September 29, 1997

Java Tools And Applications To Debut NetDynamics 4.0 has all-Java management console; DashO to improve app speed By Rich Levin slew of Java tools, applications, and connectivity solutions are expected to debut at next week's Software Development East '97 and Web '97 trade shows in Washington. The announcements reflect a growing demand for building enterprise Java applications. NetDynamics Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif., will announce a major upgrade of its namesake Web database development system. NetDynamics 4.0 expands interoperability of the Java-based rapid application development tool and application server through a Visigenic Corba object request broke r implementation, IIOP support, and expanded Java APIs. Also new is an all-Java central application management console for remotely administering distributed applications, which company officials will likely tout as an industry first. "They wrote it in Java to enable remote management," says a beta tester now working with the product. "They don't keep any persistence on the client, which means you can manage applications from anywhere on the globe, and all you need is a basic browser client." Borland International will ship its DataGateway for Java, a "zero configuration" Java Database Connectivity middleware solution for client corporate database access, written entirely in Java. The product provides a JDBC API and native drivers for Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, Informix, and Borland's own InterBase servers, plus desktop ODBC database sources. Additionally, PreEmptive Solutions Inc. in Cleveland will take the wraps off DashO, an automatic Java code optimizer that reportedly imp roves the performance of any 100% Pure Java application. Sources say the product analyzes standard and custom Java classes and recodes them into faster and smaller libraries, allowing Java virtual machines to execute the objects more efficiently. But while Java may dominate next week's events, there will be no shortage of traditional developers' tool announcements. Sources say Platinum Software will announce a new application-management tool that lets developers monitor, manage, and track changes to projects, resources, and application components in large, distributed enterprise systems. Back to News in Review Send Us Your Feedback Top of the Page

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