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MISC: IBM, Netscape, Oracle and Sun Unite on Object Standards
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy Sipples)
Mon Jun 16 23:09:06 1997
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Date: 16 Jun 1997 21:05:00 -0400
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
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IBM, NETSCAPE, ORACLE AND SUN UNITE TO BRING CORBA AND JAVABEANS TOGETHER
Companies Publish Joint Position Paper Geared To Making it Easier to Develop
Scalable, Reliable Enterprise Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 10, 1997 . . . Furthering their collaboration
to promote standards-based computing, industry vanguards IBM, Netscape
Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP), Oracle and Sun Microsystems today
announced they have reached agreement on ways to bring CORBA* and JavaBeans*
closer together. The companies have published a joint position paper that
outlines specific enhancements to CORBA to provide a component model that
supports other component models such as JavaBeans.
A significant step towards simplifying development of enterprise
applications, the enhancements enable visual development tools to
automatically generate JavaBean interfaces for CORBA components. Last week,
the companies submitted the joint position paper to the Object Management
Group standards body which has posted the paper on its Internet site at
http://www.omg.org.
The companies began their collaboration in March and are leading an
industry effort to promote a standards-based approach to enterprise computing
based on the OMG's CORBA Internet Inter-ORB Protocol* standard. To further
ensure interoperability between their software products, the companies also
support the JavaBeans component model for building cross-platform
applications. The companies are committed to working together to make it
easier to develop scalable, reliable enterprise applications.
"The proposed interoperability between CORBA/IIOP and the JavaBeans
component model is great news for enterprise developers," said Christopher M.
Stone, chief executive officer of the Object Management Group, Inc., the
organization responsible for overseeing the CORBA computing standard. "The
intent here is to provide a much simpler environment for business application
developers to access distributed CORBA services in their enterprise."
"IBM is investing heavily in CORBA and JavaBeans, industry standards
that are key drivers of network computing," said Steve Mills, general manager,
IBM Software Solutions Division. "VisualAge for Java and our recent
announcement of standards-based Component Broker deliver on our pledge to
develop software that works seamlessly with products from other vendors.
Through our collaboration with Netscape, Oracle and Sun, we've reached another
milestone in creating an open network computing environment for our
customers."
"Companies want to build business solutions, not network
infrastructures; and developers want to build business applications, not
program systems," said Beatriz Infante, Oracle's senior vice president,
Application Server Division. "This collaboration will help businesses and
developers achieve those goals by providing an easy way to build enterprise
solutions within the Network Computing Architecture and beyond."
"Sun is committed to delivering a reliable and universal webtone --
similar to the dialtone -- and our work with IBM, Netscape and Oracle is
designed to make that happen," said Steve MacKay, vice president and general
manager, Solaris Products Group, Sun Microsystems. "By supporting the
JavaBeans component model and working to build Java interoperability with
CORBA, we are embracing technologies that enable the development of a new
generation of applications that will run on any computing platform in the
enterprise."
"Interoperability between CORBA and the JavaBeans component model is an
important element of Netscape's Crossware vision because it simplifies the
development process for enterprise developers," said Rick Schell, senior vice
president and general manager of the Client and Platform Products Division at
Netscape. "Netscape plans to offer an automated process to expose CORBA
services as JavaBeans in Netscape Visual JavaScript to provide enterprise
application developers with an ease-of-use and sophistication previously
available only in proprietary development environments."
The JavaBeans component model has drawn broad industry support. Today,
more than 65 companies announced support for JavaBeans with more than 50 of
those companies planning to deliver more than 90 components -- or pre-built
blocks of software code -- for inclusion in a new component directory to be
hosted on the Netscape* DevEdge Internet site for developers. The new
component listing, which goes live this week at http://developer.netscape.com,
makes it easy for developers to find useful JavaBean components and build a
variety of enterprise applications.
The more than 65 companies include: Actra, AlphaBlox, Apertus
Technologies, Application Methods, Argent Software, B2Systems, BEA Systems,
Bennet-Tec Information Systems, Bluestone Software, Borland International,
Brio Technology, Bristol Technology, Corel, DameWare Development, Digital
Harbor LC, Elemental Software, Ensodex, EnterpriseSoft, Fulcrum Technologies,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, I-Kinetics, Infoscape, Intelligent Environments,
Interweave Software, Intra2000, InWorld VR, IT Design USA, JHB Soft, Jrad
Technologies, JScape, KL Group, Live Software, McRae Software International,
NCware Technologies, NetDynamics, NetFactory, Netmosphere, Netscape, Neuron
Data , Novera, Novonyx, Object Design Inc., Object/FX Corporation, OnDisplay,
OpenConnect Systems, Oracle, Patil Systems, POET Software, ProtoView
Development, Rogue Wave Software, Sarrus Software, SCO, Seagate Software,
Segue Software, Shafir, Shana Corporation, SQRIBE Technologies, SR Gen,
Stingray Software, Sun, Sybase, Sylvan Ascent, Symantec, Thought, Visual
Numerics, Wall Data, webMethods and XDB Systems.
In addition, as a result of IBM expanding its Object Connection Program
to Java last year, 29 JavaBeans have already been delivered of the 546
JavaBeans that IBM has planned. The growing membership of the Java Object
Connection Program currently numbers 191 participants. The IBM Object
Connection Program is a vendor incentive program that provides a variety of
free services to developers worldwide who are interested in building a library
of reusable components for VisualAge or entire applications.
IBM, Netscape, Oracle and Sun have previously agreed on a general set of
objectives to guide their collaboration. They include:
-- Delivering CORBA/IIOP as the foundation for enterprise network computing;
-- Promoting Enterprise JavaBeans as the component model for Java
interaction with CORBA services and facilities; and
-- Converging on vendor-neutral services and facilities needed for
constructing enterprise business applications.
Complete information about IBM, its products, services and technology is
available to Internet users through the World Wide Web. The IBM home page is
at www.ibm.com. The fastest, easiest way to get information about IBM
Software is to go to the IBM homepage at www.software.ibm.com. Information
about IBM Application Development can be found at www.software.ibm.com/ad.
Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of open
software for linking people and information over enterprise networks and the
Internet. The company offers a full line of clients, servers, development
tools and commercial applications to create a complete platform for
next-generation, live online applications. Traded on NASDAQ under the symbol
"NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View,
California.
Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for
information management and the world's second largest software company. With
annual revenues exceeding $5.2 billion, the company offers its database, tools
and application products, along with related consulting, education, and
support services, in more than 145 countries around the world. For more
information about Oracle, please call (415) 506-7000. Oracle's World Wide Web
address is www.oracle.com.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network is the
Computer," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ "SUNW") to its
position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for
establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the
Internet. With more than $7 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in
more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
# # #
* Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation which is
registered in the United States and other jurisdictions. The Netscape
Communications Corporation logo and Netscape product names are trademarks
of Netscape Communications Corporation which may be registered in some
jurisdictions. Java and JavaBeans are trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. CORBA and IIOP are trademarks or registered trademarks of OMG.
Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is
available on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email
to moreinfo@netscape.com. Corporate customers can call 415-937-2555
while consumers can call 415-937-3777 for more information.
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