Java Product News (updated July 19, 2002)

Zeosoft and IBM team up

July 19 — Zeosoft will integrate IBM’s DB2 Everyplace relational database into its ZeoSphere Server, a Java-based application server that resides on mobile devices. The combination of these two products will allow organizations to use IBM storage technology in the mobile space.

https://www.zeosoft.com/htmlsite/products/zeosphereServer.cfm

AdventNet updates middleware manager

July 19 — AdventNet has introduced the AdventNet Middleware Manager 4.0 WebLogic Edition. This latest version features JMX (Java Management Extensions)-based management of Web application ecosystems.

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

Companies partner to enable Web services interaction

July 12 — BEA Systems, Intalio, SAP AG, and Sun Microsystems have published an XML-based Web services interface that bridges the gap between Web services and business process management. The Web Services Choreography Interface (WSCI) enables Web services to interact with each other, fulfilling business process needs such as delivering automated, application-to-application collaboration.

https://dev2dev.bea.com/techtrack/wsci.jsp

http://titan.intalio.com:8080/intalio/wsci

http://ifr.sap.com/wsci

http://wwws.sun.com/software/xml

Zion launches IM products

July 12 — Zion Software has introduced JSuperChat, a cross-service, cross-platform instant-messaging (IM) client for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)-compliant PCs and devices. The company has also announced JMessageServer, a presence and IM real-time communications platform available for Java 1.4 computing environments.

http://www.zion.com

SolarMetric teams up with Borland

July 12 — As a new participant in Borland Software’s partner program, SolarMetric will include Kodo JDO (Java Data Objects) for object/relational mapping in the Borland JBuilder 7.0 companion CD. Kodo JDO relieves developers of hand coding data access.

http://www.solarmetric.com

http://www.borland.com/jbuilder

Nazomi licenses Sun’s CLDC and J2ME

July 12 — Nazomi Communications will incorporate Sun Microsystems’ Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) into its current JA108 Universal Acceleration chip for Java architectures and multimedia, and its JStar and JSmart acceleration technologies. Nazomi’s JA108, JStar, and JSmart solutions are optimized for mobile wireless environments.

http://www.nazomi.com

Infinity Database stores compressed data

July 12 — Boiler Bay has released a new Java database engine for wireless, PDA, embedded, or thick-client environments. The Infinity Database Engine B-Tree occupies 165 KB byte code and uses the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition Connected Device Configuration (J2ME CDC).

http://boilerbay.com/infinitydb

BEA announces WebLogic 7.0 and new partnership

June 28 — BEA Systems will start shipping its WebLogic Platform 7.0 at the end of June. In an attempt to unify enterprise application development, version 7.0 includes BEA WebLogic Server 7.0, its application server; BEA WebLogic Portal 7.0, a portal framework; BEA WebLogic Integration 7.0, a integration services broker; and BEA WebLogic Workshop, a Java IDE. BEA will also partner with Hewlett-Packard to market, sell, and deliver BEA’s integrated solutions across HP operating systems.

https://www.bea.com/products/weblogic/platform/index.shtml

Sun introduces wireless technologies

June 28 — Sun Microsystems has launched the CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration) HotSpot Implementation, a JVM designed for ARM-based microprocessors. It delivers a performance higher than most VMs in a small footprint. In addition, Sun has released the final version of J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) Wireless Toolkit.

http://java.sun.com/products/cldc

http://java.sun.com/products/j2mewtoolkit

Borland enhances server for Web services

June 28 — Borland Software has released a new version of Borland Enterprise Server, its J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) 1.3-compliant application server. Version 5.1 features enhanced support for Web Services, proactive application management, and improved performance.

https://borland.com/besappserver/index.html

TogetherSoft adds WebLogic 7.0 support

June 28 — TogetherSoft has integrated support for BEA WebLogic Platform 7.0 into Together ControlCenter, an application development tool. The partnership allows developers to deploy Web applications with BEA WebLogic while using TogetherSoft’s development tools.

https://www.bea.com/products/weblogic/platform/index.shtml

http://www.togethersoft.com

PolarLake previews Web services platform

June 28 — The forthcoming release of PolarLake 2.0 includes integration with a JMS (Java Message Service) framework and Sun ONE (Open Network Environment). PolarLake is an XML and Web services assembly and deployment platform for Java.

https://www.polarlake.com/products/polarlake/

O’Reilly releases new Java books

June 28 — Robert Englander introduces the basics of Simple Object Access Protocol in Java and SOAP. Eric M. Burke and Jesse E. Tilly teach developers how to use Ant with Java in Ant: The Definitive Guide. And in Java and XML Data Binding, Brett McLaughlin explains data binding and covers the data-binding toolkits currently available: Sun’s Java API for XML Binding (JAXB), Zeus, Castor, and Quick. All three books are available from O’Reilly.

https://www.oreilly.com/catalog/anttdg/

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

https://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javaxmldatabind/

Sun updates Web services package

June 21 — Sun Microsystems has announced a new version of the Java Web Services Developer Pack (WSDP), a set of APIs and tools for developing Web services. The package includes tools for building SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) messages, support for WSDL (Web Services Description Language), plus support for accessing both UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration) and ebXML registries. Sun has also added the Apache Tomcat application server and the JSP (JavaServer Pages) Standard Tag Libraries.

https://www.java.sun.com/webservices

Manning publishes exam kit

June 21 — Manning Publications has released the SCWCD Exam Study Kit: Java Web Component Developer Certification, which teaches the concepts needed to pass the Sun Certified Web Component Developer exam. Authors Hanumant Deshmukh and Jignesh Malavia cover exception handling, session management, security, custom tags, design patterns, and filters. The book also includes 120 review questions and a section for last minute crammers.

https://www.manning.com/deshmukh

Neon casts ShadowConnect

June 21 — Neon Systems has introduced ShadowConnect a connector technology for linking Web application servers and integration servers to mainframe data sources and transactions. The product is based on the Shadow code base, Neon’s technology for accessing data stored on J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) and .Net platforms.

https://www.neonsys.com/solutions/shadow/shadow-connect.asp

ThinkFree and SavaJe partner

June 21 — ThinkFree will integrate its ThinkFree Office Viewer technology with the SavaJe OS 2.0 Smartphone Edition. The combination of these Java-based technologies provides advanced messaging capabilities, allowing mobile computing users to access and read email attachments in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint file formats.

https://www.thinkfree.com

https://www.savaje.com

Sun releases Sun ONE Studio

June 21 — The Sun ONE (Open Network Environment) Studio 4, formerly Forte for Java, is now available for download. The suite includes an enterprise edition, which supports components of the Java Web Services Developer Pack; a mobile edition for developing Java-enabled mobile devices; and a community edition.

http://www.sun.com/software/sundev/jde

ObjectVenture adds new features to pattern-oriented IDE

June 21 — ObjectVenture has announced a beta version of ObjectAssembler 2.0, a software development environment that supports the pattern-oriented design, development, assembly, and deployment of enterprise applications. This latest version features support for NetBeans, JBuilder, EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 2.0, Struts 1.1, JSP (Java ServerPages), servlet, and JavaBean components.

https://www.objectventure.com/products/objectassembler.html

Parasoft upgrades WebKing

June 21 — The new version of WebKing, a testing tool from Parasoft, analyzes server log files and creates virtual users that mimic actual user paths and traffic patterns. WebKing also introduces features that automate SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) testing.

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