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January 15, 2003
Dr. Dobb's Software Tools NewsletterDella Song
Do you find keeping up with new developer products and version updates harder than keeping up with the Joneses (whoever they are)? If so, Dr. Dobb's Software Tools e-mail newsletter is just the deal for you. Delivered once a month to your mailbox, this unique newsletter keeps you posted on the latest in SDKs, libraries, components, compilers, and the like.
Mindreef has announced availability of its
SOAPscope Personal 1.0, a
platform-independent diagnostics aid that provides a scalable logger
and intelligent viewer for SOAP-based Web services, letting users track
and troubleshoot problems such as errant data, performance issues and
interoperability issues. Mindreef SOAPscope Personal 1.0 collects
information about SOAP transactions, using it to provide visibility and
insight into Web services communications. Key features of the tool
include: logging, connection, pseudocode view, modify/resend, and
debugging annotations. Mindreef SOAPscope Personal 1.0 is priced at
$99.00 and is available for download.
HiT Software has released DB2Motion 3.0, adding Oracle 9i and MySQL to
its set of supported platforms. With Oracle 9i support, replication can
be set for single or regular refresh, or continuous mirroring. When
Oracle 9i tables are defined as a replication source, transactions logs
are monitored for accuracy and timely data replication. DB2Motion has
also added support for MySQL as a replication target and metadata
repository. MySQL databases are supported regardless of the platform
where MySQL is running. It also includes iSeries and AS/400
connectivity for versions of OS/400 between V3R1 and V5R2. DB2Motion
3.0 is available for Windows NT4/2000.
New from PolarLake is the PolarLake Database Integrator, targeting XML
and Web service enablement of existing relational database
applications. This tool consists of a set of graphical wizards that
extend the included PolarLake Designer environment and let you map
between existing database tables/stored procedures and XML or SOAP
documents; and a high-performance, scalable run-time server that is
based on the PolarLake Dynamic XML Runtime, which integrates with
deployed enterprise infrastructure such as queuing systems, management
infrastructure, and legacy applications.
The Topologi Collaborative Markup Editor supports the lifecycle
processing of XML/SGML documents, from initial conversion of
unstructured source data to final validation and preview using commonly
available typesetting and formatting tools. Features include: fast text
input, search, and scrolling; the ability to work with different
document types and deploy new ones using XAR; special validation modes
for incomplete documents; Unicode support; and XML and SGML validation.
The Topologi Collaborative Markup Editor is available for Windows, with
Linux and Mac OS X versions in beta.
PointBase has released Version 4.4 of its family of relational database
and synchronization tools. PointBase Embedded 4.4 is a small-footprint,
Java RDBMS with new features that include a more efficient Cluster
Table organization, a new "Select for Update" feature that controls
the
behavior of concurrent access to data, user-callable temporary tables,
derived tables in the FROM clause, and improved localization
capabilities. PointBase Micro 4.4 is a high-performance Java RDBMS
specifically designed for the J2SET and J2MET platforms. This release
comes with a new localization capability. PointBase UniSync 4.4
provides bidirectional data synchronization between PointBase's
database products and other enterprise databases. New functionality in
UniSync 4.4 allows for dynamic modifications.
NeoCore has released NeoCore Insight, an information exploration tool
that provides instant access to database information. It includes a
number of access methods including charting, creating user-defined
gauges that can be set into a "dashboard," and revealing patterns
within the information, without technical knowledge of the data's
structure or indexing. Also new from NeoCore is an integration with
Altova's XMLSPY 5, which enables database access and manipulation of
XMS from within the XMLSPY development environment.
Certicom has released Certicom Government Security Edition (GSE), a
suite of software applications and toolkits that meet government
security standards. Certicom GSE consists of three main products:
Security Builder GSE, movianVPN GSE, and movianCrypt GSE. Security
Builder GSE is a cryptography toolkit based on FIPS-certified
algorithms including AES. movianVPN GSE is an IPsec-based VPN client
that provides a solution for extending network access using existing
VPN infrastructures. movianCrypt GSE integrates a password-based user
login system with encryption technology to achieve data security on
handheld devices.
WebPutty has released Version 6 of its WebPutty Application Platform,
which lets you create complex web-based business applications without
being an expert in distributed architectures or programming
applications. It automates development tasks such as automatically
repairing interdependencies, and provides you with a unified
environment for developing, integrating, and maintaining applications.
New features in Version 6 include: new modeling functionality that
provides new views into applications including object relationships,
dependency mapping, and UI flow; a unified dashboard that includes
information on global architecture, integration dependencies, and
version history; and two interfaces-a browser-based business rules
editor and a rich developer client. LogicLibrary has released Logidex 1.4, a software development asset (SDA) discovery and mapping engine that uses active design to link
business processes to software components. Logidex 1.4 includes an
asset viewer that provides you with a graphical, intuitive mechanism
for quickly understanding web service architectures, patterns, and
frameworks, and the software components that underlie them. The new
version also includes integration with single sign-on servers, so users
accessing Logidex through a development portal, integrated development
environment, or other application development tool do not need to log
into Logidex separately.
