Why Java is ready for enterprise applications Java is here, enterprise ready, and already running at more than 10,000 companies, large and small. This Emerging Technology commentary is part of a new bimonthly segment of JavaWorld that discusses current Java…
The company announces four new varieties of its GemStone/J J2EE application server January 12, 2000 — Application server vendor GemStone is taking a double-fisted approach to helping those people who are considering using the recently-released Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)…
The deal will add EJB capabilities to Allaire’s Cold Fusion application server January 4, 2000 — Continuing the trend of application server vendors looking to extend their reach beyond what is quickly becoming a commoditized market, Allaire Corp. on Tuesday…
INDEXHEAD: Sun to offer Java 2 for free Starting January 31, 2000, Sun Microsystems will make the source code for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition available free of charge. The binary runtime environment is already available at no cost.…
Gain portability and a quicker development cycle, without sacrificing performance of native GUI code Before the arrival of JDK 1.3, you could only use JNI for non-UI work. JDK 1.3 introduces the new Java 2 AWT Native Interface (J2AWT) API…
Blend the power of XML and databases using custom SAX and DOM APIs Databases and XML offer complementary functionality for storing data. Databases store data for efficient retrieval, whereas XML offers an easy information exchange that enables interoperability between applications.…
Use JNDI to better manage your distributed applications Those of you who’ve been to a library and can still remember the experience may recall the process of locating a library book. If you aren’t in touch with your antiquarian side,…
Industry supports J2EE despite concern over ECMA renege At the same time that Sun launched its Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) at the Java Business Expo earlier this month, Patricia Sueltz, president of Sun’s software and products division, announced…
INDEXHEAD: Mindbright readies pure Java template-creation system Mindbright has made available an early release of its new MindTemplate template-creation system. MindTemplate is implemented in pure Java; when used within a servlet, it can output better HTML. It can also generate…
Build an application that puts user-interface principles into practice No theory is worth anything if it can’t be applied effectively, so this month and next, I’ll build a small but nontrivial application that demonstrates the object-oriented user-interface principles I’ve covered…