com/index.htmActivedit 2.5 uses word processor to publish dynamic contentCFDev.com has updated Activedit, its development tool for Allaire ColdFusion Application Server and JavaServer Pages that allows developers to embed a word processor into a Webpage. The word processor allows developers to publish dynamic, formatted pages on the Internet by clicking a save button. Activedit 2.5 features tools that enable advanced formatting, including image management, font manipulation, insertion of links, and a spell checker. https://www.cfdev.com/activedit/Borland releases JBuilder 5 PersonalBorland’s JBuilder 5 Personal is now available for free download. The product, which builds, compiles, and debugs Java applications, replaces JBuilder Foundation as the entry-level edition of JBuilder. JBuilder 5 Personal offers the latest Java 2 Platform standards and is designed to allow new Java users to quickly start developing programs. https://www.borland.com/jbuilder/personalCirquet and InCert added to Sun’s Forte for JavaImprov Technologies and InCert Software have integrated their software products into Forte for Java, Sun Microsystem’s integrated development environment. Improv Technologies’ Cirquet Platform allows developers to create Java language components that can be deployed across a peer-to-peer network, downloaded on an as-needed basis, and dynamically assembled at runtime to create custom applications. InCert Software’s TraceBack detects and alerts operations personnel to hung or crashed applications. Both programs can now be accessed directly from Forte for Java.https://www.improv-tech.com https://www.debugjava.com/https://www.sun.com/forte/ffj/Hewlett-Packard updates Process ManagerHP Process Manager 5.0 enables businesses to integrate people (employees, customers and suppliers), business applications, and e-services in order to build an ecosystem of processes that supports the entire value chain from supplier to customer. Designed to allow an enterprise to address the needs of its demand chain, HP Process Manager 5.0 provides improved capabilities that enable the integration of processes both inside and outside the enterprise. https://www.ice.hp.com/cyc/af/00/index.htmlBorland TeamSource DSP unites dispersed development teamsBorland has announced Borland TeamSource development services platform (DSP), a collaborative development platform for distributed teams to rapidly develop e-business applications. TeamSource features a high-performance hosted infrastructure, source code management, and integrated business messaging that unites widely dispersed teams and provides a secure environment that scales up or down with development teams as they collaborate across the firewall. Borland will announce general availability and pricing of TeamSource by the end of third quarter 2001.https://www.borland.com/ DWL, Sun, and iPlanet introduce transactional CRM solutionDWL Incorporated, Sun Microsystems, and iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, have made available an Enterprise JavaBeans architecture-based transactional CRM (customer relationship management) solution. Built on DWL Unifi Engine, powered by iPlanet Application Server, Enterprise Edition software, and supporting Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, the solution will help financial services and insurance companies consolidate backend legacy and administrative systems to create personalized portals that support CRM functionality.https://www.dwl.com/website/index.htmlhttps://java.sun.com/j2ee/ https://www.iplanet.com/Report outlines what XML offers developersZapThink has released The Pros and Cons of XML. This research report outlines the major advantages and drawbacks facing the adoption of XML.https://www.zapthink.com/reports/proscons.html Aligo and Sun partner for mobile developmentSun Microsystems has added extension modules from Aligo to the Forte for Java integrated development environment (IDE), thereby easing integration with Aligo’s Java-based Mobile Application Server, M-1 Server 2.0. The combined offering allows developers to select their preferred IDE when building and deploying mobile enterprise applications.https://www.aligo.com/https://www.sun.com/forte/ffj/index.cgi ATG Dynamo e-Business Platform Version 5.5 now availableThe e-Business Platform 5.5, the latest version of ATG (Art Technology Group) Dynamo, includes enhancements designed to support the development and management of enterprise-wide Web initiatives with scenario-based personalization and relationship management capabilities. The ATG Dynamo e-Business Platform also includes support for the ATG Dynamo Application Server and will deploy on third-party Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition application servers.https://www.atg.com/en/index.jhtml?