Java Product News (November 22, 2000)
INDEXHEAD: Improve online sales with Calico’s Network Advisor
Calico Commerce is now shipping Calico Network Advisor as part of its Calico Suite for Communications Services, an offering of applications and extensions that target the e-business needs of communication service providers. Network Advisor allows users to sell and order communication products and services over the Internet. The application is an extension of Calico Advisor, a Java-based configuration and recommendation engine. Features of Calico Network Advisor include:
- Calico Visual Modeler tools, which allow users to change the look of the user interface
- Preinstalled features, such as node and circuit models and common network constraint logic, for networked communication services
- An open architecture that facilitates integration with legacy operational support systems and business support systems, sales force automation, and customer relationship management systems
- Dynamic loading and reloading, which enables users to upload new information on the fly
- Web-publishing support, including Visual Café and Macromedia Dreamweaver
INDEXHEAD: Vignette eBizXchange simplifies online dealings
Vignette has updated eBizXchange, a B2Bi offering that facilitates the realtime transfer of business transactions with trading partners. The J2EE-based application relies on XML and BizTalk technology as the standard language for B2B document exchanges. It converts business documents into a trading partner’s native format to make it compatible with non-Vignette offerings. eBizXchange also provides trading community management tools to help customize each trading partner’s particular technical and business demands.
INDEXHEAD: Get the most from Web collaboration with MeetU
MeetU has unveiled the MeetU Open Server Technology (MOST) architecture, which supplies a framework for Internet-based communications and coordination services. The J2EE-based platform was created to help move integrated communications and coordination services over the Internet. It also allows users to incorporate those services into automated business systems, including B2B exchanges and CRM offerings. MOST encourages online interaction by offering instant messaging, coordination, collaboration, and presence detection capabilities. Other Internet communications and coordination services supported by MOST include MeetU Office, MeetURL, visitor detection, application sharing, document viewing, voice conferencing, and co-browsing.
INDEXHEAD: Oracle certifies E-Business Suite for the Mac
The Oracle E-Business Suite is an Internet-enabled applications suite for online businesses. It contains Web- and Java-based applications that help organizations place their internal operations, customer interactions, and supply chain on the Internet. Oracle E-Business Suite is now certified for the Apple Macintosh; Apple users can access the suite via the MRJ (Apple Macintosh Runtime for Java) or the Macintosh browser. The suite also provides Apple users with Oracle support services. Oracle and Apple are planning a number of cooperative e-business efforts to target Apple markets, like small businesses and school systems. Oracle also plans to make the Mac a standard sales demonstration platform for the Oracle E-Business Suite.
The Oracle E-Business Suite currently supports the Mac OS 9 system; it will add support for the Mac OS X in 2001.
INDEXHEAD: IBM’s IMS 7 supports Java and XML
IBM has released IMS Version 7 for OS/390, a hierarchical database that offers users better access to data. New features of IMS Version 7 include the following:
- Java and XML support
- IMS Connect, which facilitates Internet and Linux access
- A high availability large database (HALDB), which supports up to 40 TB of data with partitioning
- Rapid network reconnect capabilities
- Sysplex resource-sharing improvements
INDEXHEAD: SilvxOSS Server serves up optical network data
The SilvxOSS Server, a server-based software offering, is part of the Silvx Optical Network Management Solution (ONMS). Developed by Sycamore Networks, the application interacts with back-office operational support systems (OSSs) to help service providers collect data from optical networks, then incorporate the information into a network management architecture. SilvxOSS sustains hybrid environments with support for open-standard interfaces, including CORBA, SNMP, and Java Messaging Service.
The SilvxOSS Server complements SilvxSource and SilvxManager, and will be available by November 2000.
INDEXHEAD: Tamino XML starter kit jumpstarts XML usage
As part of an effort to familiarize IT professionals with XML applications, Software AG has launched the Tamino XML starter kit. The kit helps users create XML databases and develop XML-based applications, which can then be deployed to an application server, the Web, or other XML-based applications. The Tamino XML starter kit contains complete editions of Software AG’s Tamino XML offerings, XML development tutorials, and an example of an XML application.
Developers can download the starter kit from the Software AG Website at no charge.
INDEXHEAD: Telecoms support the OSS through Java Initiative
Sun Microsystems, Motorola, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Nokia, NEC, Nortel Networks, and Telcordia Technologies have signed an agreement to collaborate on the OSS through Java Initiative. The project is an industry-wide effort to establish and deploy Java-based APIs for business support systems (BSSs) and operations support systems (OSSs). The initiative will primarily focus on issues with 3G wireless networks — specifically quality of service, service activation, and trouble ticket areas. Three teams will develop open Java Technology APIs for those areas, for which the OSS APIs will be standardized using Sun’s Java Community Process (JCP) program. Java Specification Requests have been passed by the JCP Executive Committee for the Quality of Service, Service Activation, and Trouble Ticket APIs.
Initiative members plan to show the applications in May 2001; they will be available at no charge.
INDEXHEAD: Optimize server resources with FioranoMQ
Fiorano Software has improved the scalability of its FioranoMQ Internet messaging server by adding a scalable connection management (SCM) component. FioranoMQ is a Java Message Service (JMS) offering that relies on a modular design to meet the scalability demands of both Internet and enterprise messaging-based applications. FioranoMQ’s SCM component optimizes server resources, which steadies server resources as the number of client connections increases. The architectural redesign also includes high-availability clusters, pluggable interfaces, and integration with network management tools that rely on LDAP and SNMP.
Pricing for the FioranoMQ with the SCM component varies based on the customer’s scaling demands.
INDEXHEAD: Sequoia Software debuts XPS for Unix
Sequoia Software has expanded beyond the Windows platform by releasing a Java version of its XML portal server, XPS for Unix. The J2EE-based offering integrates Unix Web servers and Java-based application servers. The XML-pure architecture helps organizations expand existing systems to meet new business demands. XPS for Unix allows companies to automate business processes and operations; that enables realtime communication with vendors, employees, partners and users.
XPS for Unix currently operates on Sun Solaris platforms. Versions for HP-UX and IBM AIX are expected.
INDEXHEAD: Jacada supplies integrated Java/HTML solution
Jacada has updated its Jacada for Java 6.1.1 and Jacada for HTML 6.1.1 solutions. The company has integrated the applications, so organizations can use the tools to create and deploy HTML and Java graphical thin clients from mainframe, AS/400, CICS, and S/390 source code. Jacada distributes the HTML and Java clients for legacy applications using a rules-based automated conversion and generation system, which necessitates no changes to the original application. The application then creates a GUI using either the Java or HTML source code. This allows companies to create an interface that meets the needs of particular businesses and users.
