Customized EJB security in JBoss
Separate your security policy from your business logic Security is a key factor in developing many enterprise applications. Indeed, if you handle sensitive data or offer restricted services, you need a clearly defined security policy for your application and a…
Implement Design by Contract for Java using dynamic proxies
Write bug-free code with the DBCProxy framework While developing software and its subsequent versions, developers often enhance functionality by modifying existing code. However, developers who modify or enhance that code are usually not its original authors. Depending on the complexity…
Java Product News (updated February 15, 2002)
Kodo JDO now available; Quadbase enhances EspressReport; Altova unveils XML development tools; and more Kodo JDO now available February 15 — SolarMetric has released Kodo JDO Standard Edition, an implementation of Sun’s Java Data Objects (JDO) specification. It provides access…
Baan launches sales force software services
BAAN THIS WEEK announced QuickStart, a program for implementing the company’s iBaan SalesPlus 4.2 sales management software at small and midsize companies. Designed for companies without large IT budgets, QuickStart enables deployment of the application within 30 days. Customers select…
Terraspring fights waste
CTO Ashar Aziz describes the need for intelligent systems management tools COMPANIES SUCH AS IBM, Sun, and Computer Associates are fond of laying out visions for self-healing systems and autonomic computing, but one startup company appears to be years ahead…
Don’t lean too heavily on the ‘code of ethics’
Written ethical rules may have unintended consequences I’m not a big fan of “codes of ethics.” This isn’t because I’m an unethical boob who wants people to lie and steal. Rather, I think that codes of ethics don’t necessarily result…
AlachiSoft ships object-to-relational mapping tool
NEWARK, CALIF.-BASED ALACHISOFT on Wednesday plans to release the first version of TierDeveloper, which the company calls an object-to-relational mapping and code-generation tool. The tool enables developers to design and deploy middle tier data objects for enterprise applications. According to…
Macromedia to back .Net
ANTICIPATING THE WEDNESDAY launch of Microsoft’s Visual Studio.Net tool suite, Macromedia on Monday said it will support the .Net platform and the .Net Framework in a forthcoming iteration of Dreamweaver UltraDev development tool. By complementing Visual Studio.Net, San Francisco-based Macromedia’s…
Experian offers data quality services
EXPERIAN ON MONDAY plans to unveil a data quality consulting service called DataView, which will assess factors such as relationships between data sets and help customers make accurate decisions based on their data. “Anybody that has customer data … and…
The Langa Letter: 145,000 subscribers, 19,000 paid
Tips for converting free subscribers to loyal customers One of the success stories in the category of “one man working at home, making money on the Internet” is the Langa Letter, a twice-weekly, high-tech newsletter produced by Fred Langa. After…
