Bluestone Software Delivers Enterprise JavaBean Support That Co-Exists With Other Distributed Component Models.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1998-- Available Today, Sapphire/Web Application Server Framework Features 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. Support, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Support, and Proxy-based Load Balance Broker Bluestone bluestone, common name for the blue, crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate called chalcanthite, a minor ore of copper. It also refers to a fine-grained, light to dark colored blue-gray sandstone. (R) Software, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Interaction Management -- the controlled exchange of enterprise information -- today announced the immediate availability of its Web application server framework, Sapphire/Web(R), with support for Enterprise JavaBeans See EJB. (specification, business, programming) Enterprise JavaBeans - (EJB) A server-side component architecture for writing reusable business logic and portable enterprise applications. EJB is the basis of Sun's Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). (EJB) from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ). The Sapphire/Web EJB Server supports virtually all of the EJB standards outlined in Specification 1.0 -- without locking customers into a proprietary implementation. In addition to EJB support, new versions of Sapphire/Universal Business Server (UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System ) and Sapphire/Developer feature XML support and a Proxy-based Load Balance Broker. Bluestone is exhibiting in the Java Pavilion at Software Development '98 East in Washington, D.C. from August 18-20. "As a pure Java implementation, Bluestone's delivery of EJB support is a natural extension of our Sapphire/Web architecture," stated John Capobianco, senior vice president of marketing at Bluestone. "The Bluestone EJB implementation brings the vision of distributed, scalable, component-based business applications from specification to reality. It demonstrates the clarity of our vision for an open implementation that is truly dedicated to protecting our customers' investments." Delivering against the standards currently outlined in the EJB specification, Sapphire/Web's core application server and integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment allow the creation of an enterprise-class EJB component architecture that leverages an organization's trusted legacy systems for mission-critical applications. Since Sapphire/Web works with all distributed object models (i.e., EJB, CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global , COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , and MTS (1) See Microsoft Transaction Server. (2) (Modular TV System) The stereo channel added to the NTSC standard, which includes the SAP audio channel for special use. 1. MTS - Message Transport System. 2. ), the Bluestone implementation protects a company's technology investment, while providing integration with today's new standard in the EJB model. Bluestone's EJB implementation provides an organization with the flexibility to easily deploy EJB's, whether they were created by Sapphire/Web or any other source. EJB Support "One of the most impressive characteristics of Bluestone's EJB support is the ability to plug and play different EJB server implementations, as well as key components of EJB, such as JTS JTS - A simple dialect of JOVIAL. [Sammet 1969, p. 528]. , JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface) A programming interface (API) from Sun for connecting Java programs to naming and directory services such as DNS, LDAP and NDS. , and security," stated Capobianco. "This gives customers the type of investment protection that will make Sapphire/Web the safe choice in this rapidly evolving market." Available today, Sapphire/Universal Business Server (UBS) 5.1 and Sapphire/Developer 5.1 offer unprecedented EJB support, including: -- Full EJB Server Implementation -- Through a native EJB server implementation, Sapphire/Web can easily create cross-platform, multi-tier, distributed EJB application servers using a visual 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. interface. The Sapphire/Web EJB Server will be implemented in components. The security, Java Naming and Directory Interface The Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) is an API for directory service that allows clients to discover and lookup data and objects via a name. Like all Java APIs that interface with host systems, JNDI is independent of the underlying implementation. (JNDI) and Java Transaction Server (JTS) components, are each replaceable. This provides the flexibility to integrate different EJB server architectures, and thereby leverage technology innovations, as they become viable. The Sapphire/Web EJB Server takes full advantage of all Sapphire/UBS deployment services provided to other Sapphire/Web application server configurations, including unlimited scalability, dynamic load balancing, state management services, and agent-based management facilities. -- Integration with Other EJB's -- Sapphire/UBS can be deployed as a native EJB that can be hosted by any compliant EJB server. This will be important for enterprise customers implementing multiple EJB server architectures, and ensures the full protection of customer investments in Sapphire/Web technology as the EJB specification and implementations mature in the market. -- EJB Sapphire/Integration Modules (SIMs) -- Any EJB that customers build or purchase will become a SIM, a pre-built, plug-in integration module. Using a naming service, the Sapphire/Enterprise Deployment Kit (EDK EDK Embedded Development Kit EDK Emotiv Development Kit EDK European Death Knot (rock climbing) EDK Effective Date of Key (cryptography) EDK External Drift Kriging EDK Electric Dynamic Katathermometer ), which features Dynamic Introspection, automatically locates and identifies all software objects that are generated by Sapphire/Web or another vendor solution, or hand-coded. Sapphire/EDK integrates with other objects as well, including EJB, CORBA, COM, and