Back to index KL Group enhances JClass 4.5 KL Group has updated its JClass line of Java tools, used to create GUIs for Java-based applications. Version 4.5 supports XML and Sun's JDK 1.3. The JClass family also includes JClass Chart, JClass DataSource, JClass Field, JClass HiGrid, JClass JarMaster, JClass LiveTable, JClass PageLayout, and JClass Elements. Traditionally, data collection and analysis have been done at the server level, and the desktop merely displayed the information. By placing a specialized ODBC driver on client systems, QueryObject's beta system can obtain data from QueryObject Data Marts via the Internet and cache the information.
Users evaluate it on the desktop using existing client-side BI tools.
When a BI tool is accessed, it links to the ODBC data source and views the metadata as if it resided on the machine, not on the Internet. Users then generate standard queries, and the requests are transmitted to the QueryObject server via the ODBC driver. The requested information is extracted as a small QueryObject and sent over the Internet to the client, which caches the information in the local system. An optional Java client provides users with browser access to the information, even if the user does not have BI tools. The beta program is expected to continue through July 2000.