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Sun's Joe Provides Easy Java Access to Enterprise Applications; Ships Powerful Java ORB Enabling True Client/Server For The Internet
Business Wire, Oct 29, 1996
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1996--In tandem with the introduction of the JavaStation(TM) network computer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that Joe (TM) 1.0 software is now available for free from the Sun website. Joe, a fully CORBA-compliant Object Request Broker (ORB) for Java (TM), allows corporations to deliver cross-platform Java clients that are capable of accessing powerful enterprise server applications and databases.
"Joe saves businesses time and money by allowing them to gradually and efficiently migrate their existing corporate applications and data to the Internet without lengthy and complex re-engineering efforts." said Brian Croll, director of Solaris server product marketing at Sun Microsystems. "Joe's support for the industry standard CORBA object model and IIOP protocol helps to ensure that customers can successfully deploy applications in the heterogeneous, open Internet environment."
Joe is part of Sun's NEO (TM) product family, a comprehensive CORBA-compliant system for developing, deploying and managing client/server applications for the Internet. Joe includes a lightweight Java ORB that allows any Java-enabled browser or operating system, including the JavaStation OS, to easily and efficiently access remote object services independent of location and language. Joe uses the Interface Definition Language (IDL) to provide standard, language-independent access from Java objects to other objects.
IBM Standardizes on Joe ORB
Industry leaders Sun and IBM are working together to solidify an industry-wide open standard approach to Internet and ORB technology. Their goal is to make the Internet and intranet computing model a reality for businesses running enterprise applications in a heterogeneous, multi-vendor environment. As part of this effort, IBM has licensed Joe from Sun for inclusion in their DSOM product, also based on the CORBA object standard. With Sun and IBM providing identical means to access powerful distributed applications from Java, customers can be ensured that their intranet and Internet deployments can interoperate among the two vendors' products.
Pricing and Availability
Joe 1.0 software and client license is now available for free from Sun's home page at: http://www.sun.com/solaris/neo/joe. For more information, contact Sun on the Internet at: http://www.sun.com/solaris in the "What's Hot" section or call 1-800/SUNSOFT (1-800/786-7638) prompt 1.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
With annual revenues of more than $7 billion, Sun Microsystems, Inc., provides products and services that enable customers to build and maintain open network computing environments. Widely recognized as a proponent of open standards, the company is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of products, technologies and services for commercial and technical computing. Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. -0-
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