Java Product News (updated November 30, 2001)

JBuilder 6 now available

November 30 — Borland has released JBuilder 6, the latest version of its Java development environment. New features include visual EJB design capabilities, UML code visualization, and expanded application server support.

UDDI project enhances Business Registry

November 30 — The Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) project has released the second beta version of the UDDI Business Registry. This specification expands UDDI functionality to deploy public and private Web service registries. Other new features and improvements include: improved programmatic access to UDDI data, stronger business relationship modeling, and enhanced availability of UDDI information to user.

SoftQuad and Interwoven form alliance

November 30 — SoftQuad Software will integrate XMetaL, its XML content authoring solution, with Interwoven’s XML content infrastructure system comprised of TeamXML and TeamSite 5.5 software. Scheduled for release in December, the combined solution streamlines the creation, management, and delivery of content in different formats to a variety of media.

Small Worlds provides visual map of Java software

November 30 — Information Laboratory has released Small Worlds, an application for analyzing and visualizing large-scale software. The application provides users with a visual map of any software written in Java or C++. It performs a structural analysis of these applications, evaluates the overall stability, and points out potentially problematic areas.

Anest Software releases Jini toolkit

November 30 — The Jini edition of the Anest Developer’s Tool is the first of several products being released by Anest Software that are aimed at the Jini technology developer. The Jini toolkit includes full ServiceUI support, service and admin Reflection support for testing services visually without building a UI, and support for UIDescriptor.

JCP wraps up a successful year

November 30 — During this past year, 63 Java specification requests (JSRs) have been submitted into the Java Community Process (JCP), bringing the total number of JSRs to 157. Since November 2000, 11 Java specifications have reached final release status. Also this year, 190 new members joined the JCP, and currently over 400 companies and individuals participate in the JCP.

Trigent and realMethods partner for J2EE development

November 30

— The realMethods Framework provides a set of core J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) services and components that developers can use to build J2EE-compliant applications. Trigent, a provider of software development and maintenance services, has agreed to offer product support, consulting, integration, and application development services for realMethods customers.

Espial releases Escape browser as downloadable Xlet

November 30 — The Java browser Espial Escape is now available as a downloadable Xlet that is compliant with the Digital Video Broadcasting-Multimedia Home Platform (DVB-MHP) environment. The Xlet Espial Escape 4.8 allows set-top box manufacturers and satellite, cable, and digital TV service providers to offer full Internet access to DVB-MHP 1.01 platforms with minimal integration effort. With the Xlet, set-top box manufacturers and service providers no longer need to include a browser as part of their software stack to render Webpages.

Chutney updates PreLoader to 4.0

November 30 — Chutney Technologies is now shipping the Chutney PreLoader 4.0, an application optimization software product. Built to function on J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) environments, the Chutney PreLoader attacks bottlenecks in multitier Web application architectures by enabling the reuse of application code output.

Faceless.org releases report generator

November 30 — The Big Faceless Report Generator is a Java component that creates PDF reports from XML using JavaServer Pages, Active Server Pages, or Extensible Stylesheet Language. Requiring JDK 1.2, the generator includes Unicode support, CSS2 stylesheets, HTML style syntax, TrueType and Type1 fonts, encryption/password protection, and OCR support.

Borland releases J2EE platform

November 16 — The Borland Software Platform for J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) includes Borland Enterprise Studio for Java, JBuilder, and Borland Enterprise Server. With this new platform, Borland hopes to migrate Java development to mainstream enterprise developers.

Popkin’s System Architect 8.5 now available

November 16 — Popkin Software has upgraded its System Architect to version 8.5. The modeling software suite supports Java, with features including UML 1.4 compatibility, XML integration, a database-model synchronization feature, and a cross-reference editor.

MKS and Borland combine products

November 16 — MKS has integrated its MKS Source Integrity Enterprise Edition with Borland’s JBuilder 6. Now developers using JBuilder can access MKS’s software configuration management functionality from within the JBuilder environment.

Phaos toolkit scouts out digital certificates

November 16 — Phaos Technology has released Browser Scout, a toolkit that enables Java applet and application developers to obtain instant access to digital certificates stored within Web browsers. Browser Scout creates a Java applet that can be downloaded into a Web browser; it then accesses the browser’s certificate store. The applet uses the certificate store for performing strong authentication and creating unique digital signatures.

Atinav launches embedded development platform

November 16 — Atinav’s new UPnP Protocol Stack and Development Platform is a software technology that enables developers to create solutions for embedded systems. The product’s SDKs support Java 1.1 and Java 2 technology and work with any operating system supporting J2SE (Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition). They also work with J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edtion).

HP and NDS put Java on TV

November 9 — HP will incorporate its MicrochaiVM software with NDS’s conditional access and interactive television solutions. This integration will allow network operators to deploy one Java application across multiple set-top box models. For example, with NDS’s Value@TV, Java-based interactive applications running on MicrochaiVM software have access to other Java applications, with no set-top box updates.

SavaJe XE runs J2SE applications on devices

November 9 — SavaJe Technologies is now shipping SavaJe XE 1.0, an operating system for embedded and handheld devices that supports a full J2SE (Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition) desktop environment. In addition, the company will incorporate ARM Jazelle, a technology that enables devices to execute Java byte codes directly, into SavaJe XE.

Creative Science Systems launches Web services-based compiler

November 9 — The new Schema2Java Compiler 1.5 from Creative Science Systems automatically converts XML Schema into Java classes. These converted classes, when integrated into a Java application, decrease Web services development time.

ATG delivers Dynamo beta for WebLogic

November 9 — ATG (Art Technology Group) has released the beta version of ATG Dynamo e-Business Platform for BEA WebLogic. This is the company’s first move towards integrating the Java-based platform with J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) application servers.

Manning publishes new JSP book

November 9 — Manning has released Web Development with JavaServer Pages, Second Edition by Duane K. Fields, Mark A. Kolb, and Shawn Bayern. This latest edition will explore JSP 1.2, custom tags, servlet filters, and JSP interaction with other J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) technologies.

Day releases JSP debugger

November 9 — Day has released the Communiqué JSP Debugger (cqjd), a freeware application based on the Java Platform Debug Architecture. The cqjd can run on a local desktop, allowing users to debug JVMs remotely. Based on the latest Tomcat reference implementation, the tool can enable remote server debugging on Tomcat versions 3.x and 4.0.

Compuware introduces OptimalJ

November 2 — Compuware is now shipping the commercial version of OptimalJ, an advanced J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) development environment. OptimalJ enables developers of varying experience levels to produce reliable applications. The IDE generates applications directly from a visual model, using patterns for coding to the J2EE specification.

Matisse combines native object support with server-based SQL

November 2 — Fresher Information Group has launched Matisse 5.0, database software for developing and deploying object applications and Web services. Applications and services that include Matisse can use a single object model, which eliminates the need for object-relational (O/R) mapping. Matisse supports native objects, SQL, XML, and J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition).

Houston Technology Group upgrades EJBX

November 2 — EJBX version 1.1 Code Generator from the Houston Technology Group is now available from Flashline. EJBX is an EJB (Enterprise JavaBean) 2.0 CMP (container-managed persistence) entity bean code generator. The product allows developers to generate EJB 2.0 objects based on an existing database.

Instantis releases Web services environment

November 2 — Instantis’s newly launched SiteWand 3.0 creates, deploys, and maintains Web services and automated systems applications. SiteWand’s approach is based on engines, or Web requests’ transaction handlers. These engines respond with actions like dynamic Web pages, messaging, and database updates. The platform includes a Java-based runtime environment, which runs on any J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) environment.

Source: www.infoworld.com