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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / MAY 26, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 21
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Breaking News - Operating Systems & Middleware:
Novell exteNd Is Now "Java Verified" For Portability
To help organizations achieve Java's promise of "Write Once, Run Anywhere,(*)"
Sun Microsystems announced the first set of "Java Verified" applications to
have completed the Java AVK and obtained the Java Verified license -- the
Novell exteNd product suite is now "Java Verified" for portability across all
J2EE application servers. The Java Verification designation complements the
testing Novell has been conducting for more than two years to ensure its
integration and portal servers, Novell exteNd Composer and Novell exteNd
Director will run on market-leading J2EE application servers.
In order to achieve the "Java Verified" designation, Novell tested its Novell
exteNd Composer integration server and Novell exteNd Director interaction
server against the Java AVK from Sun Microsystems. After successfully
completing these tests and obtaining the Java Verified license from Sun, the
Novell exteNd products are now certified to deploy successfully to any J2EE-
compatible application servers.
Such a distinction is necessary because despite the promise of J2EE
portability, individual implementations of J2EE can vary from vendor to
vendor. The Java Verified Program was designed to identify enterprise
applications that are specifically designed and built to be portable across
compatible implementations of J2EE -- a key differentiator for Novell with its
Novell exteNd Web application development suite.
"Most of the leading J2EE vendors don't want customers to port their
applications to different application servers because 'lock in' to the J2EE
engine is a key part of their product strategy," said David Litwack, senior
vice president of Novell's Web Application Development products. "Novell does
not force its biases upon customers, we offer the freedom of choice -- you can
deploy Novell exteNd to the operating system and J2EE application server of
your choice."
While the Novell exteNd suite provides an enterprise-class application server
for customers that need it, Novell focuses its development efforts on the now
Java Verified Novell exteNd Composer integration server and Novell exteNd
Director interaction server. To build today's services-oriented applications,
customers need the ability to create services from existing enterprise
systems; orchestrate those services into business processes; and consume,
tailor and securely deliver those services to end users so that it appears the
application was developed specifically for the individual accessing the
application. These advanced applications require integration, interaction and
identity management capabilities, and they must be based on industry standards
to protect customers' investments.
"Our customers aren't interested in products that are going to force them to
commit to a single vendor's infrastructure or platform," said Alex Oliveri,
vice president of technical services at BravePoint, a Novell channel partner.
"We recommend Novell products with confidence precisely because Novell's
commitment to industry standards and cross-platform compatibility is backed by
unmatched testing and industry designations such as Java Verified from Sun.
Our customers gain the confidence of knowing that Novell ensures that they can
make the most of all their technology investments, no matter who the vendor."
Novell's commitment to open standards and cross-platform computing also
appeals to other Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) who seek to reach the
widest possible market for their solutions. Rather then testing applications
for portability across all the leading J2EE-compatible application servers,
ISVs can develop customer solutions with Novell exteNd and deploy to the J2EE
server of choice for their customers.
"ChannelWave's Java-based CRM solutions need to leverage our customers'
existing IT infrastructure so we need to deploy on their preferred J2EE
platform," said Chris Heidelberger, CEO of ChannelWave Software, a Novell ISV
partner. "We provide our customers with Novell exteNd because its visual
development environment enables them to reduce integration costs and time to
market because it is the only comprehensive integration and portal platform
that is portable across all of the platforms that our customers demand."
This announcement also underscores Novell's commitment to advancing the
Java industry by delivering the J2EE-compatible Novell exteNd application
server with NetWare 6.5, scheduled to ship this summer (see related
announcement issued May 13, 2003). The significant Novell NetWare base can now
develop and test J2EE applications on the NetWare platform then deploy them to
NetWare or another platform of choice. With future versions of NetWare,
customers will also have the choice of adding Linux as a supported application
server deployment platform -- further extending Novell's leadership in open
source, cross-platform computing.
For more information on Sun's Java Verified Program, please visit:
java.sun.com/j2ee/verified/
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