Java Product News (updated May 17, 2002)

Panorama exposes performance problems

May 17 — Altaworks has released Panorama 1.5, a tool for automatically detecting causes of J2EE server performance problems at the method level. With version 1.5, Altaworks adds support for IBM’s WebSphere 4.0.

https://www.altaworks.com/product/index.htm

Objectivity joins BEA partner program

May 17 — Objectivity has added support for BEA WebLogic to its object persistence tool. With this integration, Objectivity for Java can now serve as a resource manager for global transactions running within two- and three-tier enterprise applications.

http://www.objectivity.com

Servertec expands Internet server

May 17 — Written in Java, the Servertec Internet Server 1.11 features improved security and performance. Severtec has also enhanced the server’s WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) support.

https://www.servertec.com/index.html

O’Reilly publishes Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Second Edition

May 17 — Authors Jim Farley, William Crawford, and David Flanagan have updated Java Enterprise in a Nutshell to reflect the changes in J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) 1.3. The book provides tutorials on JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), RMI (Remote Method Invocation), servlets, JSP (JavaServer Pages), JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface), and EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans). It also covers JAXP, (Java API for XML Parsing) and JavaMail.

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jentnut2

Data Junction extends IBM support

May 17 — Users of Data Junction’s data integration products can now access IBM’s WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Commerce 5.4. This added support improves Data Junction’s e-business integration abilities and flexibility.

https://www.datajunction.com/default.asp

Zeosoft launches beta testing program

May 10 — Developers can test Zeosoft’s ZeoSphere mobile platform during the ZeoSphere 1.0 Beta Program. ZeoSphere delivers applications, processes, and data to mobile and enterprise workers through a Java-based application server that resides on mobile devices. The testing will last eight weeks and will help Zeosoft gauge how quickly developers can build applications outside the company’s testing lab.

https://www.zeosoft.com/technology/mobilecomputing.cfm

AdventNet adds WebSphere support to ManageEngine

May 10 — AdventNet has integrated support for IBM’s WebSphere into AdventNet ManageEngine, a graphical tool for automated Java Management Extensions (JMX) development. The tool offers real-time, standards-based, and business-oriented manageability for business processes, and application and middleware infrastructure management.

https://www.adventnet.com/products/manageengine/index.html

HIP extends AWT and Swing

May 10 — Our World Live introduces its Human Interface Package (HIP) products for Personal Java, Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Version 1 of the HIP suite extends Sun’s AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit) and Swing so developers can create user interfaces that work consistently across multiple devices.

http://www.ourworldlive.com/index/home

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2000 Driver for JDBC

May 3 — The Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Driver for JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides JDBC access to SQL Server 2000 through any Java-enabled applet, application, or application server.

https://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads

Wily Technology adds BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 to Introscope 3.0

May 3 — Wily Technology has integrated BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 into its enterprise Web application management solution. Introscope 3.0 isolates application performance issues by offering component-level visibility into production Web applications. With the WebLogic integration, customers can automatically monitor WebLogic Server. Introscope also uses Java Management Extension (JMX) for advanced WebLogic monitoring and management control over any JMX-enabled application.

https://www.wilytech.com/solutions_introscope.html

MetaMatrix partners with Versata

May 3 — MetaMatrix and Versata have formed an alliance to improve developer productivity. Versata provides a business logic solution for transaction and process logic, letting users develop and maintain Java applications based on business specifications. The MetaMatrix System works as an infrastructure to manage metadata and provide all applications access to disparate data sources through one standard interface. With Versata and MetaMatrix, developers can create applications with graphical tools, thereby eliminating the need to write code in the data or the business logic layer.

http://www.versata.com

http://www.metamatrix.com

Small Worlds navigates Java systems

May 3 — Information Laboratory has released Small Worlds 1.5, a tool that traverses Java and C++ systems, performing structural analysis, evaluating stability, and identifying problems. New features include stability reports, instant UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams, inheritance trees and collaborations, and language-specific filters for Java and C++.

