February 1, 1998 |
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IBM's Best of Java: Volume One |
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We were asked in the Discussion area what IBM is doing to drive the Java initiative forward. Good question. And a perfect opportunity for some shameless self promotion. What follows is DG's most comprehensive "greatest hits" list to date about how IBM is supporting the Java platform.
Platform Development
We've got 2400 programmers locked in labs across nations figuring out new ways to integrate Java into servers, deliver beans, enhance performance. Not to mention, we have Java-enabled all of our platforms. IBM has collaborated with Sun and many other Java licensees to define and create the following API's: Java.text, JavaBeans, RMI, JNDI, JNI, JDBC, Java.net, Java spaces, Java security, SSL- Transport security, Java commerce, InfoBus and JMAPI to name a few. The first full-function, cross-platform accessibility features now found in this release of the Java Foundation Classes were driven by IBM. We've also contributed heavily to Java specs for internationalization classes, 2D and 3D API. And it doesn't stop there -- we're currently working on other specs including further refinement of the Enterprise Java Beans (EJB).
Products
We've got a plethora of Java technologies you can use-- some fresh out of the labs, some already on store shelves, and some downloadable off the Web. Here are just a few samples:
VisualAge for Java
BeanMachine
Jikes, Jikes Debugger, and the Beanery
San Francisco Project
Lotus - eSuite
Java on the AS/400
Developer Outreach
The DG staff is a good example. We're not only Java experts -- we're tireless social critics who drive ourselves to create perfect technical prose on our almighty keyboards. We've got one eye on the Web, one eye on Java developers, and our ears tuned into rumors, product announcements, and Java news waiting to happen.
We've ventured outside the IBM think tank to sponsor (and partake in) JUG meetings. At such events we are faced with the challenge of discussing new Java features and products and developer concerns while wiping the dangling strands of mozzarella from our lips (not exactly the standard corporate image). We're also going out to universities around the world and providing really expensive Java software for free, as well as bringing IBM Java experts to talk with students about code.
What we've described is only the beginning of our Java development efforts. There's more to come in the next year with network computers and new information appliances entering the picture. Stay tuned for Volume II...
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