SilverStream Software Ships jBroker 3.0; A High-Performance Java/CORBA Based ORB.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 SilverStream jBroker 3.0 Provides Critical Technology Support To Help Ensure Performance and Scalability of e-Business Applications SilverStream Software, Inc. (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 : SSSW), The eBusiness Platform Company, today unveiled SilverStream jBroker version 3.0, a Java based 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. (ORB) and services specifically designed for building high-performance, e-business applications using the latest 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 and Java(TM) 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technologies. jBroker provides support for critical technology such as Remote Method Invocation (programming) Remote Method Invocation - (RMI) Part of the Java programming language library which enables a Java program running on one computer to access the objects and methods of another Java program running on a different computer. http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1. (RMI) over 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 (IIOP), Portable Object Adapter (architecture) Portable Object Adapter - (POA) Part of the CORBA architecture. (POA), and IIOP over Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (IIOP/SSL). "jBroker 3.0 is a leading high-performance server ORB designed specifically for large-scale Java platform and EJB implementations," said Rohit Garg, VP and general manager of the SilverStream Software Java Technologies Division. "Version 3.0 has proven to be one of the highest performance Java ORBs on the market and is uniquely-capable of supporting tens of thousands of simultaneously connected clients, as well as millions of CORBA objects." Unlike many competing products, SilverStream jBroker 3.0 is based on the latest Java standards and offers high performance, scalability and advanced functionality. jBroker 3.0 is fully CORBA 2.3 compliant, with important features like Java POA mapping, RMI over IIOP (Remote Method Invocation over Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) An extension to Sun's RMI procedure call that enables Java programs to execute CORBA objects. It allows Java access to non-Java processes via CORBA. See RMI. , Interoperable Name Service, Objects by Value and IIOP over SSL. It provides complete support for developing, deploying and managing Java CORBA applications. "We are excited to ship what we believe is the best Java ORB on the market," said Dave Litwack, President 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 SilverStream Software. "jBroker 3.0 contains a high-performance and flexible CORBA/IIOP ORB runtime that plays an important role in SilverStream's overall eBusiness Platform solution." Pricing and Availability: jBroker Lite A small-footprint client ORB used to develop simple applications and as the client runtime environment for servers developed using the jBroker Developer. Free of charge the jBroker Lite can be downloaded from the SilverStream web site. jBroker Developer Full featured jBroker for developing servers. jBroker Developer also includes a scaled down ORB runtime for simple test deployments. - $1000 jBroker Server Full featured jBroker for deploying applications developed using the jBroker Developer. - $2000/CPU (All Platforms) jBroker Server Evaluation Free 45-day trial version of the jBroker Server. jBroker Server Evaluation can be downloaded from the SilverStream web site. The jBroker 3.0 product runs on Windows NT, Sun Solaris, Linux, 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 IBM AIX. The jBroker ORB is embedded in the SilverStream Application Server 3.0 and is also available separately. All SilverStream products can be purchased through authorized value-added resellers and distributors and direct sales offices throughout the world. Contact SilverStream Software at 1-888-823-9700 or on the Web at www.silverstream.com for a local authorized reseller. About SilverStream SilverStream Software, Inc., The eBusiness Platform Company, delivers software and services that enable businesses to create, deploy and manage eBusiness applications. Used in corporations throughout the world, SilverStream Software products are changing the way business is being conducted in Global 2000 companies such as ARCO, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Chevron, and the Chicago Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) A major exchange trading only stocks, with 90% of trades taking place on an automated execution system, called MAX. . SilverStream Software, www.silverstream.com, is publicly traded on the NASDAQ national market under the symbol (SSSW) and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. SilverStream is a registered trademark of SilverStream Software, Inc. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This release contains information about management's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, uncertainty related to market acceptance of jBroker 3.0, consummation of binding agreements with prospective business partners, competition, development of the market place, product development and enhancement, technological changes and other factors that are discussed in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other documents that are periodically filed with the SEC. |
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