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Java Product News (updated September 6, 2002)

Nextel, Motorola, and Sun sponsor student developer contest; SPECjAppServer2001 tests J2EE servers; Demicron enhances WireFusion; and more

JavaWorld.com, 09/06/02

INDEXHEAD: Nextel, Motorola, and Sun sponsor student developer contest

September 6 — The University Wireless Developer contest, launched by Nextel Communications, Motorola, and Sun Microsystems, challenges students to develop Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) applications that ease university life. Winners will receive more than 5,000 in scholarships or grants, wireless handsets, and prizes. The contest ends November 1, 2002.

http://developer.nextel.com/portal/index.jsp

INDEXHEAD: SPECjAppServer2001 tests J2EE servers

September 6 — The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) has released SPECjAppServer2001, a benchmark for measuring the performance of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application servers connected to a database server. The benchmark tests the Enterprise JavaBeans container in a J2EE 1.2 server.

http://www.spec.org/osg/jAppServer/

INDEXHEAD: Cape Clear introduces WSDL tool

September 6 — Cape Clear Software has released a free graphical WSDL (Web Services Description Language) editor for rapid WSDL development. The Cape Clear WSDL Editor includes a graphical environment for viewing and editing WSDL files, a Web services creation wizard, and automated wizards for creating and editing XML Schema, schema array, complex types, simple types, and enumerations.

http://www.capescience.com/downloads/wsdleditor/

INDEXHEAD: Demicron enhances WireFusion

September 6 — Demicron has released WireFusion 3, the newest version of the company's drag-and-drop visual-programming tool. WireFusion creates interactive product presentations for the Web in small and platform-independent Java applets. Version 3 includes two add-ons: With WF-3D, users can integrate 3D models and animations into WireFusion. With WF-Video, users can stream MPEG movies into WireFusion presentations without a streaming server or browser plug-in.

http://www.demicron.com/

INDEXHEAD: Servertec updates database engine

September 6 — Servertec has released Servertec Persistent Object Store 1.1, a cross platform, object-oriented database engine written in Java. The newest version supports modified B-trees and more efficiently stores Dates, BigDecimals, and BigIntegers.

http://www.servertec.com/index.html

INDEXHEAD: Cortex releases Clover 1.0

September 6 — Clover is Cortex's code coverage tool for Java. An Ant-based tool, Clover tells developers what code sections aren't executing. Version 1.0 features J2SE (Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition) 1.4 support, XML reporting, context filtering, and syntax-highlighted reports.

http://www.thecortex.net/clover

INDEXHEAD: NetManage adds Java to OnWeb

September 6 — NetManage has announced Java support for OnWeb, its integration product. OnWeb is a multiplatform, server-based, host integration solution that allows companies to access and extend host information, applications, and business processes.

http://www.netmanage.com/products/applications/onweb/index.asp

INDEXHEAD: Embarcadero launches new module for DT/Studio

August 30 — Embarcadero Technologies has released the Delta Agent module for DT/Studio, the company's Java-based extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) application. The new module will let companies leverage real-time data integration across transactional systems. With this new release, DT/Studio also includes enhanced operating speed, a debugger, and an XML reader for Web services.

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