The GNOME Foundation has released the Gnome 2.0 Accessibility Framework, which lets you integrate assistive technologies into applications. The GNOME Accessibility Framework includes the Accessibility Toolkit Application Programming Interface (ATK API) and associated implementation library integrated with the GTK+ 2.0 user-interface toolkit that provides built-in accessibility support, letting you use GTK+ widgets to automatically build accessible applications. It also includes an Assistive Technologies Service Provider Interface (AT SPI) toolkit so that you can interface technologies such as voice command, text-to-speech, screen readers, and screen magnifiers with GNOME accessible applications on any UNIX platform. The early access version of the GNOME Accessibility Framework is available at http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap.
The GNOME Foundation
Lineo's Embedix GPL Compliance Toolset helps you combine open-source and proprietary software in the same embedded solution. When run against your development project, the GPL Compliance Toolset identifies source code pulled from more than 40 common licenses via the following quick and comprehensive process: The Code Review Wizard evaluates developer coding habits and areas of exposure, the Library Check scans all executables and used libraries for associated libraries and generates a report of the findings, and the License Report Wizard generates a report of all licenses used within the project.
Lineo Inc.
390 S 400 W.
Lindon, UT 84042
800-490-9448
NeoCore has announced availability of Version 2.0 of its NeoCore XML Management System (XMS) native XML database. NeoCore XMS provides rapid application development, eliminating database-design efforts such as database table creation, index definitions, or other physical design work. Version 2.0 also incorporates features such as high-level transactional support, improved scalability (operating on large stores of XML with constant response time), and enhanced access control, which lets applications control access down to the data element level.
NeoCore Inc.
2864 S. Circle Drive, Suite 1200
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-576-9780
Intel has released Version 5.0 of its Intel C++ and Fortran Compiler for Linux, designed to help utilize the Intel Itanium and Pentium 4 processors. The Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers for Linux give you several optimization features, including interprocedural optimization, autovectorization, and profile-guided optimization. The compilers also include OpenMP support, letting you use high-level OpenMP directives to simplify development of application for multiprocessor computers. Also shipping with the Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers for Linux is Intel's Linux-based debugger.
Intel Corp.
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95052
408-765-8080
Versant has announced Release 2.2 of its Versant enJin transaction accelerator for the J2EE platform. Features in enJin 2.2 include support for JSPs and servlets, enabling the transparent persistence of Java-based objects within the middle-tier. It also offers tool integration with Borland's JBuilder to enable the design, development, compile, and test of enJin applications within the IDE. enJin 2.0 is available for IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic on both Windows and Solaris platforms.
Versant Corp.
6539 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555
510-789-1500
LANovation's Prism Deploy installs, updates, and repairs software on any computer or group of computers from a central location. It works with any network operating system and has an autopopulation feature that automatically adds existing computers to its deployment console. Prism Deploy's deployment console also provides centralized logging, deployment reports, and the ability to centrally uninstall software. It also lets you execute commands at target computers. The new version also provides support for nonEnglish locales, including those with multibyte character languages. Prism Deploy includes LANovation's Conflict Checker 4.0, a program that lets you check software for conflicts and errors before deployment.
LANovation
1313 5th Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-3805
Compaq has released Version 6.6 of its Fortran development suite for Windows. It is a complete development system that includes Compaq's native Fortran 95 compiler, a visual development environment from Microsoft, full access to the Win32 APIs, Microsoft Fortran PowerStation compatibility, and support for numerous Fortran language extensions. It supports mixed-language development with Visual C++ 6.0 within a common development environment, and includes features such as the Fortran COM Server Wizard, Module Wizard, and Array Visualizer to simplify Windows programming tasks. New features in 6.6 include Integer 8 and Logical 8; and Intel Pentium 4 optimizations.
Compaq Computer Corp.
20555 SH 249
Houston, TX 77070
281-370-0670
MontaVista Software's High Availability (HA) Framework, an add-on to the company's Hard Hat Linux Professional Edition, is an open architecture High Availability solution based on PICMG (PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturing Group) standards. MontaVista's High Availability Framework is based completely on the latest Linux kernel 2.4 and supports PICMG 2.12 hot swap capabilities (hot replace and hot insert), redundant Ethernet and backplane messaging, as well as resource and event management. The MontaVista HA Framework initially supports multiple leading CompactPCI chassis, System Slot CPUs and Intelligent I/O boards, including Intel x86/IA-32 processor boards from Motorola and RadiSys, and PowerPC processor boards from Motorola and other vendors.
High Availability is a term for technology that enhances the "up-time" of computer systems by distributing functionality across multiple CPUs. CompactPCI systems are designed for HA systems by reducing single points of failure in a single chassis. In response to hardware and software failures, CompactPCI HA systems facilitate the rapid transfer of control (fail-over) from a faulty CPU, peripheral, or software component to a functional one, while preserving operations or transactions in-progress at the time of failure. Many embedded designers choose the standard CompactPCI board and system form factor for HA designs since it supports replacement and insertion of system and peripheral cards without the need for cycling power, reducing technician-assisted time-to-repair.
