Roaster users now will be able to access data from their Java applications, without having to map Java objects to sequential files or tables. Netscape has licensed ObjectStore PSE for Java for inclusion in its upcoming Communicator software, allowing Roaster developers to write applets that allow Communicator users to leverage the distributed computing environment of the Web. Sun chose to submit a request to standardize Java and its cousin technologies to the JTC1, a subgroup of the ISO, in order to speed up the standardization process, according to Sun officials. Java-related technologies include Sun's JavaBeans component specification, JavaOS operating system and HotJava Web browser. The JTC1 received an application to standardize the Java technologies from Sun on March 14 and will take three months to review the company's submission before voting on whether to award Sun the status of a Recognized Publicly Available Specifications submitter.
Inclusion is at the root of loyalty and is therefore a key to profitability and strategic strength.
An expansion package, which will allow unlimited chatters, also is available. Baltimore Technologies, a leading supplier of cryptographic toolkits, realized the demand for a commercial cryptographic library once Java became so popular. Baltimore Technologies is first to the market with a reliable, tested and supported Java library. JNDI lets developers deliver Java apps with unified access to multiple naming and directory services in the enterprise. JNDI, whose supporters include HP, IBM, Novell, and Netscape, is part of the Java Enterprise API set.