Thanks Elmo! ... here's some news about OSA & Java on the Server.
I haven't studied the story, just skimmed it. But it does look like they're starting to make some decent progress now.
URL:
bud.stocksmart.com
here's the story:
WebLogic's Tengah Java Application Server Chosen By Novell For Its Open Solutions Architecture (OSA)
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NEW YORK (Dec. 10) BUSINESS WIRE -Dec. 10, 1997--
Novell Licenses Tengah to Enhance Its Distributed
Application Development Environment for Java
WebLogic Inc., a pioneering developer of Java(TM) technologies, today
announced that its Tengah Java application server has been selected as
a pure-Java server platform for networking giant Novell's Open
Solutions Architecture (OSA) -- the framework for NetWare(TM) and other
company products.
Novell's substantial installed base is using Java-based solutions for
an increasing share of its information technology needs. Tengah's
comprehensive suite of Java application assembly and deployment
services, incorporated in OSA, enables Novell customers and partners to
rapidly deliver increasingly complex server-based applications and
services with ease.
As a Java application server for OSA, Tengah will provide Novell's VARs
with the tools to engineer commercial-grade Java applications.
Tengah's application assembly services include distributed components,
distributed objects, database integration, Web integration, event
management, and global directory (NDS) support.
Novell's end-users can then use the Tengah-enabled OSA to deploy and
manage Java applications developed by Novell VARs or other third
parties. In addition to delivering Tengah to its VARs and end-users,
Novell will also be using the Tengah platform for its internal
development of other OSA components.
"As Novell defines our new architecture and strategies centered around
Java and manageability, Novell will partner with innovative companies
to deliver and promote easier development of Java server-based
solutions," said Chris Stone, senior vice president of Corporate
Strategy and Business Development at Novell.
"Together, OSA and Tengah deliver a stable, scalable Java server
platform on NetWare that allows us to deliver the manageable solutions
for the Internet to meet our customer needs."
The Tengah application server makes it easy to build and deploy
distributed Java applications across heterogeneous Java platforms and
databases.
Tengah, written entirely in Java, delivers a breakthrough suite of
integrated application assembly services that include Enterprise and
Distributed JavaBeans, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), Java Database
Connectivity (JDBC), Servlets, Event Management, Java Naming and
Directory Services (JNDI), and CORBA integration. Through its
compliance with these Java industry standards, Tengah's users are
protected from the risk inherent in proprietary programming interfaces.
"Novell's choice of WebLogic's Tengah as a core component of OSA is a
very significant validation of our product strategy and position as the
industry-leading vendor of Java application servers," said WebLogic
Chief Technology Officer Paul Ambrose. "As a result of our strategic
relationship with Novell, WebLogic's Java application server technology
is being introduced to a critically important and vast customer base,
and Novell is substantially reducing the time to market for Java
applications on NetWare." Practical Details
An early access release of OSA for NetWare, equipped with a subset of
Tengah's components including JDBC and Servlets, is available today on
the Novell Web site to qualified Novell VARs. WebLogic also makes the
complete Tengah 3.0 release available to Independent Software Vendors
(ISVs), OEMs and end-user application developers. Tengah can be
downloaded from the WebLogic Web site at weblogic.com .
About WebLogic
Founded in 1995, WebLogic is the industry-leading supplier of Java
application servers and Java database integration solutions. WebLogic
is the oldest Java start-up company in the industry, with over 500
licensed customers, significant technology alliances, and luminary
board members.
The company is privately held and is headquartered in San Francisco,
California. Information about WebLogic's products and services can be
found at the WebLogic Web site at weblogic.com , or by
contacting the company at +1-415-659-2600.
Note to Editors: (C) Copyright 1997 WebLogic, Inc. All Rights
Reserved. WebLogic and Tengah are trademarks of WebLogic, Inc. Novell,
NetWare, and OSA are trademarks of Novell, Inc. Java, JavaSoft,
JavaBeans, RMI, JDBC, JNDI are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All
other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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