Ajit Sagar

Last year Sun came out with a new set of design guidelines for building enterprise applications using enterprise Java APIs. These APIs are available as a set of documents called the J2EE Blueprints. They include architectural design guidelines for developing enterprise applications using the Java 2, Enterprise Edition APIs. The Silver Bullet The primary benefit of the Blueprints is that after five years and several releases of Java platform products and APIs, there's finally a comprehensive story of how all these technologies offered by Java can plug and play together in enterprise-level applications. Using the Blueprints as guidelines also helps architects and developers make choices between alternative technologies and products, based on the constraints of their business and operating environments. The J2EE Blueprints address enterprise application development usi... (more)

So What? - It Seems That JavaOne Isn't Just Nerd Nirvana Anymore... This Is A Good Sign.

Yes, I was in San Francisco last month - but unlike the other 25,000 pilgrims, I wasn't fortunate enough to pay full homage to the Mecca of Java: JavaOne 2000. Instead, I was trapped in somewhat less than invigorating business meetings. I was also in a hurry to get back to Dallas to my wife and my brand new (two-week old) baby boy. However, I did manage to sneak out for a few hours on two separate days to the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco to sip from the Java technology cup.... Although my impressions of JavaOne this year are based mainly on this brief interlude, I've... (more)

Palming Java

I'd like to start this month's article with some of my impressions of JavaOne '99. Last year was far more exciting with promises of new magic kits and potions handed out in abundance. This year there was a definite touch of reality in the air with less sleight of hand and more live rabbits actually jumping out of the hat and onto the stage. The smoke and mirrors were still there, but there was some substance behind them. The "real" feel to JavaOne is due to the fact that Sun seems to have finally gotten its story straight in terms of what "ubiquitous" really means. When you look ... (more)

JBuilder 7.0 Enterprise Edition

There's no doubt about it. Borland makes great products for developers. They're definitely expensive and usually complex ­ but very powerful. I've been using JBuilder 6 for several months, and when I had the opportunity to review the latest version, I jumped at the chance. I won't take up much of your time by comparing this version with earlier ones, although I will definitely highlight the new features that I found most useful. This review focuses on the Enterprise Edition of JBuilder, not the Standard or Professional. To do serious Java development, especially in a project tea... (more)

The Digital Consumer: Big-Data-Enabled-Cloud's Final Destination

I used to be a regular presenter at SYS-CON's tech.conferences. After a hiatus of a few years, I thought of presenting at the Cloud Expo conference in New York. I was wondering which track to participate in. You see, although, Infosys Limited,  the company I work for, has a very large Cloud practice, I belong to a space which is more of a consumer of what Cloud offers. To me Cloud and Big Data are the plumbing for the house that we build for clients. I have helped incubate one of the strategic focus areas within Infosys - digital transformation, which is powered by Cloud. The a... (more)