I don't get it. 100's of companies throw tens of thousands of pounds down the hole on
the strength of a few promises from Sun
only to find they're planning to dump the product ASAP and
you find it funny?
Now that I think about it...
NaySayer
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>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
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>Try http://www.allaire.com
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>Asif
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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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