Halcyon Software Announces InstantNET — iNET — A JAVA Implementation of Microsoft .NET Technology

Business Wire, Jan 28, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002

iNET(TM) enables Microsoft(c) .NET(TM) applications and

Web Services to be deployed on any Java Platform

Halcyon Software, Inc., today announced the beta release of its iNET(TM) technology, the first commercially available Java-based implementation of the Microsoft .NET framework.

The iNET technology offers Microsoft VisualStudio.NET developers an immediate solution to deploy their Client/Server applications and Web Services to any platform. "Develop in .NET, deploy anywhere," Don Hsi, Halcyon's President & CEO explained, "is what iNET delivers to the Microsoft .NET developers." He went on to say, "Our customers need a seamless solution to accommodate their commitment to both J2EE and Microsoft .NET architecture."

iNET includes an IL2JAVA converter, which generates Java class files or Java source code from the Microsoft .NET Intermediate Language (IL). iNET also provides a full Java implementation of the .NET class libraries that runs on all Java-enabled platforms, including the IBM (NYSE:IBM) eServer platforms, Red Hat (Nasdaq:RHAT) Linux, Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) MAC OS X, and Sun (Nasdaq:SUNW) Solaris.

The .NET framework, parts of which have been submitted to ECMA -- an international standards body -- combined with open standards such as XML/SOAP, promises to become a significant Web Services development platform. iNET seamlessly transforms the .NET Web Services to native J2EE objects and enable them to be hosted by J2EE Application Servers such as BEA (Nasdaq:BEAS) WebLogic, IBM (NYSE:IBM) WebSphere, Sun (Nasdaq:SUNW) iPlanet, and Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL) 9i Application Server.

Pricing for iNET licenses has not been set at this time. A free evaluation download of the iNET beta release is available at http://www.halcyonsoft.com.

About Halcyon Software

Halcyon has been in the Migration Services and Technology business for more than 10 years. With over 200 employees, Halcyon has developed a large collection of migration products and IP including a Visual Basic (VB) To Java Source Code Converter, an Active Server Page (ASP) to Java Server Page (JSP) Converter and Runtime, an ActiveX/COM/DLL To J2EE Bridge, and a .NET Remoting To J2EE Bridge. Halcyon also offers services assisting companies to Web enable their legacy applications in conjunction with Application Mining, Legacy Transformation/Integration, and source code emancipation and conversion. Halcyon is actively seeking strategic partners and investors to participate in its iNET commercial launch.