Instantiations' VA Assist Enterprise/J Streamlines Transition to IBM's New WebSphere Development Tools

Business Wire, Sept 18, 2001

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001

New Version 3.0 Adds an Array of Powerful New Features to Assist

Developers in Making the Transition from VisualAge(R) for Java(TM)

to WebSphere Studio Development Environments

Instantiations, a leading provider of advanced Java development and deployment solutions, announced today that it has begun shipping VA Assist Enterprise/J(TM) 3.0, the award-winning collection of productivity enhancements for IBM's VisualAge for Java development environment.

The upgrade includes a whole array of powerful new features for assisting VisualAge for Java developers in making the transition to IBM's new WebSphere Studio Development Environments (Eclipse).

"IBM is starting to deliver their next generation of Java-based WebSphere software development tools. As with any new generation of technology, the real-world concerns of transition and migration are now at the forefront of the minds of enterprise application development managers," said Mike Taylor, CEO, Instantiations. "Instantiations is delighted to provide this new release of our very popular VA Assist Enterprise/J product that enables our customers to make a seamless transition to the new WebSphere Studio Development Environments from our partners at IBM."

VA Assist Enterprise(TM) products streamline and enhance the entire software development effort, substantially reducing development costs and time-to-market while increasing developer productivity along the way. VA Assist Enterprise/J integrates seamlessly into the familiar VisualAge for Java browsers and Composition Editor, adding over 250 productivity features and commands.

VA Assist Enterprise/J 3.0 is packed with valuable new features that provide VisualAge for Java (VAJ) developers with the tools necessary to start making the transition to IBM's new WebSphere Studio Development Environments (WSDE). Some of those features include WSDE Import and Export Sets, WSDE Import and Export Tasks, WSDE/VAJ Project Synchronization and an Options Page to configure WSDE/VAJ interoperability characteristics.

"VA Assist Enterprise/J provides a much needed bridge between VisualAge for Java and IBM's new WebSphere Studio development environments," said Scott Stanchfield, Co-author of Effective VisualAge for Java, Version 3. "With it, you can move Java code effortlessly between the two environments, easing transition to IBM's next generation IDEs."

Pricing and Availability

The list price for VA Assist Enterprise/J 3.0 remains at $895 per developer. The upgrade is free to VA Assist Enterprise/J customers who have a current support contract. The product is available for immediate download from the company's web site at http://www.instantiations.com/assist. For additional information or pricing on this product, please contact our sales department at 800/808-3737 or by email at sales@instantiations.com. VA Assist Enterprise products from Instantiations are also available for IBM VisualAge Generator and VisualAge Smalltalk. Developers may download a free 30-day evaluation copy of all available products from Instantiations' web site.

About Instantiations

Instantiations, Inc. provides leading edge software products, services, and technologies for Java. As an advanced-tier IBM Business Partner, the company specializes in helping its clients build high performance software systems. Based in Tualatin, Oregon, Instantiations was founded by a team of internationally recognized pioneers in the field of component software technology. Instantiations can be reached at 800/808-3737. More information may be found at http://www.instantiations.com.

Instantiations, VA Assist and jFactor are trademarks of Instantiations, Inc. VisualAge and WebSphere are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.