_requestid=118597Cape Clear launches RAD tool for Web servicesCape Clear Software has released a beta version of CapeStudio, a rapid application development (RAD) tool that enables software developers to graphically build and deploy Web services. CapeStudio automatically generates code for Java or Visual Basic from Web services description language (WSDL) files, which describe the interfaces to Web services. CapeStudio also provides a graphical environment for defining bidirectional transformations between XML documents and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) messages. https://www.capeclear.com/downloadBEA adds J-Integra to WebLogicJ-Integra from Intrinsyc allows software developers to work in one environment and reuse software written in another. Now included with BEA’s WebLogic Server, J-Integra inexpensively provides a COM (Component Object Model) API to customers’ Java-based products.https://www.intrinsyc.com/ https://www.bea.com/index.shtmlMKS updates its source configuration management solutionMortice Kern Systems (MKS) has released Source Integrity Enterprise Edition 8.1, the company’s solution for enterprise source configuration management (SCM). The Java-based multitier architecture is platform transparent and designed to be highly scalable and reliable.https://www.mks.com/ Motorola and Visto partner to promote mobile computingVisto now develops applications to enable wireless access to corporate e-mail, calendar, and contacts through Motorola handsets with Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition technology. Users download the Visto desktop companion to achieve wireless access to messaging applications. For larger organizations, the Visto mLynx Enterprise Server is available.https://www.motorola.com/idendevhttps://www.visto.comTraceBack debugs Java appsInCert Software has launched TraceBack 1.0 for Java, a program that detects and alerts operations personnel to hung or crashed applications. Embedded into the application, TraceBack catches crashes and hangs, freezes the disruptive code, and delivers a root cause analysis of the code problems causing the fault. https://www.incert.com/index.htmCapeConnect now supports IBM WebSphereCape Clear Software has added full support for IBM WebSphere Application Server to CapeConnect, its Web services platform. CapeConnect enables corporations to link diverse applications together and deliver new collaborative applications over the Internet.https://www.capeclear.com/O’Reilly releases Java CookbookPatterned after Perl Cookbook, the Java Cookbook by Ian F. Darwin is a collection of hundreds of solutions to problems that Java programmers frequently face. Published by O’Reilly, the book offers developers short, focused pieces of code that can easily be incorporated into other programs. Topics include compiling, running, and debugging Java programs; interacting with the environment; strings and pattern matching; servlets and JavaServer Pages; developing network clients and servers; distributed programming; and internationalization.https://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javacook/chapter/ch18.htmlCirquet develops and deploys distributed appsImprov Technologies has released the alpha version of Cirquet, the company’s platform for the development, deployment, and management of distributed applications. With Cirquet, software developers can dynamically assemble Java software components, including JavaBeans and Enterprise JavaBeans, into custom applications at run-time.https://www.improv-tech.com/Spectrum Software launches Java-based SCM productSpectrum Software has released SpectrumSCM, a platform-portable system of integrated source configuration management (SCM) tools. SpectrumSCM includes tools for version control, release management, process control management, branching, and issue tracking. Security is provided through the Java suite of safeguards, including Secure Socket Layer and cryptography extensions, profile-based access, and digital signature security.https://www.spectrumscm.com/index.htmlhelloNetwork streams lightweight Java applets to deviceshelloNetwork has introduced Java-based streaming media software. This new technology encodes, distributes, and streams live and on-demand content to any Java device without plug-ins, downloads, or installed players. helloNetwork’s software streams the player in front of the video in the form of a lightweight Java-based applet as small as 4KB.https://www.hellonetwork.com/default_plus.jspRSA Security introduces encryption software for wireless devicesRSA BSAFE Wireless Core encryption software enables developers to build wireless solutions designed to communicate seamlessly with any standards-based application or network. The software from RSA Security ensures interoperability with the existing wired infrastructure and offers developers the ability to rapidly add cryptographic security to wireless or embedded products.https://www.rsasecurity.com/products/bsafe/ Software Development