Sun Microsystems, Inc. Announces JavaBeans Development Kit; JavaSoft's Component Model Available to Developers Ahead of Schedule.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1996--Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that the beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of the JavaBeans(TM) Development Kit will be released on December 16, 1996, enabling developers to immediately begin building Java(TM) based components. "We're very excited that our development team has made such rapid progress with JavaBeans," said Jon Kannegaard, vice president of software products, JavaSoft. "Now that the JavaBeans Developer Kit is beta and available, developers can start writing JavaBeans components with the benefit of a standard reference base of code that our JavaBeans tools associates will have too. What this means is a jump start for platform-independent component development." JavaBeans, developed with broad industry support, is a compact component architecture that enables developers to write re-usable components once and then run them anywhere. JavaBeans developers have a seamless and powerful means to run their applications in COM/ActiveX, OpenDoc, and Netscape's LiveConnect(TM). There is no need to make a choice to pursue only one component platform -- JavaBeans provides access to them all. BDK BDK Black & Decker (stock symbol) BDK Big Daddy Kane (rapper Juice Crew) BDK Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (Society for the Promotion of Buddhism) BDK (Java) Improves Development Environment The JavaBeans Development Kit provides developers the basic tools they need to begin building JavaBeans components immediately. The BDK beta is compliant with the Java Developer Kit (JDKTM) 1.1 beta. Available at no charge to developers at http://java.sun.com/beans, the BDK beta includes: A reference implementation of the JavaBeans API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. , including the component architecture and bridges to other component architectures A "BeanBox," a reference text container which allows developers to test the JavaBeans they develop. It also serves as an example of a JavaBeans container 12 sample JavaBeans that can run in the BeanBox and demonstrate various JavaBeans behavior Early documentation, including reference source code and tutorial information Partner Support Apple Computer and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation are working with JavaSoft to ensure two-way interoperability between JavaBeans and OpenDoc applications, providing an invisible migration to client/server applications. In addition, JavaSoft will ensure that JavaBeans run seamlessly inside ActiveX containers on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. platforms, and that JavaBeans run inside Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. (TM) LiveConnect containers. JavaSoft continues to work with leading Java tools developers to incorporate support for JavaBeans and the BDK in their products, creating a full complement of visual tools for JavaBeans that interoperate with other component architectures. "We have seen excellent support to date from our Java tools partners," said David Spenhoff, director of product marketing, JavaSoft. "We look forward to seeing strong IDEs for JavaBeans as early as the first quarter of next year." JavaBeans on the Fast Track The beta of JavaBeans and the JavaBeans Development Kit will be available for download on December 16, 1996. Final versions will ship in the second quarter of 1997. For more information about JavaBeans, including information on development tools and the JavaBeans specification, please visit http://java.sun.com/beans/ . Sun at Internet World Visit 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. , Inc. (Booth 219, Level Three) at Fall Internet World `97, taking place at Javits Convention Center, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , December 11-13. Plan to attend Java Day, December 11, and stop by Sun Microsystems Java Pavilion (Booth 3304, Level One) where more than 50 companies will be on hand to demonstrate their Java based tools and applications. JavaSoft, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., is a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc. The company's mission is to develop, market and support the Java(TM) technology and products based on it. Java supports networked applications and enables developers to write applications once that will run on any Java enabled machine. JavaSoft develops applications, tools and systems platforms to further enhance Java as the programming standard for complex networks such as the Internet and corporate intranets. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, 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 "SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ") to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $7 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com -0- Note to Editors: Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, "The Network Is The Computer", Java Coffee Java coffee is a coffee produced on the island of Java. In the United States, the term "Java" by itself is slang for coffee generally. The Indonesian phrase Kopi Jawa Cup logo, Java, JavaSoft, JavaBeans, and JDK (Java Development Kit) A Java software development environment from Sun. It includes the JVM, compiler, debugger and other tools for developing Java applets and applications. Each new version of the JDK adds features and enhancements to the language. are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. Netscape Navigator and LiveConnect are registered trademarks Netscape Communications Corp. -0- SUN ANNOUNCES JAVABEANS DEVELOPMENT KIT December 11, 1996 Addendum addendum n. an addition to a completed written document. Most commonly this is a proposed change or explanation (such as a list of goods to be included) in a contract, or some point that has been subject of negotiation after the contract was originally proposed by : Quotes From JavaBeans Endorsers Apple Computer, Inc. "Apple is contributing key technologies which will be important in Java's evolution: in the near future QuickTime Java libraries will allow developers to leverage the dominance of QuickTime content on the Web and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). ; and integrating OpenDoc with JavaBeans will provide new opportunities for developers committed to an object model. Apple is aligning its internet efforts to support Java as it evolves, with over 20 projects underway at Apple to integrate Java into Apple products and Apple platforms -- from Mac OS on the desktop to Newton OS on the thin client side," said Dr. Ike Nassi, senior vice president of AppleSoft. Contact: Nathalie Welch Apple Computer, Inc. 408-974-5430 E-Mail: WELCH.N@applelink.apple.com Borland International "Borland is very excited about the release of JavaBeans, and we will be incorporating this technology into JBuilder, our enterprise development tool for Java. The component architecture established by JavaBeans is a key technology for Borland and one that we have been involved with since its inception. Not only will Borland offer the most advanced implementation of JavaBeans, Borland engineers have helped to drive the standard by building on the component model of Delphi Client/Server Suite," said Zack Urlocker, director of product management at Borland International. Contact: Brett Smith Brett Smith is a Free Software hacker and writer. Since 2006, Brett Smith has operated the FSF Free Software Licensing and Compliance Lab. He is also a speaker for the GNU Project. Borland International 408-431-1341 E-Mail: bsmith@wpo.borland.com CI Labs "Developers are demanding interoperability and platform-independence of component technologies. Live Objects are CI Labs-validated compatible software components bridging JavaBeans and OpenDoc technologies. The JavaBeans/OpenDoc Developer Roadmap available at our website articulates that this is a safe investment choice for mission critical software developers," said Frank C. Mara, President of CI Labs. Contact: Teri Dahlbeck CI Labs 408-974-8908 E-Mail: teri@cilabs.org Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. "As the developer of Corel Office A suite of applications for Windows from Corel that was superseded by Corel WordPerfect Suite. See WordPerfect Office. for Java, Corel is enthusiastic about JavaBeans," said Chris Biber, technology evangelist Not to be confused with televangelist. A technical or technology evangelist is a person whose job or role is to promote technologies, usually new technologies. at Corel Corporation. "For instance, all of our office components are already comprised of JavaBeans, allowing us to provide the marketplace with a complete range of customizable components as well as a full suite of office productivity applications." Contact: Corinne Smirle Corel Corporation 613-728-0826 E-Mail: corinnes@corel.ca IBM Corporation "JavaBeans will play a key role in speeding the development of network-ready applications for our customers," said Patricia Sueltz, vice president, Internet Software, IBM Internet Division. "As a leader in component technology, IBM is rapidly integrating JavaBeans into our development plans and working closely with JavaSoft to drive the specification forward in the industry." Contact: Judy Radlinsky IBM Corporation 617-693-8577 E-Mail: jradlinsky@vnet.ibm.com Informix Software, Inc. "We're excited to see the strong progress being made on JavaBeans, because Beans will play a key role in simplifying the use of Java in our Universal Server to allow users to create new datatype extensions," said Chris Horak, product marketing manager at Informix. Contact: Jaye Prosser Informix Software, Inc. 415-926-6316 E-Mail: jprosser@informix.com JUSTSYSTEM Corporation "JavaBeans gives an immediate answer to the first question many software engineers raised when Java became known," said Hatsuko Ukigawa, executive vice president of technology for JUSTSYSTEM Corporation, which markets its component software, JOCA JOCA Job Order Cost Adjustments , in Japan. "JavaBeans provides a robust and abundant mechanism to glue Java with component technologies we are familiar with. JUSTSYSTEM will strive to make both JavaBeans and its own expertise in component software flourish. The availability of JavaBeans fuels our effort much faster." Contact: Joshua Arai JUSTSYSTEM Corporation 415-233-9890 E-Mail: