01.13.03 Buyers Guide GCN
Check out these 22 products for reusing components and building Web services
Company Product Primary deploy- Natively support- Major standards Features Team development and Operating Price ment target ed languages supported lifecycle tools systems
Borland Software Corp. C++ Builder Enterprise 6 C++ C++ ActiveX, COM+, CORBA, client Improved ISO C++ conformance, C++ Builder TeamSource, Windows (applications $2,272 GSA Scotts Valley, Calif. and server Web services native XML bindings and other PVCS support can be recompiled for 800-632-2864 tools, extensive data middleware Linux) www.borland.com C++ Builder Personal 6 C++ C++ ISO C++, COM Improved ISO C++ conformance None Windows $52 GSA
C++ Builder Professional 6 C++ C++ ActiveX, COM+, client-side Improved ISO C++ conformance, None Windows (applications $757 GSA Web services extensive data middleware can be recompiled for Linux)
JBuilder 8 Enterprise Java 2 Enterprise Java CORBA, EJB 1.1, 2.0, Java 2 Two-way Java code migration, Supports CVS, Microsoft Linux, Solaris, $2,999 Edition (J2EE) SDK 1.4.1, client and server Web Borland Web Services Kits, Visual SourceSafe, Rational Windows services, J2EE, J2ME, XML refactoring, UML, Apache Struts ClearCase
JBuilder 8 SE Java Java Java 2 SDK 1.4.1 Two-way Java code migration, CVS Linux, Solaris, $399 refactoring; lacks enterprise Windows design tools of Enterprise Edition
IBM Corp. WebSphere Studio J2EE Java EJB 2.0, Eclipse 2, J2EE 1.3, Apache Struts, enhanced CVS, Rational ClearCase LT, Linux, Windows $2,254 GSA Armonk, N.Y. Application Developer 5.0 JDK 1.3, Web services, XML ClearCase support supports Eclipse 2 VCM 800-225-5426 interface www.ibm.com
Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Linux, Linux GCC 2.95.2 C/C++ JDK 1.3 Concurrent and distributed CVS Linux $149 Austin, Texas Professional Edition compiles, Open Source APIs 800-377-5416 www.metrowerks.com CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Mac OS C/C++, Java, ISO C/C++, JDK 1.3 Carbon apps for Classic Mac OS CVS Mac OS (applications $599 Professional Edition Objective-C and OS X, code completion, Java can be recompiled for RAD tools, Mach-O Linker Windows)
CodeWarrior for Windows, Windows C/C++, Java ISO C/C++, JDK 1.3, 1.4, MFC Code completing, docking CVS, VSS Windows (applications $599 Professional Edition 6.0 windows, Java RAD tools can be recompiled for Mac OS)
Microsoft Corp. Visual Basic .NET Standard Windows Visual Basic XML, Web services Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit, None Windows $100 GSA Redmond, Wash. Web Forms 800-426-9400 www.microsoft.com Visual C++ .NET 2002 Windows Visual C++ XML, Web services ATL Server, C++ Attributes, None Windows $112 GSA Standard Managed Extensions for C++, improved ISO conformance
Visual C# .NET 2002 Windows Visual C# XML, Web services Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit, None Windows $112 GSA Standard Web Forms (lacks deployment features of Visual Studio .NET)
Visual J# .NET Windows Visual J# XML, Web services Modify and run J++ apps; None Windows Free Microsoft Forms Designer; deploys Java apps on .NET
Visual Studio .NET 2003 Windows Visual Basic, C++, XML, Web services Adds UML modeling, frameworks Microsoft Visual Source- Windows Available in Enterprise Architect C#, J# for enterprise architectures, Safe, Enterprise Templates April BizTalk Server 2002 to included; supports third- Enterprise Edition party tools
Visual Studio .NET 2003 Windows Visual Basic, C++, XML, Web services Adds enterprise testing and Microsoft Visual Source- Windows Available in Enterprise Developer C#, J# deployment features to Safe, Enterprise Templates April Professional Edition included; supports third- party tools
Oracle Corp. Oracle9i JDeveloper J2EE Java EJB 2.0, J2EE 1.3, Web Apache Struts, UML activity and Oracle9i Software Configu- HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, $995 Redwood Shores, Calif. Version 9.0.3 services, XML, J2SE 1.4, class modelers, improved Web ration Manager, support for Windows 800-672-2531 J2ME services support, personalization CVS, Rational ClearCase, www.oracle.com WebDAV
Rational Software Corp. Rational XDE Professional J2EE Java Eclipse 2, EJB 2.0, J2EE 1.3, Built-in RUP/UML modeling, Supports Rational ClearCase Windows $3,595 Lexington, Mass. v2002, Java Platform J2SE 1.4 support for other IDEs, patterns and Microsoft Visual 800-728-1212 Edition engine, round-trip engineering SourceSafe www.rational.com
Sun Microsystems Inc. Sun ONE Studio 4 Update 1, Java 2 Java NetBeans IDE 3.3.2 Limited to standalone and Web- Supports CVS Linux, Solaris, Free Santa Clara, Calif. Community Edition tier applications; new integration Windows 800-786-7638 with Java Standard Tag Library www.sun.com Sun ONE Studio 4 Update 1, J2EE Java J2EE 1.3, JAX-RPC, NetBeans Supports Java Web Services Supports CVS Linux, Solaris, Windows $1,636 GSA Enterprise Edition for Java IDE 3.3.2, Web services Developer Pack, adds JAX-RPC
Sun ONE Studio 4 Update 1, Java 2 Micro Java J2ME, kSOAP, NetBeans IDE Deploy to Java mobile devices; Supports CVS Linux, Solaris, Windows Free Mobile Edition Edition (J2ME) 3.3.2, Web services debug and test MIDlet source code; integrated with Wireless Toolkit
Sun ONE Studio 7, Solaris C, C++, Fortran, See Sun ONE Studio 4 Optimized for Sun Solaris platform Supports CVS Solaris $2,456 GSA Enterprise Edition Java Enterprise and Sun ONE for Solaris Studio 7 Compiler editions
TogetherSoft Corp. J2EE C++, C#, IDL, Java, EJB 2.0, J2EE 1.3, Web Real-time UML modeling, UI CVS; supports Rational Linux, Mac OS, $4,790 GSA Raleigh, N.C. TogetherSoft Mac OS X, Visual services, XML builder, new testing tools and ClearCase, VCS Solaris, Unix, 919-833-5550 ControlCenter 6 Basic user interface Windows www.togethersoft.com
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