VisiBroker For Java Provides Interoperability For Sun's Network Computer -- JavaStation; Visigenic Provides IIOP Support Across Distributed Computing Enterprise.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1996--Visigenic 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 : VSGN), the leader in distributed object technology for Java and the Web, today announced that its VisiBroker for Java 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) will support JavaStation, Sun Microsystem's first Java-based network computer. VisiBroker for Java will provide key 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 (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) The CORBA message protocol used on a TCP/IP network (Internet, intranet, etc.). CORBA is the industry standard for distributed objects, which allows programs (objects) to be run remotely in a network. ) messaging capabilities and help enable the JavaStation to be a powerful and cost effective platform for running open, distributed object-based applications. Object-based applets written in Java will utilize VisiBroker's object messaging infrastructure to link with application objects on local servers or across the Internet. The integration of VisiBroker for Java with JavaStation will be demonstrated tomorrow by Visigenic when the JavaStation is unveiled at Sun Microsystem's Java Enterprise Solutions in 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. . "The combination of network computers like JavaStation and distributed object technology like VisiBroker for Java is enabling a new era in business computing where it's now cost effective to bring robust graphical applications to the millions of desktops and locations that haven't yet been touched by the PC revolution," said Bob Macdonald, vice president of marketing at Visigenic. About VisiBroker for Java Visigenic's VisiBroker for Java is the first Java-based ORB and offers a truly open solution for deploying distributed enterprise applications across the Web. With VisiBroker for Java, developers can send object level messages across the entire computing landscape, whether it be via the Web, programming languages such as C++ or Java, standard computing platforms or any network location. Java applets can be written to provide a robust and friendly user interface which can be downloaded as part of the web page. These lightweight applets can send and receive messages from distributed objects on the servers via VisiBroker for Java. Software objects created with VisiBroker for Java conform to the 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 2.0 and IIOP standards, and are accessible by other CORBA 2.0/IIOP-compliant objects in a distributed objects computing environment. About Visigenic Software Visigenic is playing a role in creating the foundation on which mission-critical applications of tomorrow will be written -- the open, distributed, object-based architecture for the new global enterprise. Building on its leadership and expertise in standards-based distributed object and data access technologies, Visigenic is a pioneer in managing distributed business logic and its access to data. Visigenic data access products include VisiChannel for ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. (Open Database Connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve ), VisiODBC Drivers, the VisiODBC Software Development Kit, and the upcoming VisiChannel for JDBC (Java Database Connectivity (database, programming) Java Database Connectivity - (JDBC) Part of the Java Development Kit which defines an application programming interface for Java for standard SQL access to databases from Java programs. http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/jdbc/index.html. ). Visigenic distributed object products include VisiBroker for Java and VisiBroker for C++, both of which are based on 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), and utilize the Internet Inter-ORB protocol (IIOP). Additional information about Visigenic may be obtained via the World Wide Web at www.visigenic.com. -0- Note to Editors: Visigenic is a registered trademark and VisiBroker and VisiODBC are trademarks of Visigenic Software, Inc. ODBC is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation used under license by Visigenic. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Visigenic Software, Inc. Bob Macdonald, 415/312-5122 bobmac@visigenic.com or The Horn Group, Inc. Bill Cox, 415/579-6449 bcox@horngroup.com |
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