United Linux beta nearly ready

After much flag-waving and promises, the United Linux group is expecting to release the first beta of its distribution by the end of August. Problem is that the first release will be a closed product for the four founding companies only. But the group, which comprises SuSE, Connectiva, TurboLinux and Caldera, promises that an open beta will be available towards the end of September. The distribution is supposedly designed for the business user and aims to "streamline Linux development and certification".

BEA Systems and Borland have announced a collaborative effort that will result in the release of Borland JBuilder BEA Weblogic edition aimed at application developers intent on using the Weblogic platform. The companies say the new edition allows JBuilder developers to take advantage of the Weblogic Workshop framework in building Web services. They are also promising to further develop the tools to offer features such as seamless application development on Weblogic servers, as well as support for emerging Java Web services standards.

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