Java Product News (updated September 27, 2002)
Sun announces new J2ME APIs and J2EE improvements; Ilog launches JConfigurator 2.0; Sybase enhances PowerDesigner; and more Sun announces new J2ME APIs and J2EE improvements September 27 — At JavaOne Japan, Sun Microsystems introduced three new J2ME (Java 2 Platform,…
XML glossary
XML acronyms for Java developers In just a few years, XML’s importance to Java developers has grown by leaps and bounds, especially with Web services on the scene. XML, however, is an evolving technology with numerous subtechnologies emerging to solve…
Scripting Web services
Web services will reveal the true power of scripting languages I’ve just returned from InfoWorld’s conference, Next-Generation Web Services II: The Applications. One of the most memorable talks, for me, was given by Cape Clear’s Annrai O’Toole. He predicts a…
Maybe self-interest is the answer
Could our own well-being underlie our ethical behavior? In going over the answers many people proposed for defining the employer-employee relationship for the last two weeks, self-interest seems to be the clear winner in how people approach the situation. Surprisingly,…
Adexa launches business performance applications
BUSINESS PLANNING VENDOR Adexa unveiled a new enterprise performance solution Tuesday designed to boost profitability though applications and processes that cross traditional department boundaries and manage the full lifecycle of decision-making. The Enterprise Global Planning System (eGPS) is a suite…
Selling time management
Communication and working with employees is key to acceptance of a time-tracking system developed in-house Employee resistance was my first thought when the need arose for better information about how staffers at Chicago-based Bank Administration Institute (BAI) spent their time.…
Vanguard receives Cisco certification
MANAGED NETWORK SERVICE provider Vanguard Managed Solutions has announced its managed VPN services have received Cisco Powered Network designation. The certification is the first of what the Mansfield, Mass-based company’s CEO Rick Lane said is a number of formal certifications…
RSA solves your company’s identity crisis
CEO Art Coviello explains the importance of security standards and identity authentication AS A FOUNDING member of the Liberty Alliance and a driver for the SAML (Security Associates Markup Language) standard, RSA Security is actively involved in finding ways to…
The fewer questions you ask, the more data you get
Privacy scores big with most readers I reported last week that MarketingSherpa and Intermarket Group have published “The E-Mail Marketer’s Guide: Hard Data for 2002.” This information-packed study has more than 100 pages of results from surveys of some 1,700…
GT Nexus launches new logistics platform
OCEAN SHIPPING LOGISTICS vendor GT Nexus rolled out its next-generation enterprise offering Monday while expanding its reach into the supply-chain execution market. The new Enterprise Series 7 is a Web-hosted solution designed to help enterprises plan, procure, manage, optimize, and…
