IONA Technologies Introduces Orbix 3 - the Next Generation of the World's Leading CORBA Middleware Solution.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1999--IONA Technologies (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 :IONAY), the world leader in Making Software Work Together(tm), is today introducing Orbix(r) 3, the latest release of the world's most widely used 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 (r) middleware product. Orbix provides organizations with a proven, standards-based approach to making diverse, cross-platform computer systems work together. Orbix 3, the leader in the development of CORBA-based middleware applications, offers new features that promote ease-of-use, flexibility, scalability and security all in one box. IONA's delivery of Orbix 3 reflects the mainstream use of Orbix middleware to solve the integration challenges facing organizations across the world. Features included in Orbix 3 are, amongst others, COM-CORBA integration using OrbixCOMet(tm), location transparency For other uses of "Transparency", see Transparency (disambiguation). In computer networks location transparency describes names used to identify network resources independent of both the user's location and the resource location. and load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them using OrbixNames(tm), rapid application development using Orbix Code Generation Toolkit and built-in Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. using Orbix Wonderwall(tm). Orbix 3 gives developers the tools they need to build distributed applications across traditional IT language, platform and networking boundaries. Through its compliance with the CORBA standard, Orbix 3 allows IT systems to evolve over time by offering support for new and existing technologies. The result is a middleware solution that protects and enhances any investment in IT. "Orbix 3 represents a significant advance in CORBA middleware development. Orbix 3 is the result of experience from working with our 3,500 customers who already rely on Orbix to make their software work together," stated Paul Donnelly Paul Donnelly played his schoolboy football with Tolka Rovers and Rathoath Harps before joining Home Farm F.C. and then moving over to England with Leeds United F.C. in 1996. , senior product manager for ORB products at IONA Technologies IONA Technologies, NASDAQ: IONA, began life as a campus company in Trinity College, Dublin and was founded by Chris Horn, Annrai O'Toole, Colin Newman and Seán Baker.[1][2] IONA maintains headquarter offices in Dublin, Boston and Tokyo. . "For the first time ever we have included OrbixCOMet, OrbixNames, the Orbix Code Generation Toolkit and Orbix Wonderwall, IONA's industry-leading 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. firewall technology, all in one box. With Orbix 3, customers are able to build systems using both 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 CORBA components, easily locate objects, autogenerate gateways, reduce development time and secure their applications." "IONA has committed itself to making CORBA development easier," stated Richard Soley Richard Mark Soley (Baltimore, Maryland) is the chair and CEO of Object Management Group, Inc. (OMG); as such, the vision and direction of the consortium are his responsibility. , chairman and 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 the Object Management Group. "IONA has been a long-time supporter of the CORBA standard and has experienced amazing growth since its inception with its mature products and professional consulting services. The continued work by our leading vendors to make CORBA easier-to-use is a testimony to the standard's growing popularity. Orbix 3 underlines the move CORBA has made into the mainstream." "Enterprise application development is increasingly becoming the business of integrating heterogenous (spelling) heterogenous - It's spelled heterogeneous. environments, and the release of Orbix 3 sets a new bar for managing this complexity," said Mansour Safai, Vice President of Symantec's Internet Tools division. "The combination of Orbix 3 and our forthcoming VisualCafe Enterprise Suite will be a very potent development and deployment solution for serious enterprise application developers." "Sun looks forward to the arrival of this latest release of IONA's Orbix product on Sun Solaris," says Reed Hornberger, director of market development at 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. . "Orbix 3.0 promises to offer customers additional functionality to support the growing number of enterprise middleware applications being built by customers for the Solaris platform." "We have been pleased with the new level of ease-of-use, scalability and flexibility Orbix 3 provides," stated Mike Greenberg Mike Greenberg (born August 6, 1967 in New York City, New York) is a television anchor and radio host for ESPN. At ESPN, he hosts the weekday evening SportsCenter and ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning show with Mike Golic. , manager of object technology development for NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Systems, Inc (NECSYS). "I am excited that we can now release OrbixNotification with support for Orbix 3, extending the numerous advantages provided by Orbix 3 to customers and making our product line all the more attractive." Orbix 3 Features: COM-CORBA Integration using OrbixCOMet --It is a high performance bi-directional dynamic bridge between CORBA and DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) Formerly Network OLE, it is Microsoft's technology for distributed objects. DCOM is based on COM, Microsoft's component software architecture, which defines the object interfaces. --Enables DCOM applications written using tools such as Visual Basic, MS Office or Active Server Pages (World-Wide Web, programming) Active Server Pages - (ASP) A scripting environment for Microsoft Internet Information Server in which you can combine HTML, scripts and reusable ActiveX server components to create dynamic web pages. IIS 4. to easily access CORBA applications running on Windows, Unix or the Mainframe --Is Compliant with open and industry standards Rapid Application Development using Orbix Code Generation Toolkit --Aids in the development of Orbix applications --Dramatically reduces development time by automating many repetitive coding tasks --It autogenerates gateways to COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) applications, enabling developers to create proofs of concept quickly or easily modify your existing CORBA applications Location Transparency and Load Balancing using OrbixNames --Acts as a central repository of objects which clients use to locate server applications --Enables server applications to be relocated without impacting client code --Extends the CORBA naming model to provide for load balancing of servers using object groups Built-in Security using Orbix Wonderwall, IONA's industry-leading IIOP Firewall Technology --Filters IIOP messages to provide fine-grained access control for back-end objects --Provides transparent traversal on the client side --Features a powerful logging facility for tracing the history of message exchanges Orbix 3 Training and Consultancy To ease migration to and adoption of Orbix 3, IONA's Professional Services team introduces Orbix 3 Faststart, a one day intensive program to familiarize those who are already accomplished Orbix users with the latest Orbix 3 features. This course is in addition to the world's most popular CORBA course, Building Distributed Applications with Orbix and CORBA, which now incorporates sections on COM-CORBA integration, Wonderwall and the Orbix Code Generation Toolkit. For further information, please contact training@iona.com or check out our web-site: http://www.iona.com/profserv Pricing and Availability Orbix 3 is available immediately on Sun Solaris, 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. and Windows NT. Orbix 3 is US$6995 per developer on UNIX platforms and US$2995 per developer on Windows NT. More information on Orbix 3 is available on the Internet at: http://www.iona.com/products/orbix/ index.html Founded in 1991, IONA Technologies (NASDAQ:IONAY) is the world leader in Making Software Work Together(tm). IONA's leading product, Orbix(r), provides customers with a standards-based enterprise middleware solution to make diverse software components work together in a reliable, dependable and scaleable manner. According to IDC's market research, Orbix, which is used by over 3,500 businesses worldwide and conforms to the Object Management Group's CORBA specification, is the world's leading object middleware product. NOTE TO EDITORS: To access IONA press releases and background material on the web, visit: http://www.iona.com/news/pressroom/. If you would like to receive IONA press releases by e-mail, contact Sarah Lima at sarahl@iona.com. Orbix is a registered trademark of IONA Technologies. Making Software Work Together is a trademark of IONA Technologies. CORBA is a trademark or registered trademark of Object Management Group, Inc. in the US and other countries. Sun, Sun Microsystems, and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners |
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