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December 10, 1997

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Ready for the Enterprise


We are on the cusp of yet another Java-for-business evolution -- this time on the server side. The Enterprise JavaBeans specification draft for public review was announced today, a spec that IBM played a critical role in developing due to our enterprise computing experience. This API is enormously important to further increase the productivity of Java developers on complex server side and middleware Java projects. By removing many of the tedious details of interfacing with complicated, multi-tiered infrastructure, Enterprise JavaBeans will free up developers to focus more on the underlying business logic, and less on the plumbing.

Using the Enterprise JavaBeans API, developers can create reusable JavaBeans to provide support for transactions, security, and systems management on the server. This ability for developers to create a small number of WORA server components will facilitate the roll out of e-business apps all over the Web. And, of course, these components will be available from third party vendors as well.

So what might an application built with Enterprise JavaBeans look like? How about a self service extranet app that allows distributors to order parts from a manufacturer. One set of reusable beans could securely look up parts in various inventory databases, serve up the query results, construct an order form, look up customer info, execute the transaction, and confirm the order for the buyer. It doesn't matter what browser, web servers, databases, or hardware is used.


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