My understanding from Sun (based on a meeting last week) matches what Curt reported RE: "purchasing" iPlanet. Further, my understanding is that: * ND v5.02 will be released on Jan 24, 2000 and will be the last version of ND, except for bug fixes (service packs); it will support "production" releases of EJB, JSP, Servlets, and "Java 2" (ND v5.01 currently supports only "development" releases of JSP and Servlets, though production releases of EJB and Java 2 (a.k.a. JDK v1.2)) * iPlanet v6.0 will be beta released in Jan 2000 and made GA in Mar 2000; it will support ND v5.02 (as well as final versions of Kiva/Netscape); IT shops may elect to run both iPlanet and ND (or Kiva/Netscape) concurrently, but even if wanting to run "just ND", some parts of iPlanet will still be required; iPlanet will be available on NT and Solaris initially (no reference to HP-UX or AIX) and the IDE (studio) will require resources no greater than what is currently required (at least with respect to the 256Mb RAM required for ND v5) and may even require less (we'll see) * iPlanet v6.5 (or whatever next major release is numbered) is targetted for GA in Fall 2000 * ND official support will end Dec 31 2002 (didn't hear reference to end date for Kiva/Netscape or Forte beyond statement that their support will end, too); of the 3 existing app servers, iPlanet will build most from (but not solely) from Kiva/Netscape * migration tools will be made available hopefully by March 2000, but Sun should have a better schedule planned by mid-December 1999; migration strategy is basically to either: 1) convert pre-ND v5.02 apps to ND v5.02 "as is" or 2) convert pre-ND v5.02 apps to ND v5.02 but also utilizing (to whatever degree possible) EJBs; 1st approach is faster short-term and 2nd approach is better long-term as it will lessen efforts for eventual migration to iPlanet * licensing for iPlanet will be CPU-based rather than concurrent user based; conversion from existing licenses will be based on a basic formula of 100 users = 1 CPU (will round-up, too, e.g., 101 users = 2 CPU licenses, etc.) * IDE for iPlanet will build mostly from Forte's SynerJ tool, though I read about something with some other tools in a recent ComputerWorld (maybe from last week's issue) * Sun also recently bought Net Beans (Czech company) that (overly simplified) makes EJBs; this is part of Sun's product direction to rely on java standards -Benny >Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm >Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 >Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 19:50:21 -0500 >To: "Teplitsky, Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: Curt Springer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [ND] FW: [ND] iPlanet 6.0 announcement >Cc: "'NetDynamics Developers forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >My understanding is that if you have ND support than you get iP as if it >were the next supported version of ND. > >- Curt, Team ND > >At 04:36 PM 12/6/99 -0800, Teplitsky, Alexander wrote: >>What about current ND 5.0 owners ? Do we have to pay $35,000 for iPlanet or >>it will be available as if it was the next version of ND (i.e supported ND >>users can simply download the next version or a patch from ND site) >> >>Thanks >> >> > ---------- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 2:51 PM >> > To: NetDynamics 4 Forum >> > Subject: [ND] iPlanet 6.0 announcement >> > >> > I read the announcement for the new iPlanet 6.0 Application Server on the >> > Sun-Netscape Alliance site. Below is a link for anyone interested. >> > >> > http://www.iplanet.com/alliance/press_room/press_releases/120699_b.html >> > >> > I am mainly interested in and I quote: 'Anticipating J2EE certification >> > later this month, the iPlanet Application Server 6.0 software offers all >> > the benefits of the open Java technology standard combined with a heritage >> > of market-leading deployment capabilities and backwards compatibility for >> > Sun NetDynamics(tm) and Netscape Application Server applications.' What >> > does the backward compatibility mean?? Does it indicate a migration path >> > or a set of migration tools? >> > >> > -- >> > Ramu Kannan, Ph.D. >> > Chief Technologist >> > Interlynx Technology Corp. >> > 90 Canal Street >> > Boston, MA 02114 >> > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Tel: (617) 723-5300 x2130 >> > URL: www.interlynx.com >> > >> > >>_________________________________________________________________________ >> >>For help in using, subscribing, and unsubscribing to the discussion >>forums, please go to: http://www.netdynamics.com/support/visitdevfor.html >> >>For dire need help, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >_________________________________________________________________________ > >For help in using, subscribing, and unsubscribing to the discussion >forums, please go to: http://www.netdynamics.com/support/visitdevfor.html > >For dire need help, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________________ For help in using, subscribing, and unsubscribing to the discussion forums, please go to: http://www.netdynamics.com/support/visitdevfor.html For dire need help, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
