JEE5 delivers on simplicity
Early adopters of the newly released Java Enterprise Edition 5 (JEE5) say the platform delivers on the promise to greatly simplify Java development and deployment, reports CRN.
The report quotes some developers as saying JEE5 takes Java where is should have been all along, that the move is overdue, and that the simpler code is likely to reduce development time and cut the cost of Java projects.
Java developers expect a lag of at least six months to a year before work takes off with JEE5, which shipped last month at Sun`s JavaOne show.
IBM to release PHP kit
Analysts say technology like PHP has taken hold because enterprise Java is still too complex for all but the most skilled developers, according to a report by ADT Mag.
The report says Java Enterprise Edition`s challenge is to remain relevant in a world now populated by many other interesting alternatives when it comes to lightweight Web site/Web services development/integration.
IBM is to add its weight to promoting PHP by making it easier for developers to integrate their applications into a service-oriented architecture with the release later this month of a free PHP integration kit for WebSphere Application Server.
Sun supports Ajax
Sun Microsystems says it has joined the IBM founded OpenAJAX Alliance and the Dojo Foundation to help develop standards for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) and to ensure various Ajax systems work together.
Heise Online says the OpenAJAX Alliance has about 30 member firms and projects to promote the development of Ajax.
The Dojo Foundation is an open source project devoted to the development of the Ajax Framework Dojo Toolkit. Sun says it will contribute Ajax widgets to the project and help in the internationalisation and documentation of the toolkit.
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