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Java Vendors Announce New Tools
JavaOne, June 12, 2003
The Editors of Java Pro pounded the pavement in the redesigned vendor pavilion at JavaOne to glean what was new, what was interesting, and what was worth passing on to you. Among the dozens of vendor announcements we heard, these items sounded to us like the most innovative news that didn't originate from Sun. ReportingEngines "The goal is to provide tools for Java developers so that they do not have to write code to generate reports, but just drop data into an app server that allows broad integration into the Java platform," said Tom Stafford, director of ReportingEngines. The e.Report Engine extracts data from a variety of sources and formats it in a visual development environment that has an editor and wizards. The reports are deployed from WebSphere, WebLogic, JRun, or J2EE applications or Web servers and formatted in a variety of formats including PDF, XML, HTML, DHTML, CSV, or e-mail. The e.Spreadsheet Engine is an API-driven component that embeds and automates Excel spreadsheet reporting functionality. Both engines are $4,995 per server and are available for a 30-day trial license.
Wily Technology "Developers need to drill down and see the finer metrics that reveal a whole class of problems. It works across the life cycle; architects can use it to find bottlenecks and detect problems that arise in Java applications," said Mike Malloy, vice president of marketing communications at Wily Technology. The Web interface gives IT teams real-time views of an application's condition and availability, and bottlenecks can be detected in production apps, application servers, and back-end systems, down to Servlets, JSPs, EJBs, classes, methods, and so on. Introscope WebView and Introscope are part of Wily 4, which is Wily Technology's complete Java management solution. Oak Grove Systems According to Charles Ames, president and CEO of Oak Grove Systems, the company strives to deliver the best of both commercial and open-source worlds by occupying a middle ground that gives software vendors the commercial-level service and support they desire with the access and control of code that their developers want. "We position ourselves between open source and support of licensed software bundling implementation services," said Ames. Reactor 5 Source Code PLUS combines the benefits of Oak Grove Systems' Reactor 5 Process Execution Framework components. The Reactor 5 Process Execution framework includes Reactor 5 Studio, a graphical modeling environment; Reactor 5 Server, a J2EE-based process engine; and Reactor 5 Portal Framework, a JSP/Servlet framework. Tira Wireless "Every phone sold out there is a Java phone," said Tony Davis, CEO of Tira Wireless, "and the biggest issue is fragmentation." J2ME's tremendous acceptance in the marketplace as a standard for games and applications on more than 100 Java-enabled devices creates a significant challenge for developers, publishers, brand owners, and operators. The JUMP Mobile Application Porting Service generates multiple versions of J2ME applications to solve the fragmentation problem. The goal, according to Davis, is to take the different versions of applications for different devices, open it up to publishers and operators, and give them a service they can use. Developers and publishers can register online for the JUMP service and ensure that an application created for a Tira-identified reference device—standard devices with available off-the-shelf emulators—can be ported. The JUMP process occurs over two stages. The first stage validates the application's readiness for porting by verifying automatically against Tira's porting guidelines. The second stage generates multiple versions of the application for each device. New Atlanta Communications Macromedia "Royale" Development teams that create strategic applications for large enterprises need a way to deliver the ROI of rich clients in a way that matches their preferred programming methodologies, development workflows, and infrastructure and integration requirements. Royale solves this problem by allowing application developers to describe an application's user-interface layout, UI controls, and data binding using a familiar, standards-based programming model. Royale does not replace existing tools, application servers, or databases; it complements them. Macromedia did not announce the Royale release date or pricing information at the show. |