HP Announces Two New Interoperability Features For HP ORB Plus 2.0; New Tools Simplify UNIX System and NT Integration.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1996--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced two new HP ORB Plus 2.0 object request broker See ORB. (programming) Object Request Broker - (ORB) Part of the OMG CORBA specification, an ORB's basic function is to pass method invocation requests to the correct objects and return the results to the caller. features that support interoperability and simplify UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) system and NT integration. The announcement was made here at Object World West, where both features are being demonstrated at HP's Booth, No. 416. The features -- enterprise wizards and full two-way interoperability between OLE/COM 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 -- enhance the capabilities and functionality of HP ORB Plus 2.0, which is HP's CORBA 2.0-compliant C++ object-request broker for HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. (1), Solaris and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. platforms. HP ORB PLUS 2.0 ENTERPRISE WIZARDS The HP-developed enterprise wizards for HP ORB Plus 2.0 allow Visual C++ developers to create CORBA objects that can be deployed on Windows NT or HP-UX platforms. The wizards are designed to simplify development by automating often-repeated tasks. At Object World West, HP is demonstrating an application wizard and a naming-insertion wizard. The application wizard guides the Visual C++ developer through the basic decision points related to the development of a CORBA server object and then generates a skeleton application source code. The naming-insertion wizard simplifies development of functionalities for naming services for Windows clients in a CORBA client/server environment A networking environment that is made up of clients and servers running applications designed for client/server architecture. See client/server. . The wizard generates all the source code needed to link clients and CORBA server components. "We are exploiting the features of Windows-based development environments so that developers can create solutions using CORBA components," said Cyndi Nickel, product line manager at HP's Enterprise Objects Program. "Our goal is to support the development of mixed-mode solutions that incorporate OLE and CORBA object models across UNIX system Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services and Windows platforms." HP ORB PLUS 2.0 OLE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN OLE/COM AND CORBA HP ORB Plus 2.0 today supports one-way mapping from OLE to CORBA. This feature allows Visual Basic and Visual C++ programmers to access CORBA components using native OLE interfaces. "Many of our customers who require PC front ends can now begin developing CORBA objects with the assurance that these objects can be accessed from PC clients," said Nickel. Later this year, HP plans to add two-way OLE interoperability between OLE/COM and CORBA to HP ORB Plus 2.0. This feature, which is also being demonstrated at Object World West, provides transparent, bidirectional The ability to move, transfer or transmit in both directions. interoperability between CORBA and OLE technologies, including Automation and 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. . Full OLE and CORBA integration allows Visual C++ or Visual Basic developers to build flexible and efficient distributed applications by transparently connecting OLE and CORBA components across the network to CORBA objects on the UNIX system or NT. Equally, CORBA clients can call up OLE objects as if they were CORBA components. New applications can be built that utilize the strengths of OLE on the desktop and that leverage the scaleability of CORBA components. "A distributed application can be designed to optimize the use of the platform for the task component's or service requirements, providing true enterprise distribution," said Nickel. "With these tools, components can be accessed across different platforms and are indistinguishable from native components. This makes it easier to develop and deploy distributed applications in mixed operating environments." HP ORB PLUS 2.0 HP ORB Plus 2.0 is part of HP's growing suite of software solutions that integrate UNIX system, NT, Solaris and the Internet/intranets for the enterprise. HP ORB Plus 2.0 component-distribution technologies, which are based on CORBA's IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) The CORBA message protocol used on a TCP/IP network (Internet, intranet, etc.). CORBA is the industry standard for distributed objects, which allows programs (objects) to be run remotely in a network. (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (protocol, standard) Internet Inter-ORB Protocol - (IIOP) A protocol which will be mandatory for all CORBA 2.0 compliant platforms. The initial phase of the project is to build an infrastructure consisting of: an IIOP to HTTP gateway which allows CORBA clients to access WWW ), provide an open architecture that enables components to be built on the HP ORB Plus 2.0 distribution infrastructure. This allows them to interface with Netscape's Open Network Environment (ONE) components. In combination with the newly released one-way mapping from OLE to CORBA, HP ORB Plus 2.0 components can deliver services to both the Microsoft environment and the Netscape environment, giving full versatility to the distributed-application developer. An HP ORB Plus 2.0 abstraction layer Software that translates a high-level request into the low-level commands required to perform the operation. The most common abstraction layer is the programming interface (API) between an application and the operating system. provides flexibility for transport mechanisms. HP ORB Plus 2.0 features the CORBA 2.0 IIOP, which allows interoperability with other CORBA 2.0-compliant ORBs. Also, developers in the HP-UX environment have the added capability of the DCE (1) (Distributed Computing Environment) Software from The Open Group that allows applications to be built across heterogeneous platforms in a network. DCE includes security, directory naming, time synchronization, file sharing, RPCs and multithreading services. CIOP CIOP Chicago Industrial/Organizational Psychologists CIOP Centro de Investigaciones Opticas (La Plata, Argentina) CIOP Common Inter-ORB Protocol CIOP Common Interface Operating Procedure CIOP Coaxial Input/Output Panel CIOP Common Input Output Platform (Distributed Computing Environment See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks Common Inter-ORB Protocol), which can be used as an alternative to the CORBA 2.0 IIOP. HP ORB Plus 2.0 also allows the DCE CIOP and the COBRA 2.0 IIOP to be used simultaneously. It also automatically chooses the fastest transport available. With help from HP, customers may use this feature to integrate other custom transports. HP ORB Plus 2.0 is a fully threaded ORB that supports the native threading package available on each system. HP ORB Plus 2.0 is an efficient, small-footprint implementation of the CORBA 2.0 specification that gives developers the flexibility to create applications of various sizes, including small embedded applications and large-scale enterprisewide applications. With the addition of full OLE and CORBA integration and enterprise wizards, developers have access to a variety of components running on many systems but may continue to use familiar languages, compilers and tools. For example, current C++ developers may use existing HP Softbench tools that already are in place on an HP-UX platform, and they also may begin using HP ORB Plus 2.0 to further simplify development. Alternatively, they may use Visual C++ or even Visual Basic. HP ORB Plus 2.0 provides a set of sample applications that demonstrate a broad range of features to further reduce the learning curve. The developer is walked through a series of applications covering basic CORBA programming as well as more advanced topics covering CORBA services. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. HP's Professional Services Organization provides services that enable customers to move toward object-oriented development environments using products such as HP ORB Plus 2.0 and its tools. Services include object education, training, re-engineering design, consulting and mentoring. In addition, HP consultants can help customers plan, design and implement enterprise object strategies. HP's Professional Service Organization takes into account the people, process and technology needs of companies and allows them to leverage object technology successfully to meet business goals and solve business problems. The transition to object technology can be paced and phased according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. customer requirements, with a view to short-term and long-term objectives. HP's Enterprise Objects Program develops and delivers products and services that enable customers to develop enterprise-scale solutions integrating UNIX system, NT and the Internet/intranets. With a firm commitment to open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , interoperability and security, HP's Enterprise Objects Program focuses on providing best-in-class middleware and application-development tools that leverage object-oriented and component-based technologies. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 110,800 employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. -0- Note to Editors: HP-UX 9.X and 10.0 for HP 9000 Series 700 and 800 computers are X/Open(tm) Company UNIX 93 branded products. HP-UX 10.10 is an X/Open UNIX 95 branded product. X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited in the UK and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Customers in the United States can may call 1-800-637-7740 and ask for Department 1587 to obtain additional information on HP ORB Plus 2.0. CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard Company Rachel Imison, 408/447-5456 e-mail: rimison@hoffman.com |
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