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MISC: WarpFlash - WFMIF # 30: VisualAge for Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy Sipples)
Sun Jul 13 00:57:32 1997
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Date: 13 Jul 1997 00:05:00 -0400
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IBM Ships Developer Tools for Building Java Enterprise Solutions
VisualAge for Java and VisualAge WebRunner Speed Development of
High-Performance Applications that Integrate the Web with I/T
SOMERS, N.Y., July 8, 1997 ... Powerful productivity tools for Java**
developers, designed to fully integrate enterprise data with new Web
applications for e-business, are now generally available from IBM. With over
250,000 betas distributed to developers, VisualAge for Java* now debuts as the
industry's first fully integrated development environment for writing,
compiling and testing 100% Pure Java applets, JavaBeans** or applications for
the enterprise.
VisualAge WebRunner*, also available today, is a complementary toolkit of Java
productivity aids offered through a one-year, renewable subscription service.
Each subscription entitles Java developers to receive, throughout the year,
updates of wizards, frameworks, utilities, and other cool WebRunner
technologies to simplify and speed the development of Web applications.
IBM also announced the preview of Bean Extender, VisualAge WebRunner's
next-generation "bean dipping" technology, through IBM alphaWorks. Bean
dipping technology will enable developers to customize existing JavaBeans by
adding functions such as security, licensing and systems management, without
reprogramming or recompiling code.
"Our customers want to take advantage of the benefits of doing business on the
Web," said John Slitz, vice president, Object Technology and Application
Development marketing, IBM Software Solutions Division. "These new tools,
which bring the power of VisualAge to Java programming environments, will
enable customers to rapidly bridge the gap between the enterprise and the 'net."
"IBM has been an active supporter of JavaBeans since its introduction a year
ago," said Gina Centoni, product line manager, JavaSoft Business Unit, Sun
Microsystems. "These new IBM tools embrace this open, platform-neutral
component architecture and are excellent solutions to bring to Java developers."
VisualAge for Java
VisualAge for Java's integrated development environment of browsers, editors,
class libraries and debugging facilities offers an end-to-end solution for
creating "write once, run anywhere" enterprise applications that are 100% Pure
Java. The tool incorporates the VisualAge family's award-winning visual
construction-from-parts technology.
The Professional Edition provides a rapid application development environment,
enabling users to change and incrementally compile application code quickly an
easily throughout the entire development cycle. It also offers robust version
control facilities that help to manage each step of development.
An Enterprise Edition of VisualAge for Java, to be generally available in
August, will be the industry's first enterprise-aware Java development
environment. It will include Enterprise Access Builders, which will enable
Java clients to connect to existing relational databases such as DB2*, Oracle
and Sybase, transactions and application servers. Resulting Java programs will
automatically connect an enterprise application to the Web, or a Java client to
an enterprise server. A Team Programming Server component will be
automatically shipped to registered licensees of VisualAge for Java Enterprise
late in 1997.
"IBM's Java application development strategy for enterprise-wide
network-centric computing is the most innovative I have seen," said Harold
Wadler, president, Automated Business Computer Systems. "We plan to release
complementary products useful in developing Internet security applications."
Automated Business Computer Systems, a member of IBM's VisualAge Object
Connection program, develops customized software to help businesses leverage
existing software investments.
VisualAge WebRunner
The VisualAge WebRunner Toolkit, developed by Taligent, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of IBM, is jam packed with aids to boost the development of
client/server applications for the Web. The subscription-based toolkit
provides programmers with a continuous stream of innovative Java technologies
which complement IBM's VisualAge for Java development environment, as well as
non-IBM Java development tools.
Each toolkit includes:
o WebRunner Bean Wizard -- allows non-experienced programmers to build 100%
pure JavaBeans in as little as 90 seconds;
o Migration Assistant Tool for ActiveX** to JavaBeans -- converts ActiveX or
OCX controls to skeletal JavaBeans, cutting the conversion time dramatically
and allowing developers to move from desktop technology to e-business. The
Assistant Tool will also be distributed by JavaSoft.
o Server Works for Java -- Java frameworks that provide a consistent
Application Programming Interface (API) across a variety of Web servers and
hosts.
o Set of JavaBeans for quick assembly of applications, such as Network Beans
for easy access to the Internet, mail and news.
"Taligent's Java frameworks, supporting ModelView separation, has laid the
foundation for the development of Transact, an industry-leading point-of-sale
application for retailers," said Stephen M. Derbis, director of software
products for Gateway Data Sciences, which designs software products that solve
real problems for customers in retailing and logistics.
Additional information about VisualAge for Java may be found at
http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajava/. To obtain more information on the
VisualAge WebRunner Toolkit, please visit the Taligent home page at
http://www.taligent.com. IBM alphaWorks technology can be previewed at:
http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com. All the latest news on IBM's award-winning
application development tools may be found at http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/.
E-Business Trends
In a recent report, Zona Research stated that the value of 1997 US Mortgages
that originate on the Internet is estimated to be between $4 and 10 billion on
a base of $728 billion. They also said that this trend in banking is an
indicator of upcoming trends in other industries:
o Internet (or Extended Intranet) service providers can
implement self-service applications on the Internet, resulting in better
service to the client and reduced cost to suppliers
o Intangibles can sell very well on the Internet
o Focus on one vertical market is the way for small firms, perhaps regional
ISPs, to establish a national presence via a focused vertical market approach
to Internet services.
Netscape Security Bug Fixed in OS/2 Version
The security bug fix for the Netscape Browser for OS/2 is now available in a
refreshed release of version 2.02. The bug, uncovered in mid-June, allowed a
web server using forms and JavaScript to obtain a local file from a client's
machine without the user knowing it. The correction prevents access to client
files.
