ObjectVenture Ships ObjectAssembler 2.0 To Complement Sun ONE Studio IDE

Business Wire, Oct 2, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

SHIRLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2002

ObjectAssembler 2.0 provides Sun(TM) ONE Studio IDE developers with a smarter development platform that promotes object reuse and automated

design at an affordable price

ObjectVenture Inc., developer of PCML (Pattern and Component Markup Language) and a premier provider of leading edge Java(TM) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE(TM)) development platform products, today announced the general availability of ObjectAssembler 2.0, which extends the Sun(TM) ONE Studio integrated development environment (IDE) with a simplified and accelerated approach to the design, development, assembly, and deployment of J2EE applications.

ObjectVenture is a member of Sun Microsystems' Sun ONE Studio Extension Partner Program, a thriving community of vendors building complementary products and modules that work in conjunction with the Sun ONE Studio IDE, formerly the Forte(TM) for Java(TM) IDE.

"ObjectAssembler 2.0 can now plug into the Sun ONE Studio IDE providing an alternative means to accelerate the development of J2EE and Web-based applications," said Dana Kaufman, CEO of ObjectVenture. "Of the many features provided to a developer from ObjectAssembler, we are most pleased with the way it automates the design process and simplifies the use of software design patterns, such as those found in Sun's Pattern Catalog."

A comprehensive J2EE software development environment, ObjectAssembler simplifies the development of sophisticated enterprise applications and Web services through visual representations of patterns, components, and assemblies. Automating many of the tedious, complicated, and error-prone implementation tasks inherent in enterprise development, ObjectAssembler transforms the traditional IDE into an efficient, streamlined development system. This enables developers using ObjectAssembler to focus their attention on creating business logic to solve their unique business challenges, rather than being preoccupied by the details and minutia of the underlying infrastructure. ObjectAssembler offers complete support for the J2EE component-based architecture and comes integrated with both Sun's Java Center Pattern Catalog and Apache's Jakarta Struts Framework.

"Visual solutions that support pattern and framework based development improve an organization's ability to support business requirements in a timely fashion," noted Arthur Gould, Senior Manager, Strategic Relations, Sun Microsystems. "ObjectAssembler's automated development capabilities offer the Sun ONE Studio developer community a simplified approach to develop and deploy enterprise and Web applications."

Pricing and Availability

ObjectAssembler is provided in 3 Editions as follows:

-- ObjectAssembler - Standard (OAS): OAS is a scaled down version of ObjectAssembler for creating simple web and Struts-based applications that is offered free for developers to experiment with the power and flexibility of the ObjectAssembler.

-- ObjectAssembler - Professional (OAP): OAP retails for $499 per developer license and support the development, assembly, and deployment of EJB 2.0 (session, entity, and message-driven), JSP 1.2, Servlet 2.3, Apache Struts 1.1, and JavaBean components. OAP fully supports the component-based architecture of J2EE 1.3.

-- ObjectAssembler - Enterprise (OAE): OAE retails for $1,999 per developer license. All features of OAP plus support for creating, extending, discovering, applying, and exchanging software design patterns using PCML, including a full-use license for the Sun Pattern Catalog.

For more information on ObjectVenture, ObjectAssembler and to download, evaluate or purchase our products please visit our website at http://www.objectventure.com.

About Sun ONE Studio

Sun ONE Studio, formerly the Forte for Java IDE, is a core component of the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE), which is Sun's vision, architecture, platform and expertise that enables the development and delivery of services on demand. The Sun ONE Studio is based on the NetBeans(TM) open source platform (www.netbeans.org).

About ObjectVenture

ObjectVenture Inc. creates cutting-edge J2EE and reusable object technology to deliver advanced solutions for enterprise developers, including PCML (Pattern and Component Markup Language), which brings the openness and flexibility of XML to pattern based development. ObjectVenture is currently developing technologies that finally deliver on the promise of true object reuse. The solution combines pattern definitions and J2EE(TM) objects, which allows developers to both create objects and describe how they interact. For more information about ObjectVenture, please visit: http://www.objectventure.com.

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Forte, Java, J2EE and NetBeans are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

ObjectAssembler is a trademark of ObjectVenture, Inc.