Oracle has released JDeveloper 10g, the latest version
of its Java and web services deployment environment, which now
includes grid enablement and support for service-oriented
architectures.
Other additions to the release include support for web services
and compliance with the Web Services Interoperability Organization
Basic Profile 1.0, and a productivity layer to simplify development
for developers of all skill levels to create Java 2 Enterprise
Edition (J2EE) applications, called the Oracle Application
Development Framework (ADF). It also has support for JEEE 1.4 -
which enables web services in Java.
Each release of the JDeveloper toolset has been a work in
progress for Oracle toward making it easier for various levels of
developers to write code, while also addressing the vast
development market, said analyst Thomas Murphy, vice-president of
Meta Group.
When JDeveloper first was released it was a standard coding
environment, which was great for Java developers but not
necessarily as good if the programmer coded in Oracle forms.
"What they’ve been working on is to build a comprehensive
toolset that will allow any Oracle customer to sit down and write
code and write new servers and components, or sit down and use a
very declarative programming model type of system," he said.
Oracle is ranked number three in market share for its
application server, behind IBM and BEA Systems.
The company has also announced that it has passed the 20,000
customer mark on its Application Server 10g, adding that it
outperformed BEA in the application server market in the most
recent quarter.
Allison Taylor writes for ITWorldCanada.com