Novell Delivers Java for IntranetWare
Novell Opens IntranetWare Platform to All Java Developers With Availability of
IntranetWare SDK for Java and Other Java Interfaces
Internet World, NEW YORK December 9, 1996 Novell, Inc.
today announced it will ship the IntranetWare Software Development Kit (SDK) for
Java on December 30 of this year, enabling developers to build and execute Java
applications on the high-performance IntranetWare and NetWare® 4.1x platforms.
Novell is also partnering with Sun Microsystems to develop open application programming
interfaces (APIs) to network services such as global directory services. These development
technologies are the first results of Novell's broad alliance with Sun to facilitate the creation
and execution of directory-enabled Java applications on any platform, extending the reach of
Java's "write once, run anywhere" capability.
"Novell is committed to easing development to IntranetWare and NetWare by providing an
open, industry-standard development environment, ideal for building client/server and
client/network applications," said Gary Mueller, vice president of Novell Developer Services.
"Standard APIs to network services and the IntranetWare SDK for Java will enable the
exponentially-growing number of Java developers to quickly and easily build network-aware
solutions for Novell's installed base of 60 million users. Companies can then leverage their
existing investments in IntranetWare and NetWare to evolve their corporate networks into
intranets."
"Java developers will find the SDK and access to cross-platform network services immediately
useful for creating directory-enabled applications," said Lew Tucker, director of ISV and
corporate relations at JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc. "As Java applets and
applications proliferate, platform-independent directory services will allow developers to
incorporate important intranet capabilities such as naming, access rights and security."
"Compaq customers are telling us the IntranetWare SDK for Java is exactly what they have
been looking for from Novell," said Ronnie Ward, vice president and general manager of
Compaq's Enterprise Solutions Division. "As the leading hardware server vendor, Compaq is
working closely with Novell to ensure the combination of IntranetWare and ProLiant servers is
the very best platform for new server-based Java applications."
"Everything we've seen of the IntranetWare SDK for Java has been favorable," said Don
Ramsey, network specialist for the Kettering Medical Center. "We have been developing Web-based applications using HTML, but we think we can do it better with the IntranetWare SDK
for Java. Novell Directory Services (NDS) in Java applications will be very
important to us, because it is key to our development of query applications for our physician
referral network."
IntranetWare SDK for Java
The IntranetWare SDK for Java, to be delivered December 30, will include the following
elements:
- Java Virtual Machine (JVM) as a series of NetWare Loadable Modules
(NLMs) -- allows Java applications to be executed on IntranetWare and NetWare 4.1
and above
- Alpha version of Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler -- speeds execution of Java applications
by optimizing byte code to machine code compilation
- Graphical User Interface (GUI) for IntranetWare -- enables graphical applications to run
directly on the server
- Java Developer Kit (JDK) 1.0.2 Java class libraries -- contains the core APIs which
provides the base set of functionality for the development of Web-based solutions (JDK 1.1
support will be available when released by JavaSoft)
The JVM and JIT Compiler will be included with future versions of IntranetWare.
Standard APIs to Network Services
Standard, open APIs to network services will allow Java developers to leverage attributes of
directory services, such as naming, access rights and security, in their application development
for any platform. These elements will be increasingly advantageous in intranet environments,
as the ability to name, locate, manage and secure objects becomes essential. The cross-platform APIs to network services will be available in 1997. In the interim, Novell will make
available the alpha version of IntranetWare-specific class libraries for Java to developers of
solutions for its current installed base. The class libraries enable developers of Java
applications for IntranetWare and NetWare to access Novell network services, including NDS,
so they can build directory-enabled network applications for business intranets. Novell will
ship the IntranetWare-specific class libraries in the first half of 1997.
Novell is providing the IntranetWare SDK for Java and IntranetWare class libraries as part of
Novell's DeveloperNet 2000 Initiative, giving developers the flexibility to build
network-aware applications for the Internet and business intranets by using the development
tools of their choice. Through DeveloperNet 2000, Novell is committed to making its network
services accessible to Java, Scripting, RAD Components and C.
In addition, and as previously announced, Novell has licensed Sun's Java Workshop
Development Environment for IntranetWare, providing developers with a complete set of Java
development tools to create Internet applications and Web pages. Java Workshop will be
available to subscribers in Novell's DeveloperNet Program.
Availability
Developers will be able to download the IntranetWare SDK for Java free of charge from the
World Wide Web on December 30. Until then, the beta version of the SDK is available at
http://developer.novell.com/net2000/java. Developers can access the IntranetWare SDK for
Java and other SDKs and tools at no cost by joining the DeveloperNet Electronic subscription
level. DeveloperNet is Novell's subscription program that delivers all the APIs, code,
documentation and support needed for developing to Novell's products. For more information
on Novell's DeveloperNet Program, call DeveloperNet at 1-800-REDWORD (1-800-733-9673) or 1-801-861-5281.
Founded in 1983, Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading provider of network
software. The company offers a wide range of network solutions for distributed network,
Internet, intranet and small-business markets. Novell education and technical support programs
are the most comprehensive in the network computing industry. Information about Novell's
complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.
Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks, and DeveloperNet, DeveloperNet 2000,
IntranetWare, NDS, NetWare Loadable Module, NLM and Novell Directory Services are
trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of
their respective holders.
Press Contact:
Kim Nguyen
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
Phone: (408) 764-0776
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