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 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 ) 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..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 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 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 ; 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 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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