New ILOG Broker 2.1 Speeds CORBA-Compliant Development; ILOG Broker Integration with IONA Orbix Automatically Generates IDL Interfaces from C++ Code.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. 22, 1996--ILOG Inc. announced today the integration of ILOG Broker 2.1 with IONA Technologies' Orbix, which allows C++ developers to easily develop 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 distributed applications using only the C++ classes native to their applications. Company officials stated that ILOG Broker 2.1 streamlines the development of distributed C++ applications. Without ILOG Broker, programmers must address object distribution using either the Common 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. Architecture's (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 ), or via proprietary communications code. ILOG Broker is the first product to generate IDL specifications directly from the native classes of a C++ application, thereby saving the programmer time and effort. In addition to integration with Orbix, ILOG Broker 2.1 now features support for multithreading Multitasking within a single program. It allows multiple streams of execution to take place concurrently within the same program, each stream processing a different transaction or message. . "By integrating ILOG Broker 2.1 with Orbix, ILOG's customers can build applications with the assurance that they will work with CORBA, the leading standard for interoperable distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. ," said David Taber, vice president of marketing at ILOG. "We are convinced that IONA, with its market leading Orbix product, is a perfect partner for bringing our technology to the CORBA market. But the real winner here is the developer, who can now produce distributed object Distributed objects are software modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple computers connected via a network or in different processes inside the same computer. applications faster and more easily." Orbix is IONA Technologies' market-leading implementation of the Object Management Group's CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture (standard, programming) Common Object Request Broker Architecture - (CORBA) An Object Management Group specification which provides a standard messaging interface between distributed objects. The original CORBA specification (1. ) specification. CORBA is the standard way to achieve interoperable cross-platform and cross-language distributed applications. IONA's Orbix runs on 20 platforms and works with a number of programming languages including C++, Java, Ada and Visual Basic. Annrai O'Toole, chief technology officer at IONA Technologies, said, "Corporations employ an increasing range of tools today in an effort to get the best from their systems. Combining the strengths of ILOG Broker 2.1 and IONA's Orbix, gives the corporate developer a wider choice of technologies with which they can create network-based client/server applications." ILOG Broker extends C++ with a few simple and natural keywords to provide distributed computing services. Using these keywords, developers annotate annotate - annotation C++ headers to export classes, templates and functions. ILOG Broker uses these headers to generate the associated IDL interfaces and the Orbix client and implementation stubs stubs The shares of equity in a firm that is financed almost completely with debt. Stubs are often created when firms go through a leveraged buyout or pay big cash dividends in order to fend off a takeover. . All C++ semantics, including passing object by-value, virtual and static functions, function overloading, templates and implicit constructors, are fully supported. ILOG Broker 2.1 will be available in October from ILOG, Inc. The product supports 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). platforms, Windows NT and Windows 95 with prices starting at $3,500. It can use either IONA Orbix or ONC/RPC as the underlying communications infrastructure. Customers wanting to use IONA Orbix must purchase the corresponding development and deployment licenses from IONA Technologies. About ILOG ILOG is the worldwide leader in advanced software components for business applications. ILOG provides high-performance data visualization for 2D and 3D user interfaces; constraint-based reasoning systems for resource optimization, scheduling, logistics, and planning applications; dynamic rule systems for intelligent agents and real-time data flow control; and component services for integrating C++ modules with real-time and relational data sources. Founded in 1987 and now numbering over 210 employees, ILOG is represented in more than 25 countries worldwide. In the United States, ILOG can be reached by phone at 800/FOR-ILOG, by email at info@ilog.com, and on the web at www.ilog.com. About IONA Technologies IONA Technologies, Ltd., is the world's leading provider of CORBA-conforming solutions. Its principal product, Orbix was launched in June, 1993, as the first full and complete implementation of the Object Management Group's (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ) Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) specification. Today, Orbix runs on 20 platforms from a single code base and is used by thousands of corporate developers world-wide. With Orbix, programmers can develop distributed object-oriented applications following consistent and straightforward, standards-based model. According to the Gartner Group, Orbix has the largest installed base of any object request broker and in its December, 1995 issue, Unix Review Magazine picked Orbix as one of the Outstanding Products of 1995. ILOG Broker, ILOG DB Link, ILOG Rules, ILOG Scheduler, ILOG Server, ILOG Solver and ILOG Views, are trademarks of ILOG, Inc. Orbix is a registered trademark of IONA Technologies, Ltd. All other product, service and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: ILOG Inc., Mountain View, Calif. Catharine Beier, 415/944-7127 beier@ilog.com http://www.ilog.com |
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