The magic of Merlin
How the new JDK 1.4 — code-named Merlin — levitates its functionality Sun Microsystems has promised a 12- to 18-month time frame for each major release of the JDK. To keep within that time frame, Sun hopes to unveil the…
WebSphere keeps world of e-commerce turning
Multicultural support, seamless integration bolster global e-commerce initiatives In the midst of an economic cooling, it can be pretty difficult to justify updating an existing commerce infrastructure. Nevertheless, IBM’s WebSphere Commerce Suite Pro 5.1 delivers a solid vehicle for broadening…
Integrate your legacy applications with JNI
Learn how to integrate a legacy accounting application and a new sales force automation program using JNI IT professionals must often marry old and new technologies, a challenge requiring the technical knowledge to evaluate which tools are best for a…
Construct secure networked applications with certificates, Part 3
Use the Java CRL and X509CRL classes In the last two columns I laid the foundation for and introduced the key players in the emerging public-key infrastructure (PKI) space. You have already met the X.509 certificate and know how to…
Device programming with MIDP, Part 2
Use these user-interface and data-store components to create MIDP-based applications Part 1 of this series was focused on the deployment of the J2MEWTK environment and a rudimentary exploration of the MIDP APIs. This part of the series will focus on…
Java Product News (March 9, 2001)
Sun and Openwave team up to simplify mobile device development A strategic agreement between Sun Microsystems and Openwave Systems includes technology alignment initiatives designed to accelerate the delivery of end-to-end mobile Internet services solutions. The agreement is intended to help…
Java moves trading into the wireless age
Vendors partner up to put Java’s portability and usability to work in mobile trading Although Java-based technologies play key roles in the infrastructures of many institutional securities trading systems, they will become increasingly important for a variety of wireless, mobile…
Streamline app dev aptly with a single tool
Together Control Center 4.2 improves workflow, allowing development teams to focus on the big picture In today’s ultrafast-paced business world, companies need quick and productive turnaround from their programmers. The tools programmers use, the languages with which they code, and…
J2ME: The next major games platform?
Is J2ME feasible as a high-end games platform for mobile devices? Do you think that Java has become a little staid and unexciting? As a language matures and your experience with it grows, does it not naturally become less interesting?…
Browse user interfaces for Jini services
Build a JFC-based application for browsing and launching Jini services In October 1999, JavaWorld columnist Bill Venners first introduced readers to a working draft of the ServiceUI specification for attaching user interfaces to Jini services. In the year and a…
