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Novell Announces the NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform Developers Can Easily Build and Deploy Applications Written in Java on NetWare SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- May 29, 1996 -- At the JavaOne Development conference today, Novell, Inc. announced the NetWare® Software Development Kit for the Java™ Platform, a software development kit that enables developers to create Java applications and execute them on NetWare, the world's leading network operating system. This announcement follows Novell's licensing of the Java technology from Sun Microsystems Inc -- announced in March at BrainShare, Novell's annual technical developer conference. The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform will enable developers to build a new class of network-aware applications that will make NetWare the premier platform for intranet applications. Java logic can now be distributed to the server, leveraging the efficiency and power of existing networks while increasing application performance. Novell also announced that it is working with JavaSoft on proposals to expand the Java class libraries to include such services as naming, directory and other networking capabilities. The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform will include the Java Virtual Machine, a series of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs) that make applications written in Java executable on NetWare. The development kit will also include the Java class libraries with additional NetWare-specific class libraries to enhance NetWare development. Developers using the Java for NetWare Software Development Kit can automatically take advantage of the attributes and functions of network services, including Novell Directory Services® (NDS®). "At BTI we build small footprint, high-performance database engines for high-volume, client/server applications," said Bo Holland, director of Product Marketing at Btrieve Technologies, Inc. (BTI). "We are pleased to partner with Novell in serving the needs of Internet/intranet customers. With their Java for NetWare Software Development Kit delivering network services, we can focus on our expertise-building engines for Java applets."
Continuing to Deliver on Net2000 Promise This announcement supports Novell's Net2000 developer initiative, a collection of technologies designed to enhance and ease the development and deployment of new, network-aware applications and components. Using Net2000 application programming interfaces (APIs), developers can easily create NetWare applications using industry-standard interfaces and leverage network services to find and share those applications and objects across networks, including intranets and the Internet. During BrainShare in March, Novell delivered the first milestone of the Net2000 initiative to developers, providing easier access to NetWare services through standard interfaces such as OLE, Visual Basic and Delphi controls. Also announced at BrainShare were component management services based on NDS that will help developers access, secure and manage distributed logic such as OLE objects, including Java applets and Microsoft's ActiveX across networks. Through these controls, administrators and developers can easily build applications using existing authoring tools and access Novell's rich networking services such as NDS, providing easier administration and management of the network. The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform and other Net2000 technologies will help developers hasten the advent of client/network computing, an advanced computing paradigm that goes beyond desktop and client/server computing to give developers and users access to information components across global enterprise networks. "In this new era of client/network computing solutions, Java will run on the network," said Gary Mueller, vice president and general manager of the Developer Services division for Novell. "To take advantage of the performance benefits of distributing Java logic across the network, developers need network services to manage and access Java objects. That's why we are lending our networking expertise to expose network services such as NDS to unleash the true potential of the network."
New Business Opportunities Novell's support of Java significantly expands the scope of Java developers' target audiences by over 50 million potential users -- providing a significant business opportunity to the growing number of companies choosing to develop applications in Java. "This announcement marks a significant business opportunity for Java developers," said Jon Kannegaard, vice president of products at JavaSoft, a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems. "Novell, with its expertise in networking, is forging a path to server-side, distributed applications written in Java that will maximize existing networks of over 50 million users worldwide."
Availability The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform will be available in beta on NetWare 4.1 in fall 1996 to subscribers of DeveloperNet, Novell's premier developer relations program. To learn more about Novell development options available today or to join DeveloperNet call 1-800-REDWORD or visit the Web site at http://developer.novell.com. Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's leading networking software provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked world, enabling its customers to connect with other people and the information they need, anytime and anyplace. Novell partners with other technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday lives. NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks, and NDS and NetWare Directory Services are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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