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Success Stories
Proxicom
"Putting aside the hype, I took a look at the software metrics and the cost was
practically nil for our solution. Considering the diversity of client environments,
developing a servlet was profoundly economical."
- Rich Andrews, Director of Product Engineering, Proxicom
Proxicom is a software developer that has used server-side Java technology
to implement a complete suite of tools for building Internet communities.
See the feature
story which explains why they opted to use servlets to build their Proxicom
Community Suite.
Java Servlet API Endorsements
Art Technology Group
"ATG is a big supporter of the Java Servlet API. ATG has licensed
elements of its Dynamo technology to Sun for inclusion in its Java Server
Toolkit. Furthermore, ATG's Dynamo suite of Internet applications is fully
compatible with the Java Servlet API. We provide a broad suite of tools
to developers for building with the Java Servlet API. The Java Servlet API
is the cornerstone of a new generation of server extensiblity"
Contact:
Nancy Morrisroe
Email: nancy@atg.com
Blue Lobster Software
"Blue Lobster Software enthusastically endorses the Java Servlet
API. We designed our products specifically with Servlets in mind. Developers
can write Servlets that use our mainframe connectivity products to access
mainframe data in real time. The flexibility and power of using this extensible,
reusable, object-oriented tool for server applications is a huge benefit
to both corporate developers and ISVs like ourselves. We are big supporters
of the Java Servlet API and encourage developers write Servlets in Java.
Kudos to Sun for creating this milestone Java API."
Contact:
Laurie Mahoney
716-546-3550, x242
Email: lamahoney@bluelobster.com
Cafesoft
"Cafesoft successfully uses the Java Servlet API and Java Web Server
to create high-performance, customized server solutions for our customers.
Using server side Java, we've been able to tap into legacy systems and databases
to securely publish information to users who previously could not access
systems critical to their performance. We extensively use technologies such
as JDBC to communicate with SQL databases and RMI for distributed object
communications. These and other Java Servlet API's have enabled us to rapidly
develop business solutions with reusable object-oriented software."
"Our software development is done with 100% Pure Java and other
commonly supported Internet standards. Which means our solutions run on
all of the popular Web browsers and on most any operating system. This combined
with our accumulated knowledge, experience, and software tools provides
our customers with a fast start on Internet and Intranet projects."
Contact:
Gary Gwin
Email: gary@cafesoft.com
619-530-0788
Canlink Interactive Technologies
Canlink's SecureCommerceSuite provides a secure robust, scaleable solution
to electronic commerce on the Internet. Canlink's flagship product SecureMarket
Pro, an on-line ordering system has been re-written utilizing the Java Servlets
API and the Java Web Server. The use of Sun's robust API for server-side
java, Java Servlets, and the Java Web Server has enabled Canlink's e-commerce
applications to transform the Web into a high-performance environment for
mission-critical applications on the corporate intranet or over the internet.
When asked the benefit of the Java Servlets, Canlink's Director Dave
Hallett replied:
"Not only has the use of Sun's Java given us a cross-platform application
for both Solaris and NT Servers, the use of Java Servlets API improves performance,
security and scaleability over traditional CGI programming approaches. Canlink
fully endorses the use of Sun's Java Server and Java Servlet API!"
Contact:
Rebekah Gurney
Email: rebekah@canlink.com
Centralogic Corporation
"Centralogic Corporation is an enthusiastic supporter of the Java
Servlet API. Our experience has been that programs written in Java take
very little time to debug, often performing as expected the first time they
are run. This factor alone makes Java a software developer's dream come
true. The Java Servlet API brings this tremendous strength to the server.
With the additional ability to reuse previously-written cross- platform
Java objects, the Java Servlet API becomes an obvious choice for server-side
development. I would encourage anyone to try it."
Contact:
Ben White
Email: bwhite@centralogic.com
Convoke Communications
"With the Servlet architecture, I may instantiate objects over the
lifetime of the web server itself, drastically increasing the overall transaction
processing efficiency and creating opportunities for optimization in my
code not available with other web servers. Choosing a combination of Java
Applets and Java Servlets for client and server code has eliminated compatibility
problems that my team would have been unable to support using traditional
systems.
"The Servlet API permits me to use the same programming objects
in both client and server contexts at the same time; essentially write once,
run everywhere.
"Initially sub-contracted to provide database-driven web pages for
2000 retail stores in 15 shopping malls across Canada, we have extended
the design to include kiosk access to the same data, including news and
information on store sales and events. We are now developing the concept
even further by designing a customer guidance system that might prove useful
in wireless form."
Contact:
Dan Shields
Email: daniel@convoke.com
(416)712-1542
Cybotics Technologies Limited
"We are strong supporters of the Java Servlet API. It is a very
important and robust technology and we have built a commercial product around
it -- The Cybotics Search Engine, which is currently available in beta.
The Cybotics Search Engine is a servlet based multilingual search engine
written entirely in Java. Based on the Java servlet API, the search engine
provides multilingual full text searching capability for web servers supporting
Java servlets, including the Java Web Server. Languages supported by the
beta release include English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean."
