Several JavaTM technology licensees joined Sun in a recent announcement of product roll-outs or development schedules incorporating the JavaTM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EETM), Version 1.4. To date, five compatible products have been released and another 15 have had their development schedules announced.

Among the licensees with upcoming releases are the following:

• Trifork: J2EE-compatible Java application server to ship in July 2004
• ObjectWeb: J2EE-compatible Java application server to ship by the end of 2004
• Pramati Technologies: certification of J2EE-compatible application server to be complete by Q304

The first open standard platform to drive the convergence of XML and Java technology into Web Services, the J2EE 1.4 platform also completely supports WS-I Basic Profile conventions for interoperability and implements both the JavaTM API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC) and the Enterprise Web Services specification (also known as JSR 109) in the Java Community ProcessSM (JCPSM).

This latest J2EE version supports existing J2EE-based applications without modification and allows current J2EE 1.3 deployments to get the full benefits of Web Services standards support. J2EE 1.4 also drives faster solution delivery time through reusable components, Enterprise JavaBeansTM (EJBTM) architecture and J2EETM BluePrints design guidelines that provide best practice guides to simplify the development of scalable, available, J2EE-compatible solutions.

"J2EE is the leading enterprise platform in the world today, with the proven security, reliability and standards-based innovation to deliver Web Services and service oriented architecture," said Mark Bauhaus, vice president of Java Web Services for Sun. "The rich history of the Java platform can be summarized in two words: leadership and innovation. All the vendors here today continue to represent leadership and innovation with their contributions to the Java platform -- from the first Java Developer Kit to J2EE 1.4, the gold standard for Web service platform development and deployment."

"The inclusion of Web Services in the J2EE 1.4 specification is a significant step toward getting the industry ratified around one Web Services interoperability standard for J2EE development," commented George Paolini, vice president and general manager of developer tools at Borland. "J2EE 1.4 also promises to move the industry closer to true J2EE platform independence and further away from fragmentation. Borland has taken the lead on J2EE Web Services development with Borland JBuilder and as a fierce proponent of flexibility and choice; we will continue our market leading tradition of easing user adoption of new standards without adding proprietary layers."

Sun also announced the latest J2EE 1.4 licensee, Shenzhen Kingdee Middleware Co., Ltd. (Kingdee Middleware) of the People's Republic of China. A leading infrastructure software and services provider, the company plans to certify its Apusic Application Server for J2EE 1.4 compatibility. This move will greatly expand the China market for Java technologies. See article[12908]. [...read more...]

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