Matisse combines native object support with server-based SQL; Houston Technology Group upgrades EJBX; Instantis releases Web services environment; and more Compuware introduces OptimalJNovember 2 — Compuware is now shipping the commercial version of OptimalJ, an advanced J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) development environment. OptimalJ enables developers of varying experience levels to produce reliable applications. The IDE generates applications directly from a visual model, using patterns for coding to the J2EE specification.https://www.compuware.com/products/optimalj/Matisse combines native object support with server-based SQLNovember 2 — Fresher Information Group has launched Matisse 5.0, database software for developing and deploying object applications and Web services. Applications and services that include Matisse can use a single object model, which eliminates the need for object-relational (O/R) mapping. Matisse supports native objects, SQL, XML, and J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition). https://www.fresher.comHouston Technology Group upgrades EJBXNovember 2 — EJBX version 1.1 Code Generator from the Houston Technology Group is now available from Flashline. EJBX is an EJB (Enterprise JavaBean) 2.0 CMP (container-managed persistence) entity bean code generator. The product allows developers to generate EJB 2.0 objects based on an existing database.https://www.flashline.com/components/productsbyvendor.jsp?&vendorid=1339 http://www.myhtg.com/product.htmlInstantis releases Web services environmentNovember 2 — Instantis’s newly launched SiteWand 3.0 creates, deploys, and maintains Web services and automated systems applications. SiteWand’s approach is based on engines, or Web requests’ transaction handlers. These engines respond with actions like dynamic Web pages, messaging, and database updates. The platform includes a Java-based runtime environment, which runs on any J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) environment.https://www.instantis.com/index1.htm Sun ONE enlists AligoOctober 26 — Aligo has integrated its M-1 Mobile Application Server with the Sun ONE architecture. The server integrates with iPlanet products, supports the Forte for Java IDE (integrated development environment), and runs on Solaris; iPlanet, Forte for Java, and Solaris are all part of the Sun ONE initiative. The device software also provides a link between J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) and J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition).https://www.aligo.com/https://www.sun.com/sunone/;$sessionid$ZM3Z43QAAHEH1AMTA1FU3NQ CreamTec updates WebCreamOctober 26 — CreamTec’s latest version of its Java-to-HTML tool is now available. WebCream 4.0 acts a bridge between Java GUI applications and HTML/JavaScript. It dynamically renders HTML and JavaScript for existing GUI applets and applications with no code.https://www.creamtec.com/webcream/release40.htmlVMGear releases Optimizeit SuiteOctober 26 — The new Optimizeit Suite from VMGear allows Java developers to improve their programs’ performance and reliability. The suite features three integrated tools: Optimizeit Profiler, which allows developers to identify buggy code or faulty algorithms, find and understand CPU utilization issues, and correct memory leaks and temporary object allocations; Thread Debugger, whose interface shows the changing status of all threads and monitors; and Code Coverage, which displays how frequently each method and line of code is executed. http://www.vmgear.com/PolarLake to add Web services support to XML development toolOctober 26 — PolarLake will release the next version of its XML development/deployment platform this December. In addition to Web services client and server support, PolarLake 1.2 will feature the PolarLake Designer, a development tool for delivering Java applications. Version 1.2 will also include the PolarLake Management Console, a distributed application management and deployment system.https://www.polarlake.com/ ArtinSoft enhances automatic migration engineOctober 26 — Informix 4GL, an automatic migration engine from ArtinSoft, now supports Java upgrades on Oracle and DB2. ArtinSoft’s tools enable companies to quickly migrate to J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) and CORBA platforms.https://www.artinsoft.com/en/informix/informix_page.aspO’Reilly releases third edition of Enterprise JavaBeansOctober 26 — In O’Reilly’s Enterprise JavaBeans, Third Edition, author Richard Monson-Haefel demonstrates the fundamentals of the EJB 2.0 and 1.1 architectures by explaining the underlying technology, Java classes and interfaces, component model, and runtime behavior of EJBs. In this edition, he covers entity beans, message-driven beans and the Java Message Service, and session beans. The book also features companion workbooks, which are available as free downloads. https://www.oreilly.com/catalog/entjbeans3/Beyond.com switches eStores to a Java-based platformOctober 26 — Beyond.com has released eStores 4.0, its latest e-commerce solution that manages online stores and customers. Previously based on Pearl, the 4.0 version now supports Java. Beyond.com switched to Java to add greater flexibility and scalability to eStores.https://www.beyond.com/ Bali eases client