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PR: VisualAge Java Press Releases (Both Versions)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy Sipples)
Sun Jul 13 01:37:21 1997
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Date: 13 Jul 1997 00:04:00 -0400
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
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Java today!
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Contact: Dusya Broytman IBM
(212) 745-4070 dusya@us.ibm.com
IBM TECHNOLOGY LETS NOVICES BUILD JAVA COMPONENTS IN 90 SECONDS
World of Java is Extended Beyond Professional Developers Circle
SOMERS, N.Y., July 8, 1997 . . . IBM today introduced technology that lets
even non-experienced software developers build JavaBeans**, or Java**
components, in as little as 90 seconds. By expanding the talent pool of Java
developers, the new technologies could put e-business within reach of more
companies.
IBM leads the industry in developing reusable software components, the
building blocks of new "killer applications" that are helping customers extend
their businesses to the Internet and intranets. Components allow developers
to build applications from separate software parts, enabling them to add and
change functionality quickly and at less expense than starting from scratch.
Today, IBM is making generally available a number of Java technologies,
including Java-based development tools and ready-to-integrate JavaBean
components, and is previewing new "Bean Dipping" technology that allows
enterprises to customize existing JavaBeans by adding new functionality, such
as printing, licensing, purchasing and security. Among the new technologies
are VisualAge for Java*, the first fully integrated Java development
environment, and VisualAge WebRunner*, a subscription-based toolkit of Java
productivity technologies that complement and extend VisualAge for Java's
state-of-the-art development environment.
"The Internet has opened a new world of business opportunity for our
customers," said John Slitz, vice president, Object Technology and Application
Development Marketing, IBM Software Solutions Division. "This changing
business model demands up-to-the-minute information that's easy to access, so
that customers can respond intelligently to new demands on their business.
IBM's new Java application development tools will give customers the
flexibility to continue to build on existing business applications by making
them accessible throughout the network."
IBM Java Tools
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VisualAge for Java is a core technology within IBM's Network Computing
Framework. Introduced to the industry last April, IBM's Network Computing
Framework is a roadmap for customers to move their business to the Internet.
Utilizing VisualAge for Java's development environment, businesses can quickly
and easily develop network-enabled business applications that will allow them
to reap the benefits of an expanded customer base. The tools make Java
development so easy, that even inexperienced programmers can build
component-based business applications.
Productivity Solutions, a leading consulting firm, advises a wide range of
industries on how to maximize business application development with
object-oriented tools. David Moskowitz, president of Productivity Solutions,
said "I found that IBM's VisualAge for Java meets the diverse business needs
of companies across multiple industries. Our clients have various computer
platforms, and consequently demand a tool that can rapidly create 100% pure
Java applications and JavaBean components which extend to the Web. That's the
only way they can take full advantage of the 'Net to maximize their total
business potential."
IBM is leveraging the Internet to sell and distribute these technologies.
Both VisualAge for Java and the VisualAge WebRunner Toolkit from Taligent, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM, are available through electronic software
distribution. VisualAge WebRunner's subscription service will give customers
access to development information, updates to the technology and new JavaBeans
components to further enhance the VisualAge for Java development environment.
For More Information
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For more information on VisualAge for Java, please visit
http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajava/. To find out more information on the
VisualAge WebRunner Toolkit, visit the Taligent home page at
http://www.taligent.com. All the latest news on IBM's award-winning
application development tools can be found at http://www.software.ibm.com/ad.
VisualAge for Java and VisualAge WebRunner demos can be seen at IBM's upcoming
TechCon I/T conference in Boston, MA, from August 12-14.
IBM, recently ranked the number one software provider by Software Magazine,
creates, develops and manufactures the industry's most advanced information
technologies. IBM offers complete information about the company, its
products, services and technologies through the World Wide Web. The fastest,
easiest way to get information about IBM Software is to go to the IBM Software
home page at http://www.software.ibm.com.
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(Trade Release)
Contact: Dusya Broytman IBM
(212) 745-4070 dusya@us.ibm.com
Julie Most Brodeur Porter Novelli
(617) 587-2869 jmost@brodeur.com
IBM SHIPS DEVELOPER TOOLS FOR BUILDING JAVA SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENTERPRISE
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
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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
and 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
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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:
* WebRunner Bean Wizard -- allows non-experienced programmers to build 100%
pure JavaBeans in as little as 90 seconds;
* 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.
* Server Works for Java -- Java frameworks that provide a consistent
Application Programming Interface (API) across a variety of Web servers and
hosts.
* 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.
Pricing
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VisualAge for Java Professional Edition is priced at $99 per user. Annual
subscriptions to VisualAge WebRunner are offered at a suggested retail price
of $149. VisualAge for Java Professional users can get a one year
subscription for one half the retail price. IBM alphaWorks technology can be
previewed at: http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com.
For More Information
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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. All the latest news on IBM's award-winning
application development tools may be found at http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/.
VisualAge for Java and VisualAge WebRunner demos can be seen at IBM's upcoming
TechCon I/T conference in Boston, MA, from August 12-14. Online conference
registration may be completed at http://www.ibmtechcon.com, or by calling the
conference hotline at 1-800-767-2336.
IBM, recently ranked the number one software provider by Software Magazine,
creates, develops and manufactures the industry's most advanced information
technologies. The fastest, easiest way to get information about IBM Software
is to go to the IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com.
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Machines Corporation.
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