The ExoLab Group Announces Debut Release of OpenORB Enterprise Suite; Modular Architecture Eases Large Scale Deployment Of Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 The ExoLab Group, the sponsor of open source projects for the enterprise, announced today the initial release and immediate availability of the OpenORB Enterprise Suite. The OpenORB Enterprise Suite is a Java(TM) implementation of 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 specifications and allows firms to easily develop and deploy large volumes of applications in heterogeneous environments. Benefiting from several years of development experience in a previous project called JavaORB, the OpenORB Enterprise Suite implements a completely new standards-based architecture designed for scalability, modularity, and customizability. Several select companies have participated in the OpenORB Early Access Program, including Evidian, NetBeans (a Sun Microsystems subsidiary), NetGenics, and OSM OSM Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. OSM Openstreetmap (free editable online world map) OSM Office of Surface Mining (US government) OSM Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal . These companies have been testing the Beta version of the OpenORB Enterprise Suite since November of 2000. "Evidian has been committed to participating in the development of standards in the telecommunications market," said Antonio Plutino, Director of Technology Partnerships for Evidian. "We believe the new OpenORB initiative will be an optimal open source solution that will provide a robust, plug-and-play CORBA implementation that is compliant with emerging OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group specifications. Thus far, Evidian has evaluated the OpenORB implementation according to efficiency, ease of use, and standards compliance. We are delighted to bring to this program our experience in CORBA technology and the telecommunications industry." "A CORBA 2.4 compliant ORB, OpenORB meets all our requirements for easy integration with CORBA Support in Forte for Java An earlier family of Java development environments from Sun. The products included an editor, compiler, debugger, object browser and JavaBean creator plus the ability to edit and view HTML files. Internet Edition," says Karel Gardas of NetBeans. According to Michael Dickson, CTO of NetGenics, "OpenORB is an important addition to the CORBA ORB and open source communities. In addition to a robust ORB implementation that tracks the recent developments at OMG, OpenORB includes a wide variety of services that accelerate the ability to build distributed computing solutions. The quality of the implementation makes OpenORB an attractive alternative to traditional commercial ORB products." "OSM is pleased to have participated in the OpenORB early access program," noted Stephen McConnell, 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 OSM. "Our results, based on testing against real application requirements in enterprise gateways and collaboration solutions, indicate the first release of the OpenORB implementation is primed for real application development. OSM has validated the core ORB and several common services, including the Persistent State Service (PSS See EPSS. ) sub-system (using file and database persistence), OTS See Office of Thrift Supervision. transaction services, COS interoperable naming services, the OMG Time services, and our implementation of OMG Business Object and Electronic Commerce Domain interface. OSM looks forward to continuing its partnership with the OpenORB team in the further development and enhancement of these tools in our delivery of world-class enterprise B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business solutions." Key Features -- Fully compliant with CORBA 2.4 and all currently specified features of CORBA 3.0 -- Fully developed in Java -- Fully multithreaded ORB -- Compliant with JDK(TM) 1.2, and 1.3 -- Truly modular ORB -- XML Configuration file -- Multiple Object Adapters: BOA and POA -- Portable Interceptors Key Services & Extensions -- Transaction Service -- Persistent State Service -- Trading Service -- SSL (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. ) -- The OpenORB Management Board Availability OpenORB Enterprise Suite v1.0 is available for download now at http://openorb.exolab.org. Open ORB is free under the ExoLab Public License (equivalent to the Apache Public License). About OpenORB Enterprise Suite OpenORB Enterprise Suite is a Java implementation of the 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. (CORBA) specification. CORBA, a specification published by the Object Management Group (OMG), allows applications written in any programming language to run on different platforms no matter where they reside in the network. The OpenORB Enterprise Suite includes a fully compliant 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), along with several CORBA services and extensions providing the most complete ORB available. For more information or to join the OpenORB community, please visit http://openorb.exolab.org. About The ExoLab Group The ExoLab Group is an informal organization working on the development of open source enterprise software projects. The ExoLab Group focuses its efforts on Java and XML technologies, leading projects like OpenEJB, OpenJMS, OpenORB, Castor and Tyrex, as well as contributing to external open source projects including Tomcat, James, Xalan and Xerces. The ExoLab Group licenses the code it develops under the ExoLab Public License (equivalent to the Apache Public License). The ExoLab Group is a major contributor to the Apache Software Foundation (open source, body) Apache Software Foundation - (ASF) An umbrella consortium that manages the development of the Apache web server, dozens of XML- and Java-based projects (under the name Jakarta), the Ant build tool, the Geronimo J2EE server, the SpamAssassin anti-SPAM tool, and and to the Java Community Process Sun's system for allowing third parties to submit requests for new features to Java. JCP is a formal process that must be adhered to, and fees are involved. In 1999, Sun submitted Java to the ECMA standards body, but withdrew its J2SE specification later in the year. (TM), and is funded by Intalio, Inc. For more information, please visit www.exolab.org. NOTE: The ExoLab Group, OpenORB, OpenEJB, OpenJMS, Castor, Tyrex, and Intalio are trademarks of Intalio, Inc. Java, Java Community Process, and Java Development Kit (language, compiler) Java Development Kit - (JDK) A free Sun Microsystems product which provides the environment required for programming in Java. The JDK is available for a variety of platforms, but most notably Sun Solaris and Microsoft Windows. http://java.sun. (JDK) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the company with which they are associated. |
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