Instead of generating a blind, isolated score, as do many benchmarks, SPECjvm98 generates a score that is relative to a pre-installed mean. This mean score is based upon the performance of a BM PowerPC 604 with a 133-MHz machine. Lucent blends CTI with JavaBeans. BlueStone ships EJB server. 4Developers look to repair COM files.
POET releases XML DB demo.
CMS can run as a standalone system or embedded within an application. Hoping to bring Microsoft's brand of XML to multiple platforms, Microsoft and DataChannel last week partnered to port Microsoft's XML parser and XML technologies to Java. The new compliant parser should be available for download from DataChanel by the end of August on Sun Solaris, HP UNIX, and Linux. DOM leans toward W3C ratification. Upgraded from a mere Working Draft, DOM now awaits either ratification as a Recommendation, demotion to a Working Draft, or dismissal from the W3C. Already available in Microsoft's Internet Explorer, DOM allows developers to assign methods and properties to any HTML element.