IBM has unveiled new tools designed to simplify and
automate software development.
The tools offer wizards, code samples and easy-to-use interfaces
to help developers create on-demand business applications.
Web Data Access Client Developer allows users to build database
applications without requiring complex coding.
And IBM claims that the Adieu (Ad hoc Development and
Integration tool for End Users) programming tool will enable
development of web services and applications within minutes and
hours, instead of days, weeks and months.
In addition, the company has released the Availability
Monitoring Toolkit, an open source Eclipse plug-in that allows
developers to check the status of all dependent systems before they
attempt to test or otherwise run the application they are working
on.
The Security Lifecycle Management Tools for IBM Tivoli Access
Manager complete the product releases.
The four tools are available on IBM’s emerging technologies
Alphaworks website:
www.ibm.com/alphaworks