Sybase SA has announced the local availability of EAServer 4.0, which makes it easier for corporate developers to connect users with information. It links applications at the server level to create large-scale solutions, including business-to-business, business-to-customer, and intra-enterprise integration.
EAServer 4.0 allows developers to build and deploy Web-based enterprise applications online by offering full support of the most recent Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3 technology, including support of Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB 2.0), updated connectors, an exposed Java Messaging Service (JMS) application programming interface (API), Web server plug-ins, unified install, and added Java Dynamic Management Kit (JDMK) API.
"EAServer 4.0 underlines Sybase's commitment to J2EE and shows we can integrate and Web-enable virtually any application," says Sybase SA marketing manager, Julie Tomlinson. "We are offering an improved EAServer product to suit every organisation's specific needs."
EAServer 4.0 will continue to support the major standards for component deployment, including Corba 2.3, COM and PowerBuilder, along with J2EE Connector Architecture API. Sybase is enhancing its robust messaging service by exposing the JMS API, along with the proprietary interface to give users a standards-based, guaranteed message delivery system.
"Sybase EAServer 4.0 is ideal for organisations requiring an enterprise-class core application server that leverages existing heterogeneous web components and applications," adds Tomlinson. "It comprehensively supports open industry standards for A2A, B2B and B2C." The new version of EAServer will also handle JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Servlet requests from the user's Web server automatically, without requiring a third-party JSP/Servlet engine or a change of Web server to help ensure users' Web sites are always up.
Tomlinson notes that e-business application deployment has been eased with the new unified install feature, allowing automatic deployment without end-user intervention. System administrators can monitor application servers in real-time with added JDMK API, reducing the need for additional software or coding.
EAServer 4.0 now supports Linux, and along with versions for Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and IBM-AIX, it gives developers a wide array of e-business platforms on which to develop Web applications. Sybase EAServer 4.0 provides an e-business application development and deployment environment that enables connectivity to the enterprise via enterprise application integration (EAI) as well as B2B process integration. Partner applications can leverage many of EAServer's integrated technology elements.
"Sybase's EAServer 4.0 allows companies to move their products to the Web quickly while leveraging their existing systems," says Tomlinson. "EAServer 4.0 offers smooth transition to Web architecture, allowing companies to concentrate on servicing customer needs and beating competitors to market."
EAServer 4.0 provides enhanced support for core J2EE technologies, including Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), Java Servlets, Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI), Java Transaction Service (JTS) and Java Transaction API (JTA), and Java Database Connectivity 2.0 technology (JDBC). In addition, EAServer 4.0 provides seamless support for virtually any type of client including CORBA, XML, HTML, DHTML, any ActiveX client, C and C++, and PowerBuilder.
Future releases will expose EAServer components as Web services, providing further enhanced B2B integration solutions.
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