MontaVista Software Inc.
1237 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
408-328-9200
Cyrano has released its DB Monitor module for OpenSTA. OpenSTA is a free, open-source distributed testing environment that lets you perform stress tests with performance measurement. The DB Monitor module complements the HTTP/S load testing capability of Open STA by extending the range of data collection and monitoring options available when performance testing web applications. Some features of DB Monitor include: identification of bottlenecked database servers in web applications; constant monitor of real activity of the database servers; shows SQL statements and the name of stored procedures running at any given time; and utilization of a single tool for monitoring, testing, and reporting so results can be shared between departments.
Cyrano Corp.
123 rue de Tocqueville
75017 Paris, France
+33 1-56-33-40-00
MKS has released Source Integrity Enterprise Edition 8.1, a Java-based software configuration management (SCM) tool. Edition 8.1 includes the following new features: advance multitier architecture; multiplatform enabled, written in Java for platform transparency; automatic branching/merging; improved integrations with Microsoft Visual Studio, WebGain, Visual Café, and IBM Visual Age for Java; and new client and server support, including Sun Solaris 8.0 (SPARC), RedHat Linux 6.3, AIX 4.3, and HP-UX 11.0. Also from MKS is Integrity Manager 4.2, which integrates with MKS Source Integrity Enterprise Edition 8.1 for workflow enabled enterprise SCM. Integrity Manager 4.2 includes: improved process management for software development; an enhanced web interface; and new database support including Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and DB2.
MKS
410 Albert Street
Waterloo, ON
Canada N2L 3V3
519-884-2251
RSA Security has announced RSA BSAFE Wireless Core encryption software that enables developers to build wireless solutions designed to communicate with any standards-based application or network. It ensures interoperability with the existing wired infrastructure, and offers developers the ability to add cryptographic security to wireless or embedded products. The RSA BSAFE Wireless Core encryption software includes assembly-language optimizations for key processors designed to let you use RSA-based algorithms on wireless platforms such as Symbian OS, Palm OS, and Windows CE.
RSA Security Inc.
20 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730
781-301-5000
Bioscrypt's V-Smart is a contactless read/write device integrated with a biometric fingerprint reader. Users simply present the smartcard and place a finger on the reader. The V-Smart then compares the presented fingerprint with the fingerprint template stored on the smartcard to verify the user's identity. V-Smart is designed to offer a convenient biometric solution for large-scale installations by taking advantage of the features of a contactless smartcard technology. The fingerprint template is securely stored on the smartcard instead of the reader or server creating a "portable database," supporting an unlimited number of users. As V-Smart stores the template on the smartcard, it eliminates the redundant wire requirements necessary to distribute the templates across the network of readers. For companies with multiple locations, this allows employees to access multiple facilities without having to be enrolled at each and every site.
Bioscrypt Inc.
5450 Explorer Drive, Suite 500
Mississauga, ON
Canada L4W 5M1
905-624-7700
NQL has announced Version 2.0 of its Network Query Language. Features new to NQL 2.0 include new methods for extracting data from web sites; extensive language improvements; improved support for internationalization; an overhauled compiler and run-time system; better performance; a new look for desktop agents; and an improved development environment. The new web query feature makes web-based agents less vulnerable to changes in web sites. New language features make NQL a more mature language with more familiar features. Internationalization features include limited support for the Unicode character set and a mechanism for translating NQL into regional languages. The new compiler and run-time system execute programs faster and use fewer system resources. Desktop agents can now be generated with a modern look similar to that of MP3 players. Enhancements to the development environment include dynamic help and an improved code editor.
NQL Inc.
900 Huyler Street
Teterboro, NJ 07608
201-440-8585
SoftWire 3.0 is SoftWire Technology's graphical programming extension to Visual Basic 6.0. SoftWire lets you quickly create programs without writing code. A key feature of this release is a visual debugger that helps users find mistakes faster. SoftWire 3.0 offers 31 new controls that increase functionality. Highlights include: a new data access suite, which includes 14 controls that provide advanced database programming capabilities; web browser and Scraper controls that lets users retrieve data from the Internet; and a histogram control that lets users create a histogram quickly from any data set.
SoftWire Technology Inc.
16 Commerce Boulevard
Middleboro, MA 02346
508-946-8900
http://www.softwiretechnology.com/
Quadbase Systems has released EspressReport 1.1, a reporting tool that delivers functionality accessible to both Java developers and end users. The reporting engine can generate web or print-ready content on-the-fly, and stream it directly to the client, or store canned reports on the server. EspressReport's server-side reporting engine and API allow reporting functionality to be integrated into servlets, JSPs, and applications. It also has a visual report designer, letting users create reports from a variety of sources. The designer can run as a standalone application or with a server through a web browser. It includes a data source manager and a visual query builder; can draw data from ODBC, JDBC, XML, and text sources; and can export reports directly to HTML, DHTML, and PDF formats.
Quadbase Systems Inc.
2855 Kifer Road, Suite 203
Santa Clara, CA 95051
408-982-0835
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