JULY 2006
Welcome to the next edition of "Extra from Exadel". Our online newsletter provides the open source community with news about our products, industry trends, and upcoming events.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
EXADEL NAMED TO THE 2006 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TIMES 100
Leading publication recognizes Exadel in its Rich Client category
Exadel has been named to the SD Times 100 for 2006 in the Rich Client category. This ranking distinguishes Exadel as one of the leading and most influential companies in the software development industry.
This achievement is part of a banner year for Exadel. In January 2006, Exadel launched the latest version of its popular Eclipse-based IDE, Exadel Studio Pro. The new offering featured support for AJAX, Struts, JSF RI, MyFaces, Spring and Hibernate, allowing organizations to better prepare and plan for critical Web 2.0 applications. In March 2006, Exadel announced the launch of the Exadel Visual Component Platform, a powerful new JSF-based framework for the development of AJAX-enabled business applications.
For more information and to download trial versions of these products, visit our website.
TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVES:
EXADEL WEB SEMINAR: DEVELOPING RICH APPLICATIONS WITH JSF AND AJAX
A recent web seminar “Developing Rich Applications with JSF and AJAX” took place on June 27, 2006. The number of participants quickly reached the maximum capacity, so, unfortunately, many who wished to register didn't have an opportunity to do so. For these people and anyone else interested, a recording of this event is now available.
MAX KATZ INTERVIEW FROM JAVAONE 2006
Frank Sommers and Bill Venners, Artima Developer, May 18, 2006
Frank Sommers and Bill Venners collected short, punchy audio interviews on the JavaOne exhibit floor at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. Their goal was to give the readers a feel for the latest developments in the commercial Java space. Among other JavaOne exhibitors, they interviewed Max Katz, Senior Systems Engineer at Exadel, and discussed why developers would choose JSF and what challenges face those who do.
Read the article or listen to the interview.
IN THE NEWS:
FIMA KATZ, "WE'VE GOT AJAX"
SYS-CON.TV, May 29, 2006
Jeremy Geelan, Group Publisher at SYS-CON Media, and Fima Katz, Exadel’s CEO and Founder, met on the JavaOne 2006 floor to talk about why Exadel’s booth had so many visitors and about what Exadel offers to today’s Enterprise for Delivering Rich Internet Applications.
A recording of the interview is available at the SYS-CON Media website.
AJAX 101: FROM TOOLKITS TO STRATEGY, HOW COMPANIES CAN PUT IT TO USE
Charles Babcock, InformationWeek
"The Ajax programming approach can make Web sites more responsive and interactive, but picking the right tool isn't easy." Charles Babcock from InformationWeek talks to several companies to find out why businesses are starting to show more interest in the AJAX approach's ability to generate fast, useful, and sticky websites, but still adopting AJAX very gradually.
Among others, Charles Babcock talks to John Thompson, a Project Manager for Home Shopping Network (HSN), about his experience with Exadel Visual Component Platform. John Thompson used this framework to develop an Ajax application to check shipping bills for HSN's logistics managers.
Read more at the InformationWeek website.In the side bar for this article, Charles Babcock with Exadel’s CEO, Fima Katz, discusses the security issues of using AJAX.
EVENTS:
MAX KATZ TO SPEAK AT ECLIPSEWORLD 2006
September 6-8, 2006, Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA, USA
EclipseWorld is the industry's first independent conference for enterprise software developers, architects, and development managers using Eclipse tools and technologies. It will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MA on September 6-8, 2006. EclipseWorld 2006 offers more than 60 technical classes, two of which will be be presented by Exadel:
- Leveraging JSF Components describes practical ways to take full advantage of JSF.
- Developing Rich Applications With JSF and AJAX describes various AJAX frameworks and tools and shows how JSF and AJAX work together.
For more information on this conference visit the conference's Web site.