Jim Milbery

Vision JADE 4.0 is the newest release of Vision Software's application development environment for Java. While there are a bevy of Java development environments on the market, Vision JADE offers a different approach to developing Java applications. The basic design of JADE builds upon a model-driven approach to application development that Vision Software pioneered long before the world had heard of the Java language. Vision Software is in the process of releasing an updated version of JADE, version 4.0, which features a number of enhancements including an application server component.Vision JADE 4.0 is scheduled to be released into production by the early fall, and I was given a version of the beta code, complete with features to work with. Despite the fact that this w... (more)

Cyberflex Open 16K Development Kit by Schlumberger

One of the coolest pieces of technology I'd ever used was a programming interface for HK Systems' mechanical cranes. However, my coolness factor just went through the roof when I got a chance to try out the Cyberflex Open 16k Development Kit from Schlumberger Smart Cards and Systems. Schlumberger is well known in high-tech oilfield and measurement systems, and the Cyberflex development t... (more)

Product Review: Novera jBusiness4

Novera Software announced the availability of the most recent release of their application server software at the Java Business Expo in New York in the early part of December. Version 4 of Novera Software's jBusiness application server features a new Component Constructor utility along with a new Management Console and support for Enterprise JavaBeans. The result is a powerful combinatio... (more)

Product Review: CocoBase Enterpise

Last month in JDJ (Vol. 6, issue 4) I introduced the topic of object/relational mapping. Databases such as Oracle8i or DB2 store data in tables and columns. Thus, customer data is stored in a "customer" table and information relevant to the customer such as ID, name, and address are stored as columns. All the data for a single customer within the customer table is equivalent to a "record... (more)

eWave Studio and ServletExec

Over the past year all the major database vendors and many of the classic client/server tools vendors have turned their attention to the application server market. The venerable database and tools vendor, Unify, is no exception. Unify has released a new version of its eWave Studio and eWave application servers into the fray. It considers itself an endorser of the J2EE platform, but is no... (more)