Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 22:43:32 -0800 From: "IBM e-business and Software News Alert" Subject: IBM e-business and Software News Alert, 2001 Issue 36 IBM e-business and Software News Alert 2001 Issue 36 31 December 2001 ---------------------------------------------------- Web Version of This Newsletter IBM* e-business and Software News Alert is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/ . ---------------------------------------------------- Subscription and Cancellation Instructions You are subscribed as deadmail . Subscription and cancellation instructions are at the end of this newsletter. ---------------------------------------------------- Top Stories in This Issue IBM WebSphere and DB2 Become First Integration and Database Software Compliant with J2EE 1.3 under "Web Services" DOWNLOAD: IBM WebSphere Technology for Developers, First Application Server Compatible with J2EE 1.3 under "Application Development / Java" ---------------------------------------------------- Web Services ------------ IBM WebSphere and DB2 Become First Integration and Database Software Compliant with J2EE 1.3 http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/wsvslv13/ IBM WebSphere* and DB2* are the first application server and database software to be certified as compliant with Java** 2 Enterprise Edition** (J2EE**) 1.3. New technologies in J2EE 1.3 for deploying Web services enable users to integrate their applications and business processes. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, SAP Make Web Services Publication Easier with UDDI and Java http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/wsvatu4j/ IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and SAP will support UDDI4J, a Java class library that reduces the hurdles in creating Web services tools. UDDI4J registers Web services programmatically, and it queries and accesses information in UDDI-based registries. InfoWorld: Giga Information Group Survey Finds IBM WebSphere Leads Microsoft .Net for Web Services http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/wxswtgga/ From InfoWorld: Giga Information Group, surveying 120 IT executives, found that 78 percent prefer J2EE server software for building and deploying Web services, while Microsoft** .Net** received 22 percent of the votes. Of those favoring J2EE, 33 percent named IBM WebSphere the most important Web services platform, far outpacing Oracle and BEA. Application Development / Java ------------------------------ DOWNLOAD: IBM WebSphere Technology for Developers, First Application Server Compatible with J2EE 1.3 http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/appsltkd/ Download IBM WebSphere Technology for Developers, the first application server compatible with Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3. It is the first release of technologies to be included in the next version of WebSphere Application Server. Web Broadcast, "The Role of XSL in e-business Solutions", on 16 January http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/appetxeb/ Join an IBM Web broadcast on 16 January, "The Role of XSL in e-business Solutions", to hear about the key role that the eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) plays in Web and e-business applications for converting XML** vocabularies, and for generating HTML from XML data. Linux ----- From Consulting Times: The Truth Behind the Great Server Heist http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/lnxwttru/ In Consulting Times, a network service provider running Linux** on IBM mainframe systems fills in the numbers behind IBM's "Server Heist" ad. Using the optional IBM Integrated Facilities for Linux, a Linux groupware solution costs US$2.02 per user per month, compared to $8.65 for a Microsoft Exchange** / Intel** solution. Linux Scholars Challenge: Sneak Preview of Winning Projects http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/lnxatpvu/ Get a sneak preview of some of the winning projects in IBM's Linux Scholars Challenge. IBM received 1,462 applications from students at 669 universities in 64 countries worldwide. Linux Fun: Animated Features http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/lnxatanf/ Enjoy several Linux animated features that use the Macromedia Flash** or RealPlayer** plug-ins. Also on this Web page are links to using Linux on all IBM eServer* system platforms. e-business Infrastructure ------------------------- Countrywide Insurance Services Powers e-business Infrastructure with IBM WebSphere Software http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/ifrctccr/ Countrywide Insurance Services has adopted IBM WebSphere e-infrastructure software as its corporate standard to develop and deploy customer Web sites. Countrywide also uses WebSphere for its numerous intranet and cross-brand Web sites, and for delivering automatic insurance quotes online. Collaboration ------------- Australian Bureau of Statistics Selects IBM Lotus Software for Knowledge Management, Collaboration http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/clbatkmc/ The Australian Bureau of Statistics has selected IBM as its preferred supplier of knowledge management software for four years. The agency will use IBM's entire Lotus knowledge management and collaboration software suite -- IBM Lotus Knowledge Discovery System, Lotus Sametime*, Lotus QuickPlace*, Lotus Domino.Doc*, Lotus LearningSpace*, and Lotus Workflow*. Life Sciences ------------- NetGenics Develops Generic Wrapper for IBM DiscoveryLink System http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/lfsatwrp/ Reducing the wrapper development cycle by months, NetGenics has implemented generic wrappers for IBM's DiscoveryLink* data integration technology. Using DiscoveryLink, researchers can easily search diverse data sources and file types and get a single-format view of information, without moving the data or changing its underlying format. Voice Systems ------------- Web Seminar, "Speak to Me", on 15 January http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/vxsetspk/ Join a Web seminar on 15 January, "Speak to Me", presented by IBM and Intel, to learn how IBM WebSphere products and the Intel voice portal reference system combine to allow the use of natural speech to navigate the Internet from virtually any type of voice-enabled device. Data, Content, and Knowledge Management --------------------------------------- Reality Check: Why DB2 is Your Right Choice http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/datztchk/ Do a reality check: Get the facts about DB2, and see why DB2 is the right choice for your company. Learn all about DB2's total cost of ownership, performance, technology leadership, innovation, and customer experience, and questions we're not afraid to answer about Oracle's statements. e-commerce ---------- CRMDaily: IBM WebSphere Satisfies Fine Wine Broker's Demands http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011231/cmcctnxw/ NextWine.com chose IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite, WebSphere Application Server, and DB2 Universal Database for its real-time, live inventory. The company says WebSphere "is a massively robust engine that can handle all of our inventory needs", and it is unlikely that the company will ever outgrow the WebSphere application. ---------------------------------------------------- The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the descriptive term "server" following it. 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