Back to your Class roots
Find a class’s runtime origin July 11, 2003 Q: If I have an instance of class X, how can I figure out its classfile location at runtime? A: Before I give my answer, I want to point out that your…
Random musings …
This seems to be bad boss week. I’ve heard stories from friends, family and correspondents that run from irritation to outright severe emotional abuse in the workplace. From the perspective of advice: If you have a bad boss, here’s my…
Java Product News (updated July 11, 2003)
Servertec announces new server products; Rococo Software and Aplix announce partnership; and more Servertec announces new server products July 11 — Servertec has released four new versions of its Java-based application/Web server. The Servertec Internet Server EJC (Embedded Java Controller)…
Java Tip 140: Automatically generate JavaBeans from XSL files in J2EE applications
Use an XSL parameter parser to convert HTML parameter names to JavaBeans In the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) world, servlets complement applets on the server side and complete the definition of Java’s role in the client/server hierarchy and…
Power Java programming—free!
Build an open source IDE with jEdit Sometimes the best things in life are free, like fresh air and sunshine, but not software. Until recently, a professional-grade IDE could have cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. However, after Linux…
Sun to woo Tru64 users with HP Away program
Company eyes 400,000 Alpha chip customers Sun Microsystems is readying a new customer migration program aimed at enticing users of Hewlett-Packard’s 64-bit Tru64 Unix operating system on the Alpha microprocessor to Sun’s UltraSPARC processor and Solaris operating system. The HP Away…
Cybersecurity laws affecting businesses on the way
Meaningful regulatory approach promised WASHINGTON – The chairman of a U.S. Congress subcommittee dealing with cybersecurity promised legislation late this year that will affect how private businesses secure their pieces of cyberspace, but he didn’t disclose the details about what…
New group releases open source groupware
Project called a Microsoft Exchange replacement OpenGroupware.org (OGo) on Thursday announced its formation and release of groupware server software under an open source format. An official at OpenOffice.org, a complementary project for building an open source office suite, calls the…
NetLedger adds marketing ROI manager
Feature measures costs of marketing campaigns Hosted enterprise applications vendor NetLedger has added to several of its software bundles its new Marketing ROI (return on investment) Manager tool, intended to help organizations with end-to-end tracking of marketing campaigns. The feature, included…
Oracle hires defense official for government sales
Former DOD employee to head Oracle’s Homeland Security and network-centric war initiatives REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. – Oracle has hired a senior U.S. Department of Defense official in an effort to bolster its government sales, an Oracle executive said Wednesday. Lieutenant General…