MTS objects. In fact, by using the Sapphire/EDK, any object with a naming service can be integrated without coding. Developers can decide precisely what object functionality gets incorporated into their applications, regardless of competing object standards. This assures customers of reuse of their business logic across web-based deployment. XLM XLM Excel Macro (Microsoft) XLM Xetra Liquiditätsmaß (German: Xetra Liquidity Measure) XLM Excel Macrosheet Support Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) is now emerging, not only as one of the most powerful new browser-based languages, but as a new media for application-to-application communications. XML is being referred to as the next generation of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. , and Sapphire/Web is built to allow its customers to take advantage of this technology today. The Sapphire/Web EJB implementation provides a complete marriage of EJB technology with XML. This advanced capability allows an EJB application server to read XML from any source (another EJB, a file, a CORBA object, etc.) and output XML to any source. Customers can create XML applications from any enterprise source of data to be used for dynamic page creation or creating XML-to-XML communications between applications. This collaboration of technologies provides unlimited flexibility and extensive support for on-the-fly XML content generation. Proxy-based Load Balance Broker Due to the flexible, available, and scalable nature of Bluestone's EJB implementation, Sapphire/Web is able to support two levels of Load Balance Brokers. The first level, the Load Balance Broker, runs on the Web server as an NSAPI (NetScape API) A programming interface on Netscape's Web Server. Using NSAPI function calls, Web pages can invoke programs on the server, typically to access data in a database. NSAPI is an alternative to using CGI scripts on Netscape Web servers. , ISAPI (Internet Server API) A programming interface on Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft's Web server. Using ISAPI function calls, Web pages can invoke programs that are written as DLLs on the server, typically to access data in a database. , or Java Servlet. The second level, the Proxy-based Load Balance Broker, runs inside the firewall and acts as a proxy server that distributes the load across all application server instances. These two levels of load balancing provide a very flexible environment for e-commerce sites in which security and manageability are important issues. For example, at the high end, a Web server farm can communicate through a single port or spread load over just a few ports to a Proxy-based Load Balance Server farm inside the firewall, which in turn distributes the load across an application server farm. There is no limit to the number of systems in each of those farms. At the simpler end, a Web server can open a single system that hosts N number of application servers. This configuration is dynamic, thus the simple configuration can grow into the large configuration without bringing down any systems, or stopping any of the applications. These enhancements to Sapphire/Web have not changed the pricing paradigm and are immediately available to all maintenance customers as an upgrade at no additional charge. Bluestone application server framework is available through Sapphire/Web Value Added Resellers (VARs) and directly from Bluestone. For more information on Bluestone Software and Sapphire/Web, please call 609/727-4600 or email info@bluestone.com. About Sapphire/Web Bluestone's Sapphire/Web is a platform-independent, application server framework consisting of a family of products that are designed to control all aspects of Web application development, deployment, integration, and management. The system is compliant with Java, EJB, CORBA, and COM, and runs on Unix, NT, and the System 390. Sapphire/Web goes beyond application servers and application development tools to address the true requirements for connecting the enterprise application environment to the Web: 1) open architecture, 2) dynamic scalability, 3) application security, and 4) performance management. Customers depend on Sapphire/Web to rapidly build and deploy applications and data components for distribution throughout the enterprise; and to manage the flow of information and interactions between the user and enterprise applications. Unique features of Sapphire/Web include its application management facility, application isolation for enterprise quality security, and automatic identification and inclusion of all new age software objects. The Sapphire/Web architecture is comprised of five products, including Sapphire/Universal Business Server, Sapphire/Application Manager, Sapphire/Developer, Sapphire/Enterprise Deployment Kit, and Sapphire/Integration Modules. About Bluestone Software Bluestone Software, Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Interaction Management -- the controlled exchange of enterprise information. The company enables enterprises to seamlessly integrate their business applications into a Web-centric environment and to smoothly and reliably manage information interactions. Bluestone's Sapphire/Web is recognized as the most powerful, secure and manageable Web application framework in the world. Bluestone has formed strategic partnerships with leading software companies, such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle, Informix, Computer Associates, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, Open Market, and others. Major accounts include Dreyfus Corporation, Eli Lilly, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Reliance National, Thomson Consumer Electronics, and Time Inc. Bluestone Software, Inc. is located at 1000 Briggs Road, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054, phone 609/727-4600, fax 609/727-5077, and can be found at http://www.bluestone.com on the World Wide Web. --------- Bluestone and Sapphire/Web are registered trademarks of Bluestone Software, Inc. Java and Enterprise JavaBeans are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Bluestone Software Inc., San Francisco
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