The refreshed OS/2 browser, available at:
http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp, will include fixes to
nearly all the bugs reported in the Netscape for OS/2 newsgroup. The latest
code revision also eliminates the limit of only four browsers being open at
one time.
Press Points
The Australian - OS/2 Flies Client/Server's Coop with Bluebird by Kerrie
Murphy This July 1 article from Australia describes Bluebird technology as
helping companies make the transition from client/server environments. IBM
Australia spokesman Dennis Harrison said, "What we really want to do with this
is pull complexity away from the end user and put it back into the hands of
the IT professional, who can handle it. "
Java World - The Elephant is Dancing Nicely with Java by Barry Bowen This
article that included the subtitle, "A nimble, responsive IBM does Java with
style and speed." points out that IBM, which usually does not adopt computing
technology that it does not control, has reversed that trend by making Java a
core strategic element of its portfolio. The article in a quote by analyst
and write Amy Wohl mentions OS/2, along with network computers, as a
contributing factor to IBM's Java-readiness.
Newsbytes - IBM Intros JDK 1.1, Mobile Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp by
Jacqueline Emigh
This basic coverage of two recent OS/2 announcements includes some comments by
Sheryl Winton, IBM Java program manager, on the "two distinct enhancements to
OS/2 Warp, the Java Developers Kit (JDK) 1.1 and a mobile user-enabled edition
of Remote Access Server." Ms. Winton explains one benefit of the remote access
feature as bringing first-time access through dial-in connections to OS/2 Warp
Server clients such as Windows NT, Windows 95 and IBM 8235.
The article also indicated that analysts see a strong synergy between the two
OS/2 announcements and IBM's interest in network computing. "It seems that
IBM is trying very hard to support network computing, whether from net
computers or Java-based applications running on the Web," maintained Dan
Kusnetsky, an analyst at International Data Corp. (IDC).
Dow Jones - IBM Unveils Beta Copy of Java Development Kit for OS/2 Warp also
covered the recent announcement.
C/NET - IBM says "uncle" to Window,s June 20, 1997
For NEWS.COM Editor Jai Singh, the high point of PC Expo was his "brutally
frank" talk with IBM OS/2 honcho Mike Lawrie, who freely admits that Windows is
dominant on the desktop -- and yet contends that the OS/2 strategy has never
been stronger.
The article explains that Lawrie has reintegrated the PSP division with the
rest of connecting to IBM's networking strategy. "It's not about OS/2, it's
about IBM," he said.
Mr. Singh comes to the conclusion that IBM and Lawrie are succeeding with this
plan. He wrote, "The strategy now calls for IBM to help its customers leverage
and expand their OS/2
investment. And what better way to do it than to latch on to the Java
juggernaut."
Computer Reseller News - IBM Pins Cautious Hopes On Updated OS/2, By Edward F.
Moltzen
This CRN article is also based on an interview with Mike Lawrie. The article
explains that IBM specifically, the Austin, Texas-based Personal Software
Products business is working to make OS/2 Warp exploit Java's growing
importance as well as the trend toward "easier-to-manage" computing. It also
includes an anecdote about how IBM CEO Lou Gerstner and a top PSP executive
assured the CEO, of a company that had just finished a $500 million project
based on OS/2, that IBM "would not put OS/2 into mothballs."
The article included assurances about the future of OS/2 based on comments by
Lawrie and other executives.
*IBM still is on schedule to ship its next major release of
OS/2 in 1998
*A beta version of Bluebird, IBM's OS/2-based operating system that will be
closely tied to the Net PC, could be available later this year.
*IBM will look to enhance OS/2's file system, add encryption technology and
improve the OS/2 kernel.
Shareware Industry Association Awards OS/2 App, PM VIEW
The Shareware Industry Association recently held its 1997 awards ceremony. PM
View, an OS/2 application, won for the Graphics/Multimedia category over a Mac
application, another OS/2 application, and two Windows applications --
including Paint Shop Pro. Many OS/2 applications, such as a Fontfolder in the
Utility category, were honored with nominations in a wide range of categories.
Application Development News
IBM* Developer's Domain e-News, sent via e-mail twice a month, summarizes the
latest IBM Application development and e-business news covering topics such as
JavaBeans, VisualAge for Java and the entire VisualAge family. It's also a
great source of World Wide Web URLs to access more information.
The Developer's Domain web site,http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/devdomain/ also
covers the latest news as well as offering on-line literature,
downloadable code, educational opportunities, and other exciting events for IBM
VisualAge, e-business, and Java-enabled application development tools and
technologies. There's also a specialized threaded discussion groups where IBM
answers your questions and you question our answers as we work together to
create the next generation of software.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to IBM Developer's Domain e-News on-line via the
Web, go to http://www.software.ibm.com/mailing-lists/devdomain-news/ and
follow the instructions.
To subscribe or unsubscribe via e-mail, send a note to
majordomo@mail.software.ibm.com. In the first line of the body of the note,
type:
subscribe devdomain-news youruserid@yourdomain
or
unsubscribe devdomain-news yoursuserid@yourdomain.
URL Corrections
OS/2 WARP FM InfoFlash #29 included two incorrect addresses for three hardware
support web pages. The address for the first site, OS/2 Device Driver Pak
On-line, http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/index.htm, was correct and
it is now up and running.
The addresses for two sites that provide compatibility lists for IBM PC Company
systems and IBM Options were incorrect. The correct addresses are:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/ibmsys.htm and
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/ibmopt.htm.
* Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business
Machines Corporation.
** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of respective companies.
Copyright IBM Corporation 1997 All Rights Reserved
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OS/2 Warp 10th Anniversary 1987 - 1997
Personal computing to network computing...and beyond
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