developmentOctober 19 — Spidertop has released a preview version of Bali, a software framework that links server and client Java technologies. The technology allows developers to develop client GUIs from Java application servers with no Java Foundation Classes (JFC) or Swing code. Included with Bali is a GUI composer that encodes JFC/Swing GUIs into a scripting language; it also features GUI descriptions inside JavaServer Pages (JSP) for deploying on servers based on J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition).https://www.spidertop.com/JVision increases UML diagram supportOctober 19 — JVision 1.2 from Object Insight is now shipping. It features support for new UML diagrams, including Use Case, Robustness, Activity, and Deployment. Also integrated into JVision is a project manager that allows users to organize diagrams and a documentor, which turns the diagrams into Websites. https://www.object-insight.com/NeuArchitect accelerates Web services developmentOctober 19 — NeuVis Software has updated NeuArchitect to version 3.5. NeuArchitect 3.5 is rapid application development (RAD) software that features a model-driven design environment and automatic code generation. The product also includes an XML messaging system that supports Java Message Service (JMS).https://www.neuvis.com/neuvis/asp/NeuArchitectFeatures.asp InstallAnywhere 4.5 now availableOctober 19 — Zero G is now shipping the latest version of its software deployment solution. InstallAnywhere allows software producers to develop custom solutions for installing software onto client or server platforms. Version 4.5 features PowerUpdate, Zero G’s software updating solution, and support for Mac OS X.https://www.zerog.com/products_ia_01.htmlMKS launches code assessment toolOctober 19 — MKS has released MKS Code Integrity Standard Edition, a software quality assessment and trend-reporting tool for C/C++ and Java. Among other functions, the tool automatically checks code against industry-accepted rules and provides a graphical and textual quality assessment report that pinpoints areas of noncompliance for correction. https://www.mks.com/Cape Clear releases Web services productsOctober 19 — CapeConnect Three, a new Web services platform from Cape Clear Software, features tools for building Web services that communicate via email or a UDDI (Universal Description Discovery and Integration) registry. Supported by upgraded Web services development tool CapeStudio, CapeConnect Three can support Web services built on J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) app servers, Microsoft .Net, and CORBA.https://www.capeclear.com/ Versant completes benchmark testing on enJinOctober 19 — Following testing at IBM’s High Volume Websites Lab, Versant reports that Versant enJin, when used in Java-based enterprise apps, shows significant performance improvements. The company’s transaction accelerator for application servers was tested with IBM’s WebSphere application server. Results showed that round trip response times ran 10 times faster, throughput increased by a factor of 9, and data access speeds were 50 times faster.https://www.versant.com/products/enjin/whitepapers/WP_Benchmark-011004r3-W.pdfEspressChart EJB offers data visualization for Web-based appsOctober 12 — Quadbase Systems has released EspressChart EJB, an Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) component that allows developers to include dynamic charts and graphs in distributed applications. This EBJ 1.1-compliant product can render data in 28 2D or 3D chart types and generate charts in the following image formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, WMF, and VMRL. In addition, EspressChart EJB can directly draw data from Java Database Connectivity/Open Database Connectivity sources, text files, XML files, or from another application layer as an argument.https://www.quadbase.com/ Software Tree updates JDXOctober 12 — JDX 3.0, Software Tree’s objection-relational (OR) mapping tool, features many new enhancements including JDX Studio, a GUI tool for defining/verifying OR-mapping, forward-engineering database schema, and reverse-engineering Java classes. Other improvements include dynamic data routing for queries, partial object loading, and configurable logging destination.https://www.softwaretree.comeTeks launches Jeks and JeksParserOctober 12 — eTeks has introduced Jeks 1.0, a Java spreadsheet application that allows formula computation in cells. The product’s classes use JTable‘s TableModel, CellRenderer, and CellEditor concepts to help developers add spreadsheet features to their own tables. eTeks has also unveiled JeksParser, a Java library that parses, compiles, and computes mathematical expressions and functions.https://www.eteks.com/jeks/enDCT to preview new SDKOctober 12 — At JavaOne Yokohma/Japan, DCT (Digital Communication Technologies) will launch the SDK for its Lightfoot processor core. Combined with DCT’s hardware, the SDK will enable designers to execute both Java and non-Java-based programs. With a customizable instruction set, the 32-bit Lightfoot processor core implements an architecture that delivers embedded Java systems with low memory footprints. The processor also executes many bytecodes in a single instruction cycle.https://www.dctl.com/index2.html Technology Industry