Artistic Systems Ships JCanvas Studio 1.0 - Web Edition, A Visual Rapid Application Development IDE for J2EE Web Applications.Business Editors/High Tech Writers GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 Today Artistic Systems Inc. announced the final release of JCanvas Studio version 1.0 - Web Edition, the easiest and fastest way to visually create web-based Java(TM) 2, Enterprise Edition (J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. ) applications. JCanvas Studio can be downloaded at http://www.artisticsystems.com. This full-featured development environment allows software developers to create web-based Java Applications using 4GL Rapid Application Development (RAD) techniques. JCanvas Studio enables developers who are experienced with traditional client-server RAD Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) to leverage their skills and quickly get up to speed on creating sophisticated J2EE web applications with minimal time and training. The IDE's many visual component editors offer a greatly simplified way to develop everything from JavaServer Pages See JSP. (programming, World-Wide Web) JavaServer Pages - (JSP) A freely available specification for extending the Java Servlet API to generate dynamic web pages on a web server. The JSP specification was written by industry leaders as part of the Java development program. (TM) (JSP (JavaServer Page) An extension to the Java servlet technology from Sun that allows HTML to be combined with Java on the same page. The Java provides the processing, and the HTML provides the layout on the Web page. ) user interfaces to complex data-access objects using visual drag-and-drop tools. "The most important aspect of our tool is how fast we can get new J2EE developers productively writing code. That, along with advanced visual features for those more experienced with J2EE, makes us the best solution for creating e-business applications," says Berry Crawford, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Artistic Systems. JCanvas Studio version 1.0 is focused on creating web-based user interfaces and server-side object components. While many sophisticated Java development tools allow you to create desktop based user interfaces using Swing technologies, JCanvas Studio is the only product that allows you to visually create interactive and data-driven web-based user interfaces using event and object oriented See object technology and object-oriented programming. programming. "We wanted to maintain the approach people are used to using to create UIs in other traditional client-server tools," says Wellington Souza, VP of Development at Artistic Systems. "With JCanvas Studio, you can drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. a control onto a form using absolute positioning, then visually program the events and manipulate the properties for that control." This is made possible because JCanvas Studio offers server side web-enabled JavaBeans that represent HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. components. These can be visually manipulated and programmatically accessed in the IDE. JCanvas Studio includes an integrated lightweight JSP Container (Server) that allows instantaneous testing of Servlets and JavaServer Pages without having to download and install a separate application server for development purposes. Once an application created with JCanvas Studio is ready for testing or deployment, the IDE supports one-click deployment to any compatible JSP/Servlet based application or web server. JCanvas Studio simplifies SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. database access by offering tools to visually create a JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database based JavaBean, called a Relational DataBean, without having to write any JDBC or Java code. Relational DataBeans can then be visually bound to HTML user interface components, further reducing the need for tedious low-level data access code. These features significantly decrease the time-to-market for mission critical e-business applications that are heavily dependent on corporate or legacy data. The Web Edition of JCanvas Studio is available for free download at http://www.artisticsystems.com. This edition focuses on visual tools to create web-based user interfaces using 4GL programming techniques. Soon to be released, the Enterprise Edition will offer visual support for Enterprise Java Beans See JavaBeans. , source control support, multi-tier debugging and integrated EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) A software component in Sun's J2EE platform, which provides a pure Java environment for developing and running distributed applications. EJBs are written as software modules that contain the business logic of the application. and SQL database servers for development and testing. About Artistic Systems Artistic Systems is a complete e-business solutions company that focuses on facilitating increased efficiencies in business through web technologies. Artistic Systems offers a complete range of development tools, services and training for e-business applications. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.artisticsystems.com or call 336/668-4106. |
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