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Kevin Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Can someone from SUN or NetDynamics please confirm or deny the
>following. I don't know where it came from, but presumably
>it is a newsflash thing from gartner. PLEASE tell me it is all
>rumour or I am going to rip my hair out!
>
>Kevin
>(Views are solely mine, and nothing to do with my company)
>---------
>
> Sun-Netscape Alliance Cuts the Application Server Knot
>
> EVENT: At a recent briefing, the Sun-Netscape Alliance described its
> technology and marketing plans regarding the future of both Sun
> Microsystems' NetDynamics Application Server (ND) and America Online's
> Netscape Application Server (NAS).
>
> ANALYSIS: Ever since the announcement of Sun's near-acquisition of
> Netscape's enterprise software, the question of the future of ND and
> NAS remained unanswered, slowing down the momentum of both
> products. Although details of the future software releases remain to
> be set, the Alliance has made some fundamental decisions. It will
> first target the systematic market, delivering the new "Alliance
> Application Server" (planned for 1Q00), including:
>
> -The core middleware engine of NAS with
> availability enhancements
>
> -New Java2 Enterprise Edition programming model
>
> -ND CORBA-based connectivity and legacy integration
> adapters
>
> -NAS-based C++ support
>
> NAS technology is the cornerstone of the Alliance's systematic
> platform middleware strategy. (The opportunistic platform remains
> under wraps, pending plans on the Alliance's new development
> platform.) Although the Alliance will maintain the current proprietary
> ND and NAS APIs, ND APIs will not be further enhanced, turning into
> instant legacy. With this
> difficult decision, Sun begins to assert its leadership in the
> Alliance. Success of the Alliance will depend on its continued ability
> to make and enforce strong, and internally unifying decisions.
>
> RECOMMENDATION: Enterprises looking for a Web application server with
> advanced mainframe-grade characteristics in 1999 should consider NAS
> as a viable contender. Current high-volume users of NAS should continue
> to use NAS, but should closely watch the Alliance's
> execution. NAS users interested in Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) should
> not expect a proven product based on NAS engine until 3Q00, and should
> either wait or evaluate other EJB products, including ND. Those using
> ND should begin the transition toward EJB. Enterprises looking for the
> leading ease-of-use application platform should, for now, consider
> looking elsewhere.
>
> SERVICES: Application Integration and Middleware Strategies, and
> Internet Strategies
> ANALYSTS: Yefim Natis and David Smith
>
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