Java Product News (updated November 8, 2002)
Insignia adds MIDP 2.0 support; Cape Clear previews Generation 4; and more
Insignia adds MIDP 2.0 support
November 8 — Insignia Solutions has released Insignia Mobile Foundation 2, its Java-enabling software for mobile devices, which now supports the recently approved Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0. Mobile Foundation also includes the new Insignia EasyStep architecture that ports MIDP 1.0 optimizations and customization to MIDP 2.0.
Cape Clear previews Generation 4
November 8 — Cape Clear Software has released a beta version of Generation 4 (G4), its next-generation Web services suite. The product includes management and configuration tools, enterprise messaging support, tools for XML-based transformations and integration, and improved performance. G4 also features a new task-oriented, graphical development environment for creating, deploying, and testing Web services-based applications.
Logidex links business processes to J2EE components
November 8 — LogicLibrary has launched Logidex a software development asset discovery and mapping engine. The tool links business processes to software components, including Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) components.
SpaceMapper MN8 posted on SourceForge
November 8 — Written in Java, SpaceMapper MN8 is an experimental object-oriented scripting language. It integrates with the Internet and emulates XML core concepts to simplify information extraction and manipulation from Webpages and XML documents.
The Java Community Process upgrades to version 2.5
November 1 — The updated Java Community Process (JCP) enables the participation of a wider variety of contributors and increases the process’s flexibility in approving compatible Java implementations. The new process gives equal standing to all Java community participants, enabling them to implement compatible Java specifications under a license of their own choosing, including open source licenses.
TowerJ receives J2SE 1.4 boost
November 1 — Tower Technology has released TowerJ release 4.0 for Linux server platforms. The new version of Tower’s J2EE-certified compiler features Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.4 support and a new just-in-time compiler.
Sun adds Web services tools to app server
November 1 — Sun Microsystems has updated the Platform and Standard editions of its Sun ONE (Open Network Environment) Application Server 7 with a set of Web services tools, the Sun ONE Studio for Java, Enterprise Edition 4.1. In addition, the Platform Edition is now available free of charge.
Alcea enhances change management tool
November 1 — Fast BugTrack 3 is now available from Alcea Technologies. The latest release of this Java-based change management solution features anonymous entry/auery support, anonymous mail retrieval, configurable filters, and more.
MKS announces support for Together ControlCenter
November 1 — MKS has integrated support for the Together ControlCenter 6.0, a software modeling tool, into MKS’s Java-based software configuration management tool, MKS Source Integrity Enterprise Edition 8.3. MKS has also updated Source Integrity integrations for IBM’s WebSphere Studio Application Developer 4.0 and WebSphere Studio Site Developer 4.0, Microsoft Visual Studio .Net, and Sybase PowerBuilder 8.02.
Resonate updates Central Dispatch with Sun ONE Application Server 7
November 1 — Resonate has added support for the Sun ONE (Open Network Environment) Application Server 7 to its application performance and traffic management tool. Resonate Central Dispatch can now manage traffic for the latest version of Sun’s app server.
Flashline enhances CMEE
October 25 — Flashline has updated its CMEE product to version 3.2. Based on J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition), the software asset reuse solution supports asset-centric collaboration among developers, deeper integration with existing development environments, and streamlined asset management tasks.
Inspire IT updates UDDI client technology
October 25 — The Early Access 3 version of Inspire IT’s UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration) library is now available. The Java-based technology now supports UDDI 3.0 messaging and UDDI versions 1.0 and 2.0.
Isocra livens J2EE application performance
October 25 — Isocra has introduced livestore, a transparent JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) data cache. livestore holds data local to the application server, which eliminates network round-trips for fetching data from a physical database.
Koalog launches code coverage computation application
October 25 — Written in Java, Koalog Code Coverage 1.0 features in-process or remote coverage computation, predefined or custom report generation, and Ant integration. The application also includes the ability to work directly on Java binaries.
PolarLake introduces enterprise integration solution
October 18 — PolarLake has released PolarLake Database Integrator, a tool for integrating XML with relational databases. The integrator features a runtime server and graphical wizards that allow users to map between existing data and XML or SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) documents.
Wily Technology extends Introscope to WebSphere
October 18 — Wily Technology’s Introscope PowerPack for IBM WebSphere for z/OS and OS/390 integrates Introscope’s ability to monitor the performance of production J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) components in realtime with WebSphere-specific measurements. The tool offers instant component-level monitoring of WebSphere, including JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) connection pools, HTTP sessions, and servlet threads.
Netcoole updates J-ASP
October 18 — J-ASP from Netcoole converts Active Server Pages (ASPs) to JavaSever Pages (JSPs) or servlets. Version 2.2 features XML DOM (Document Object Model), JMail, POP3Mail, and more.