Joshua_Arai@justsystem.co.jp Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). "Lotus is excited about today's JavaSoft announcements and the continuing industry momentum around the JavaBeans technologies. Lotus is building a set of Lotus Components in Java for the Internet. Scheduled for delivery in 1997, Lotus Components will enable Web developers to incorporate business productivity applets such as spreadsheets, charts and diagrams into their applications in order to build powerful, interactive Web applications. Lotus Components are a key part of the Lotus effort to business-enable the Internet, helping customers use the Web as a place to do real work, not just a place to browse," said Michael Welles, general manager of Lotus Components at Lotus Development Corporation. Contact: Adam Banker Lotus Development Corporation 617-577-8500 E-Mail: adam_banker@crd.lotus.com Novell, Inc. "We're very excited about the broader possibilities that JavaBeans represents. With this release, we envision Java solutions moving beyond dancing Web pages to line-of-business solutions that take advantage of network services such as Novell Directory Services See NDS. (NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services ). Our next release of IntranetWare, due early this summer, will incorporate the JDK 1.1 and Beans technology, and will stand as a top-performing Java computing platform See platform. for the next generation of apps," said Denice Gibson, senior vice president, Internet Products Group for Novell. Contact: Rob Shiveley Novell, Inc. 801-228-5096 E-Mail: Rshiveley@novell.com Oracle Corporation "Oracle is committed 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 for network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. , and JavaSoft is providing a strong foundation to ensure that openness will prevail," said Beatriz Infante in·fan·te n. A son of a Spanish or Portuguese king other than the heir to the throne. [Spanish and Portuguese, both from Latin , Oracle's senior vice president of Internet and Media Products "Oracle's Network Computing Architecture supports Java across all tiers, and Oracle plans to continue enhancing its support for Java in the future." Contact: Paige O'Neill Oracle Corporation 415-506-7000 E-Mail: poneill@us.oracle.com ParcPlace-Digitalk "With the release of the JavaBeans API, JavaSoft will further establish Java as the fastest growing language for cross-platform, object-oriented development," said Richard Dym, vice president and general manager of ObjectShare, a division of ParcPlace-Digitalk. "JavaBeans' availability and adoption is critical to the development of a robust Java components market, a market that ObjectShare is aggressively pursuing. Both jKit/Grid, our first and currently shipping Java component and our Parts for Java -- one of the first visual programming environments for Java -- are targeted to provide support for the JavaBeans interface in the first quarter of 1997." Contact: Kevin Pedraja Sterling Communications, Inc. E-Mail: Kevin_M._Pedraja@sterlingpr.com SunSoft "JavaBeans is a key technology for tools vendors and the industry," said Larry Weber, vice president and general manager, Sun's WorkShop Products. "Sun's WorkShop group has built Java tools from the ground up to excel in a client/network environment, and we will aggressively implement this technology into Java WorkShop and Project Studio." Contact: Nam LaMore SunSoft 415-786-4737 E-Mail: nam.lamore@Eng.sun.com Symantec Corporation "We are very excited about today's announcement. JavaSoft has really done a tremendous job with Java," said Mansour Safai, general manager of Symantec's Internet Tools division. "At Symantec, we will aggressively adopt the new JDK 1.1 enhancements, including strong support for JavaBeans, and will incorporate these new features in Visual Cafe A family of Java development products formerly from the WebGain division of Symantec and sold to TogetherSoft Corporation in 2002, which was acquired by Borland in 2003. Versions for Windows and the Macintosh were available that included a host of Java components and features for rapidly and Visual Cafe Pro, in order to provide to developers the latest Java specifications from JavaSoft in our market-leading visual Java development environment." Contact: Elisheva Bailey Symantec Corporation 408-446-7134 E-Mail: EBailey@symantec.com Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. "JavaSoft is making rapid progress in moving JavaBeans into the marketplace, enabling the infrastructure for robust components," said John Cook, vice president, strategy and new business creation at Texas Instruments Software. "Our customers and our Internet tools are depending upon this technology to build a new class of applications." Contact: Luanne Kruse Texas Instruments 972-575-5729 E-Mail: KRUS KRUS Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Spolecznego (Polish: Agricultural Social Insurance Fund) %mimi@magic.itg.ti.com -0- CONTACT: JavaSoft Elizabeth McNichols, 408/343-1684 elizabeth.mcnichols@eng.sun.com http://java.sun.com INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED TELECOMMUNICATIONS REPEATS: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. 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