Buzzeo Launches Project to Expand Teaching of Java and CORBA in Colleges and Universities.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000 Buzzeo's Project ZEOLogix in Education Announced at EDUCAUSE 2000 Information Technology Conference in Nashville Buzzeo, a leading builder of Web-based development tools and distributed applications built to run on the Internet, Tuesday announced the launch of Project ZINE. Project ZINE (ZEOLogix In Education) is designed to expand the presence of Java and 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 technologies in computer science curriculum. Buzzeo announced Project ZINE at EDUCAUSE 2000, higher education's premier information technology conference, which opened in Nashville Tuesday and runs through Friday, Oct. 13. Project ZINE is built around Buzzeo's ZEOLogix as an instructional technology There are two types of instructional technology: those with a systems approach, and those focusing on sensory technologies. The definition of instructional technology prepared by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions and Terminology tool. "ZEOLogix is 100% Java and CORBA-based," said Melanie R. Biel, Buzzeo's vice president of Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. Sales. "Because it was designed to simplify the development of Web-based applications using 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). and CORBA wizards, it is a powerful learning aid for teaching those technologies. ZEOLogix also includes a suite of 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. servers for the deployment of Web-based applications, so students will get a complete picture of the entire build/deploy cycle for Web-based applications." Biel said that the Project ZINE package includes ZEOLogix developer seats at a deep classroom discount, assistance for faculty with courseware development from the Buzzeo Learning Center, opportunities for accelerated training, and ZINE scholarships for high achievement in distributed object technology studies. More information is available from Buzzeo at EDUCAUSE: Booth 710 in the Opryland Convention Center's Ryman Hall or on the Web at www.buzzeo.com. About Buzzeo Buzzeo is a leading builder of Web-based development tools and distributed applications built to run on the Internet. Buzzeo's ZEOLogix is a powerful Java and CORBA-based tool for the development, deployment, and management of Web-based applications. ZEOLogix includes intuitive Wizards that simplify the development of Enterprise JavaBeans and automate the generation of CORBA's Interface Definition Language See IDL. Interface Definition Language - (IDL) 1. An OSF standard for defining RPC stubs. 2. Part of an effort by Project DOE at SunSoft, Inc. to integrate distributed object technology into the Solaris operating system. (IDL (1) (Interface Definition Language) A language used to describe the interface to a routine or function. For example, objects in the CORBA distributed object environment are defined by an IDL, which describes the services performed by the object and how the data ). Buzzeo's suite of Web-based applications for higher education includes SISLogix Financial Aid and FINLogix Finance System. Buzzeo is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., and maintains a development lab in New Jersey. Buzzeo's Web address is www.buzzeo.com. The ZEO ZEO Zope Enterprise Objects ZEO Z Education Online (website) ZEO Zero Emissions Operation icon is a registered trademark and Buzzeo, ZeoLogix, eLogix, SISLogix, and FINLogix are trademarks of Buzzeo Inc. All other product names and services noted are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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