Forte unveils jForte beta version, forms Java business unit By Jeff Walsh InfoWorld Electric Posted at 1:09 PM PT, Feb 23, 1999 Forte Software Tuesday formed a new Enterprise Java Business Unit and released the beta version of its product suite that is code-named jForte, which enables companies to deliver scalable, distributed Java applications. The new suite provides full import and export of Java source, Java binaries and JavaBeans/Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), company officials said. The suite is written in module form and can be used in conjunction with other development environments. The developer module supports Java, JavaBeans, EJB, and CORBA, and it can be used to build HTML, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Dynamic HTML, and Java clients, officials said. A team-builder component enables collaborative testing and debugging. The jForte Application Server supports the EJB standard, and features fail-over and load balancing. Forte's new Enterprise Java Business Unit includes dedicated engineers, consulting, marketing, and sales personnel focused on finding new business opportunities and partnerships involving Forte's products, company officials said. Currently, Forte delivers products for Apple, Computer Associates, Data General, Digital Equipment, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Informix, Microsoft, Netscape, Oracle, Sequent, Siemens Nixdorf, Sybase, and Sun Microsystems, according to company officials. Forte Software Inc., in Oakland, Calif., can be reached at www.forte.com. Jeff Walsh is an InfoWorld senior writer. From MAILER-DAEMON@cs.depaul.edu Thu Feb 25 16:47:43 1999