Sun Microsystems, Inc. has selected Inprise`s VisiBroker as the object request broker for Solstice Enterprise Manager software. The integration of Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) and Solstice Enterprise Manager provides organisations with greater control by allowing them to manage additional applications and devices on their network.
Many telecommunications network operators are turning to CORBA for increased flexibility. CORBA enables applications to communicate with each other regardless of the language used to create them and the operating system being employed, thereby simplifying the development of distributed applications. VisiBroker provides easy-to-use, out-of-the-box tools for building distributed object computing applications that are transparent and platform independent. Linking VisiBroker with Solstice Enterprise Manager will enable customers to tie together disparate systems to a common management platform. They also will be able to manage the growing number and types of devices that are being added to the network.
"Today`s announcement is part of our ongoing commitment to customers to help them utilize applications and manage CORBA agents in large, heterogeneous network environments," says Jack Collins, director of Network Management Products, Sun Microsystems. "The net result is that customers have more flexibility because they can link more applications and services and manage more devices with Solstice Enterprise Manager."
Inprise`s VisiBroker for C++ and VisiBroker for Java( CORBA object request brokers are designed to facilitate the development and deployment of distributed enterprise applications that are scalable, flexible, and easily maintained. Industry affiliations with Sun Microsystems and other companies have played a key role in making VisiBroker the leading deployed and adopted ORB in the computer industry, with over 30 million licenses worldwide.
"We are delighted to expand our relationship with Sun, an industry leader in network computing," said Jeff Barca-Hall, chief technology officer at Inprise Corporation. "Today`s announcement builds upon the partnership we established with Sun in which we provide CORBA-based Java and C++ distributed objects support for the Solaris operating environment and application servers."
Sun has a long-standing commitment to CORBA. It was a leading contributor to the CORBA-TMN standardization effort and led one of the original submission teams. The final standard approved by the Object Management Group (OMG) includes many of the concepts from Sun`s original submission.
Solstice Enterprise Manager: Manage Any Network, Any Size Focused on delivering scalable, reliable and powerful network management primarily to telecommunication organizations and network service providers, Solstice Enterprise Manager is a key component of Sun`s Service-Driven Network strategy. Built on proven industry standards and designed to offer the best foundation for network management flexibility with low cost of ownership, Solstice Enterprise Manager can be easily extended to address specific customer requirements for the delivery and management of new and timely services. Out of the box consolidated management supports protocols including SNMP, CMIP, RPC, and Java agents to enable a consistent approach to management policies and procedures. For more information, visit http://sun.com/sem/ on the World Wide Web.
Demonstration at Supercomm `99 and JavaOne Sun is expected to demonstrate Solstice Enterprise Manager at Booth#1727 at Supercomm `99 at the Atlanta World Congress Center June 7-9,1999 and at JavaOne in San Francisco June 15-18.
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