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For Immediate Release
Date: March 25, 2003
Contact: Damodar Periwal - 408 282-3606 - dperiwal@softwaretree.com
SOFTWARE TREE’S JDX 4.0
SOLVES JAVA/J2EE DATA INTEGRATION PROBLEMS
Provides Optimal
Object/Relational Mapping Software
San Jose, Calif. March 25, 2003: Software Tree
today announced JDX 4.0, the versatile Java Object-Relational Mapping
(OR-Mapping) software that significantly accelerates the development of
Java/J2EE applications by eliminating low-level SQL coding. JDX 4.0 addresses an important
enterprise-level need, as the vast majority of data that resides in a
relational database format such as Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase or Microsoft
SQL Server must be manipulated by the newer object-oriented applications.
Software Tree’s
patented technology employs an innovative, non-intrusive programming
model that improves programmer productivity tremendously and dramatically
reduces the development and maintenance cost of Java/J2EE applications.
“JDX 4.0 addresses
and solves the tough data integration problems because the worlds of
objects and relational databases are conceptually very different and use
different languages, like Java and SQL,” stated Damodar Periwal, Software
Tree’s President. “Bridging this gap requires complex, time consuming,
and tedious programming effort.
In JDX, we have created a comprehensive solution by not only
providing the core infrastructure to efficiently exchange business object
data, but by also providing complete tooling to simplify the development
process.”
The
latest version of JDX comes with enhanced JDXStudio, a highly intuitive
GUI that simplifies mapping specification, verification, schema
generation, and reverse engineering Java classes from existing schema.
There
are also a number of specific additions that provide increased
flexibility in mapping specification and improved runtime functionality,
such as:
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Virtual attributes
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Aggregate operations
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Optimistic locking for concurrency control
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Join collection classes that define one-to-many
or many-to-many relationships
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Class attributes, either private or with
private accessor methods
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Inbuilt compatibility with MySQL and Borland’s
JDataStore databases
“JDX 4.0 accelerated
the development of our web-based J2EE applications that provide access
and management of student information for the graduate business school,”
stated Greg Ball, Director of Darden Information Services at the Darden
Graduate School of Business Administration and an early JDX 4.0 user.
“JDX simplified the rapid evolution of our application design by easily
facilitating the mapping and database schema changes. JDX4.0 has met our performance
expectations very well..”
The Darden Business
School case is interesting because it not only highlights JDX 4.0’s
ability to easily handle Java/SQL issues, but also demonstrates its
transparency across a number of platforms. Darden currently uses JBoss and Macromedia’s JRun
application servers which host JSP and EJB running under Windows 2000
while the database is Microsoft SQL Server 2000. “We don’t anticipate any
problem in deploying our JDX-powered solution on other application
servers like IBM's WebSphere and BEA's WebLogic,” continued Ball.
Unlike most other
solutions that are too heavyweight, intrusive, or hard-to-use, JDX
provides a small footprint, clean, and simple OR-Mapping solution. In addition to allowing maximum
flexibility in business object modeling and application programming, JDX
increases application performance with a highly tuned object-relational
mapping engine. The result is that more sophisticated applications can be
developed using less resources and still saving time.
Pricing and Availability
The JDX 4.0 software
is available now. In
consideration of the current economic hardships, a limited-time
promotional price of $995 per developer seat (list price $1,495) is
offered if the product evaluation starts by April 30, 2003. There is no royalty charge for
shipping JDX runtime with your application. Visit the company website
(http://www.softwaretree.com) for pricing details and a free 21 day
evaluation download.
About Software Tree
Founded in 1997,
Software Tree is a Silicon Valley-based technology leader in providing
superior software infrastructure that simplifies data integration.
Software Tree has licensed JDX to leading-edge organizations around the
world, such as British Telecom, Xerox, CNT, Los Alamos National Labs, UAB
Medical Center and Electronic Arts.
For more information, visit http://www.softwaretree.com.
Note to Editors: JDX is a trademark of Software
Tree. Java is a registered
trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other marks are the
property of their respective owners.
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