SANGA ADDS JAVABEANS AND ACTIVEX SUPPORT TO SANGA PAGES.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1996--Fall Internet World, Java Pavilion Exhibit Hall 1C, Booth no. 3304, Demo Station no.54 Enhancements Increase Power and Flexibility While Allowing Developers to Leverage Legacy Components Sanga Sanga a type of draft cattle with a small cervicothoracic hump and long horns, originating in eastern and southern Africa. It includes many varieties. International today announced that Sanga Pages has been enhanced to support both JavaBeans and ActiveX components. This enhancement allows developers creating applications using Sanga Pages to take advantage of new third-party platform-independent software components known as Java Beans See JavaBeans. , as well as existing ActiveX controls. By serving as a universal container for disparate components, Sanga Pages frees developers from a single component architecture and enables them to concentrate on creating powerful, enterprise-wide applications. "Sanga Pages turns the JavaBeans specification into reality for developers by notifying the Microsoft development community that they can now leverage their existing investments in OCX (OLE Control EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enables a Windows program to add functionality by calling ready-made components. Generally called "OLE controls" or "OLE custom controls," they appear to the end user as just another part of and ActiveX controls in Java," said Shane Maine, 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. , Sanga International. "What Sanga Pages offers is a bridge between these two worlds that lets developers continue using legacy OCX and ActiveX controls while migrating toward Java and JavaBeans. This makes Java the most compelling option for all developers, whether they write software just for Windows 95 and NT, or for all platforms, including 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). and Mac." THE PROMISE OF JAVABEANS JavaBeans is an open component architecture specification that allows developers to create and use components that run in different environments, such as Microsoft's 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. , CI Labs (Apple/IBM) OpenDoc and Netscape's LiveConnect. 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. announced completion of the JavaBeans application programming interface (API) specification in October 1996 and the specification is now available for free download from Sun's web site at http://java.sun.com/beans. TAKING THE VALUE OF JAVABEANS TO THE NEXT LEVEL The Sanga Pages rapid application development environment allows developers to select from a series of visual components which can then be linked together using a BASIC-like scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an . With the new enhancements, Sanga Pages now extends the JavaBeans concept by acting as a universal container which allows JavaBeans to interoperate with the existing library of components (ActiveX controls and OpenDoc parts The original name for OpenDoc components, which were renamed Live Objects. See OpenDoc. ), thereby making platform-specific components platform-independent. These software components can be seamlessly imported for use in Sanga's drag-and-drop development environment, enabling developers to create an enormous range of complex applications serving industries such as telecommunications, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , transportation, oil and gas, and government. Because these applications leverage Sanga Pages Java foundation, they can be used by any client that can support a Java-enabled browser from a UNIX workstation to a PC to a network computer. The Sanga Pages universal container allows developers to take advantage of JavaBeans, the next generation of software components, without having to rewrite existing controls to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the new JavaBeans specification. ABOUT SANGA PAGES Sanga Pages is a 100% Java suite of products which transforms any Java-enabled Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , such as Netscape, Explorer or HotJava, into a powerful desktop that can create and execute mission-critical applications. These applications can directly access and leverage information in virtually any corporate database. Pages allows programmers to create platform-independent, Web-centric applications without having to develop in Java. By using existing intranet infrastructure, bringing live corporate data to the Web, and running on any client from an NC to a PC, Sanga Pages maximizes an organization's IT investment in an unparalleled way. Sanga Pages consists of three pieces: o The Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment creates Browserware(TM), the Web-centric applications that allow users to live within their browser to complete business-crucial activities; o The component object middleware layer allows both the Sanga Pages browser-based thin client to interact with the Pages Server and the Pages Servers to interact with one another. This layer enables enterprise-wide scalability of mission-critical browserware applications; and, o The data access middleware layer enables Pages-based applications to leverage virtually any corporate data source including relational databases and mail servers. This capability also brings a world of legacy mainframe data to intranets. AVAILABILITY Sanga's enhanced application development capabilities are being rolled into the current Pages suite to further benefit Sanga users, giving developers new power and flexibility to create customized applications. The enhanced version of Sanga Pages will be generally available in Q2 1997. ABOUT SANGA INTERNATIONAL Sanga International Inc. (http://www.sangacorp.com) was founded in 1996 to address the growing need for enterprise-caliber Internet/intranet applications. It has become a leader in the Java-based application market and is the first company to offer a pure Java Refers to initiatives from Sun that specify 100% compliance with its Java specification. The goal is to maintain a consistent, single interface for Java so that all Java Virtual Machines can run all Java programs. See Holy Grail. commercial product using the JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database standard. With sales subsidiaries based in Burlington, MA; 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. , CA; Ottawa, ON; and, Toronto, ON, the company has development and sales offices in three countries and employs 45 people. -0- Sanga, Sanga Pages and Pages are trademarks of Sanga International Inc. Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks, tradenames, registered trademarks, or registered tradenames are property of their respective holders. Note to Editors: A Sanga Pages screen shot illustrating the JavaBeans/ActiveX enhancement is available for downloading from Sanga's Web site at the bottom of the demo section. CONTACT: Toffer Winslow (twinslow@sangacorp.com) Sanga International Ltd. 617/272-8500 or John DeHart (jdehart@sangacorp.com) Sanga International Inc. 246/420-4896 or Lisa Hahn (lisa.hahn@cbpr.com) Albie Jarvis (albie.jarvis@cbpr.com) Copithorne & Bellows 617/450-4300 |
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