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A variety of developers already are taking advantage of the synergistic NetWare/Java approach. For example, Strategic Technology Resources (STR), a company specializing in Java and CORBA solutions that run on top of JVMs, designed a innovative system for brokering automatic teller machine data to banks -- specifically using an object-oriented "wrapping" approach to process data from legacy systems. Until STR developers discovered the Novell JVM, they architected their systems around NetWare; but once they discovered the Novell JVM, they configured NetWare to act as a bridge from the mainframe to the desktop. Ordinarily, a desktop would have to run a flat, static, and generally unattractive emulation of the IBM 3270 terminal, but by using the Novell JVM and JavaBeans, STR was able to design a convenient, intuitive, and efficient front-end interface to this legacy system -- an interface that runs eight times faster than the 3270 emulation.
Novell's JVM also is useful in applications for small businesses. The Office Pack suite from PlusFactor Software provides Java-based message boards, broadcasts, and collaborative workgroup environments that run over a network on the Novell JVM faster and more efficiently than on other JVMs.
Java purists will be pleased that Novell's JVM fully conforms to the Java specification. The design of NetWare 5's underlying kernel structure passed the Java Compatibility Kit test suites and thus conforms to the requirements of the JVM, such as garbage collection and memory management. In addition, Novell includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.1.5, including the JVM, in NetWare 5 Beta 3 and as a part of its OSA software development kit.
NetWare provides an excellent platform for Java-enabled middleware and robust databases. Novell is bundling a five-user version of the Java-optimized Oracle8 data server with NetWare 4.11 and higher. In addition, Novell released the Novell SQL Integrator for NetWare, a multi-database management solution that can transparently create inter-database hooks to JDBC-compatible databases.
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A 10-year veteran of the Internet, Mariva H. Aviram is an Internet consultant and writer covering the computer industry. Mariva's published works include articles in CNet, NetscapeWorld, and InfoWorld. Recently, Mariva wrote XML For Dummies Quick Reference, which is pending publishing by IDG Books Worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.mariva.com/.- Feedback
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