You may not be aware of it yet, but Mac OS X - version 10.3, better known as
Panther - is a great Java development environment.
I am a fairly recent Mac convert from the Windows and sometimes Unix/Linux
world that I lived in. Maybe you are like me. Maybe aliens have abducted your
friends and have turned them into Mac converts as well. Maybe you should join
us. Speaking for myself, being able to use the Unix-based Mac OS X for
WebLogic/J2EE development has given me yet another reason to be both a Java
and a Mac Evangineer.
So what makes Mac OS X such a great Java development environment? Let's start
with the best user interface on the planet. Add to that the core power of
Unix and the ability to develop in an environment that more closely simulates
the likely deployment environment for many enterprise applications (i.e.,
Unix-based Solaris, HPUX, and Linux). Top it a... (more)
This article will demonstrate the value of a communication platform not just
for telecoms, but also for any company developing enterprise-wide
applications.
BEA has entered the communication platform space in a very big way with its
release of the BEA WebLogic Communication Platform (WLCP). BEA's new platform
brings capabilities that used to be strictly in the domain of telecom network
programmers up to the J2EE developer community. Doing this provides a number
of advantages such as drastically lowering the time and cost required to
build telephony services and affording the abi... (more)
Pat Shepherd has been an active member of the Java revolution since its inception in 1995. He has written for several magazines and was a technical editor for the Sams book BEA WebLogic Platform 7. He has worked at BEA for more than five years and is currently a global account architect who spreads the Java/SOA message everywhere he goes.
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