Zend Technologies has released Zend Performance Suite 3.0. The suite
includes three integrated components: Content Caching, which decreases
the number of times a server must run complex scripts, execute
resource-intensive database queries, or call external web services;
Code Acceleration, which performs a precompilation of PHP scripts; and
Data Compression, which increases the end-user download speed and
decreases the workload on HTTP servers. These capabilities are
accessible in a single console environment, which also includes an
integrated benchmarking load test and a guided process to identify the
best path for optimization.
Amtec Engineering has announced the release of Tecplot Edge, a plotting
and data visualization tool. Tecplot Edge lets you quickly add plotting,
graphing, and advanced data visualization to your applications. Software
development tools, developer licenses of Tecplot, developer-level technical
support, and pricing for redistributing Tecplot sublicenses are packaged
with Tecplot Edge. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and most
UNIX workstations. Amtec Engineering Inc.
OC Systems has released RootCause 2.0, an application problem management
tool. In this version, support for J2EE applications has been fully integrated
into the RootCause Console. In Version 2, defining the initial trace is
now easier, the trace display process has been refined to support long-running
applications, and RootCause deployment now includes checks each step of
the way to diagnose and avoid mismatches between the development and remote
environments. RootCause 2.0 is available for both C/C++ and Java for the
Solaris and Windows NT/2000/XP environments.
NXN Software has announced the release of NXN alienbrain 6.0 Source
New from Popkin Software is System Architect 9.0, an enterprise architecture
tool that now features support for Microsoft's SQL Server 2000. Other
new features in version 9 include an expanded enterprise data management
feature that allows the comparison and synchronization of models and databases,
preserving database/model integrity; and new XML and HTML style sheet
improvements allowing greater control over their reporting formats and
customization. System Architect supports various languages including Java,
C++, and Visual Basic; and databases including Oracle, SQL Server, and
DB2.
BEA Liquid Data for WebLogic delivers a unified view of disparate enterprise
data as part of a single application infrastructure platform. The primary
technology behind it is XQuery, an XML-based technology that allows BEA
Liquid Data to query multiple disparate data sources across an enterprise
and return XML results. Key features include: real-time universal data
access that allows the retrieval of data from legacy and web applications,
databases, integration adapters, flat files, XML files, and more; the
ability to leverage corporate assets through reusable data views by different
applications; and highly optimized real-time data access and processing
inside and outside of firewalls, regardless of source location, format,
or type.
OneSource Information Services has release AppLink SDK 2.0, an XML standards-based
toolkit that has now been extended to support XML-based web services.
With AppLink SDK 2.0, you can integrate OneSource-enhanced content into
third-party applications as CRM systems, EIPs, and corporate intranets.
New capabilities in XML include delivering tables of contents for news,
articles, and analyst reports as a result of text searches; and supporting
the return of XML news, company business summaries, and company executive
reports. Also, AppLink SDK version 2.0 interactively updates OneSource
information accessed through a target application. OneSource Information
Services Inc.
TurboDB.NET, from dataWeb, is the first database engine to support XCOPY
deployment. It allows for side-by-side execution and runs from CD as well
as any Windows web space. TurboDB.NET consists of three assemblies: The
first is the database engine written in unmanaged code; the second contains
the native ADO.NET data provider, which has been written from the ground
up to bypass all the COM and OLEDB layers still present in the existing
ADO.NET data providers from Microsoft; and the third assembly contains
the first-class design-time support, which includes the data adapter configuration,
generation of typed data sets, result set preview, and more.
SYWARE has released Visual CE 7, a database and forms development toolset
designed for building customized databases on Windows CE and Pocket PC
handhelds. New functionality in Version 7 provides complete support for
GPS devices. Other new features include: pictures that can be integrated
into any Visual CE database; strings that can be written to or read from
the serial port; an expanded set of development features; and an expanded
range of numeric, string, and date functions.
Encirq has announced the Encirq 2e Suite for data management in embedded
systems and applications. It includes: a full-featured SQL database engine
for managing and optimizing data management in embedded systems; a database
generator and prototyping tool for customizing data management components;
a strongly-typed programming language; and libraries of service and adaptors,
prewritten for commonly used components. The Encirq 2e Suite is fully
programmable, and an open architecture provides complete extensibility.
Embedded systems using Encirq 2e are compatible with most 16-bit and 32-bit
processors and C/C++ compilers, whether or not the target device uses
an embedded operating system.
The Jaluna-1 Software Component Suite, from Jaluna SA, is a suite of
real-time software components that enables the rapid development, integration,
and delivery of solutions. Some of the components included are: a C5 real-time
microkernal with a modular scheduler, memory management, communication,
synchronization, time services, interrupt management, and a portable device
driver framework; RT-POSIX system layer, based on FreeBSD 4.1; high-performance
IP v4/v6 services and multiple protocol interfaces; and high-availability
components including a hot-restart mechanism, error confinement, hardware
hot swap, instrumentation, black boxes, watchdogs, and in-service reconfiguration.
National Instruments has released the Measurement Studio Technology Preview
Program, a public beta program that allows you to evaluate the latest
tools for integrating acquisition, analysis, and visualization functions
into measurement and control applications created in Microsoft Visual
.NET. It includes a new code-generation tool, Instrument I/O Assistant,
which configures and communicates with your instruments with minimal programming.
Additionally, a rich, object-oriented instrument connectivity application
programming interface simplifies complex communication.
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