https://www.thesmallworlds.com

IBM releases tools for the Eclipse platform

April 26 — IBM has introduced new WebSphere Studio application development products for Linux and Website development, and new tools for building wireless, portal, and voice applications. Based on the open source Eclipse platform, the new offerings include: WebSphere Studio Application Developer for Linux and Windows; WebSphere Studio Site Developer; WebSphere Everyplace Toolkit, WebSphere Portal Toolkit; and an updated WebSphere Voice Toolkit.

http://www-3.ibm.com/software/info1/websphere/index.jsp?tab=highlights

Sun enhances Java Card

April 26 — Java Card 2.2, Sun’s standard for developing smart card applications, features new technologies that ease Java Card application programming. The release also improves smart card application interoperability and support for wireless standards.

https://java.sun.com/javacard

Vulcan Machines launches Moon2

April 26 — Vulcan Machines has enhanced its processor for Java-based technologies. A replacement for the JVM, Moon2 executes Java byte codes in parallel with the host processor.

https://www.vulcanmachines.com/frames/master_frameset.html

Ozibug exposes bugs

April 26 — Ozibug 1.1 is a Web-based bug tracking system from Tortuga Technologies. Written in Java, the tool utilizes servlet technology and offers features such as role-based access, audit trails, email notifications, full internationalization, and a customizable appearance.

https://www.ozibug.com/doc/index.html

SOAPtest checks Web services

April 26 — Parasoft has introduced an automated Web services testing tool. SOAPtest lets developers create a virtual workbench to test the link between an enterprise system’s modules. It performs functionality testing, load testing, and regression testing.

https://www.parasoft.com/jsp/products/home.jsp?product=SOAP

O’Reilly releases Web Performance Tuning, Second Edition

April 26 — Author Patrick Killelea has updated Web Performance Tuning to include new chapters on Website architecture, security, and reliability, and their impact on performance. Published by O’Reilly, this second edition also discusses Java scalability on microprocessor servers.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/webpt2

PointBase pinpoints mobile market

April 26 — PointBase has launched PointSolutions for Mobility, an initiative for extending applications to mobile devices and wireless networks. PointSolutions for Mobility are packaged combinations of PointBase relational database and synchronization technologies, complementary technologies, and consultative services. With PointSolutions, PointBase will help companies address hardware, enterprise application interfaces, application aggregation and integration requirements, and Java-based application development.

https://www.pointbase.com/home.shtml

Quickstream and Savvion integrate products

April 26 — Quickstream and Savvion partner by integrating the Quickstream e-content management platform with Savvion’s BusinessManager. BusinessManager is a Java-based software platform that lets companies transform business processes into distributed Web applications. The Quickstream platform sorts, displays, exchanges, and controls electronic business files over the Web. This new partnership will allow companies to deploy an enterprise application that integrates all aspects of document management into business processes.

https://www.quickstream.com/templates/temp_home.jsp

https://www.savvion.com/products/enterprise.htm

ZeoSphere added to Forte for Java

April 26 — Zeosoft has integrated its ZeoSphere Enterprise Developer with Sun’s Forte for Java. Developers can now use Zeosoft’s mobile application development tools directly within the IDE.

https://www.zeosoft.com/technology/mobilecomputing.cfm

https://wwws.sun.com/software/Developer-products/ffj/index.html

New Technology/enterprise updates JeeWiz!

April 26 — JeeWiz! 1.1, New Technology/enterprise’s tool for developing, deploying and testing Web services and J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) applications, now supports WebSphere Application Server 4, Struts, J2EE 1.2, and EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 1.1. New Technology/enterprise has also added additional J2EE patterns, message-driven beans, and data-driven validation to the tool.

http://www.jeewiz.co.uk

CodeWarrior adds support for intent

April 26 — Metrowerks has released tools for enabling application and content development for intent, Tao Group’s consumer device platform. CodeWarrior Development Tools for intent support the intent Java Edition, which runs multimedia Java content on small footprints.

http://www.metrowerks.com

NetManage increases Rumba’s Java compatibility

April 26 — NetManage has updated Rumba Web-to-Host, its host access software. Version 4.2 includes increased Java compatibility and enhanced client-side development APIs.

http://www.netmanage.com/products/rumba