Contact:
Savio Lam
Email: admin@cybotics.com
Educational Use of Java Web Server and Java Servlets
"I would like to let you know that we have started to deploy 15
Java-based real-time weather servers at local k-12 schools in the Santa
Clara, Ca. valley. These 15 machines (and we expect more) are 486-100 machines
running the Java Web Server 1.0.1 together with a servlet that will provide
realtime weather at these schools. Users can log on to each machine with
a web browser and check out the weather conditions at each school.
"This enterprise is underwritten by MASTEP (http://www.mastep.sjsu.edu)
which is a non-profit NSF funded educational program. Support is also provided
by KNTV channel 11. One of our goals is to get students interested in science
by introducing them to cutting edge technology such as your Java web server
and servlets. You can check out a prototype at http://130.65.96.55."
Contact:
William Chan
Email: wchan@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Encanto
"Encanto's use of the Java Web Server in our Internet Server Appliance
will allow retailers and SOHOs to utilize Java Servlets to easily build
and manage their own Web site," said Jeff Stern, vice president of
marketing, Encanto Networks. "As the ecommerce needs of our customers
evolve, Encanto's use of Java Servlets will help them continue to reap the
benefits of the latest Java-based applications and payment technology."
Contact:
Drew Lane
415.923.1660 ext. 107
Email: dlane@alexander-pr.com
Enable Belgium
"At Enable, we cannot afford to respond with a "not possible"
to a potential customer and with the opportunities offered by the internet
evolving with the break neck pace it has, it is a near impossible task to
master all the various web server API. But since using the Servlet SDK,
our standard response has been, "no problem, you choose your operating
system, your web server, your database, your what ever, we will Enable it",
thanks to the wide spread support Servlets enjoy in our industry."
Contact:
Suhail M. Ahmed
Email: suhails@ibm.net
Gefion Software
"Gefion software endorses the Servlet API as the best approach yet
to standards based server-side processing. Solutions based on the
Servlet API, such as Gefion software's InstantOnline Basic,
can be used with any of the major web servers and application
servers, on any platform with a Java VM. Since Servlets can use
all other Java APIs, such as JDBC, JNDI and RMI, Servlet based
solutions offer unprecedented flexibility and scalability, as well
as great performance through threading and persistent data.
"
Contact:
Hans Bergsten
Email: hans@gefionsoftware.com
IBM
IBM endorses the Servlet API. For more information, contact:
Megan McFeely
IBM
415-545-4676
Email: meganm@us.ibm.com
Intranet Partners
"For much of our web applications work, the Java Servlet/Applet
architecture makes development possible -- performance, functionality, ease
of use, and access would be much more restricted in traditional web, database,
or client-server models. The Java Servlet API provides a true object environment
in support of a solid discipline for network design. There's no substitute
for pure Java!"
Contact:
John Keeling
Email: keeling@ip.com
408-588-1100 x524
Kansas State University
"We're currently working on a servlet to authenticate campus users
to a variety of online databases that our library provides. The Java Servlet
API cuts our development time from months down to weeks. We also love the
ability to move programs easily between NT and Unix."
Contact:
Tim McCune
Email: trm@ksu.edu
785-532-7613
Live Software
"Live Software is a strong endorser of the Java Servlet API -- an
application programming interface that lets system administrators and developers
dynamically extend the capabilities of servers. This API is a milestone
in the industry. For the first time, developers can have an extensible,
reusable, object-oriented tool that lets them deliver new functionality
across multiple platforms. As a replacement for today's disparate CGI solutions,
servlets are poised to become the ubiquitous solution for extending servers.
Servlets give the developer the ability to develop on one platform and deploy
on another. Live Software is a big supporter of the Java Servlet API and
is committed to Java Servlet technology through its free servlet engine,
JRuntm, and through its line of servlet
products."
Contact:
Paul Colton
Email: pc@livesoftware.com
888-SERVLET
Net Explorer, Inc.
"The Java Servlet API is the first step in creating a platform-
independent, scalable architecture. By using servlets, we can re-use the
same problem domain classes we develop for our applications in the CGI environment.
For the past two years, we've waited for a standard to emerge. The Servlet
API is the best candidate for this standard,'' said Kevin J.S. Sherwood,
Vice President of Technology, Net Explorer, Inc.
Contact:
Kim W. Padgett
Email: kwp@netexplorer.com
713-521-3102
Netscape
Netscape endorses the Java Servlet API. For more information, contact:
Patti Pierson
Netscape
Email: pierson@netscape.com
650-937-4515
New Atlanta Communications
"The Java Servlet API has several compelling advantages over traditional
CGI and C/C++ web server extension APIs. Servlets easily outperform CGIs
and Java provides much better scalability than Perl scripts. The Java Servlet
API is simpler than proprietary web server extension APIs while matching
their functionality, and Java servlets are inherently more robust and reliable--bugs
in a servlet can't crash the web server as easily as bugs in a C/C++ extension
can. In almost every case the Java Servlet API is a better choice than CGI
or proprietary C/C++ APIs for implementing web server extensions.
"At New Atlanta Communications, we believe that universal availability
is essential to acceptance of the Java Servlet API as an industry standard.
Therefore, we have two goals for our ServletExectm
product line: to support the full feature set of the Java Servlet API as
defined by the JavaWebServer, and to implement this support for every major
commercial web server and platform. The initial release of ServletExec adds
Java Servlet API support to Microsoft IIS, Netscape Fasttrack &
Enterprise servers on Windows NT, and W*API-compatible Mac OS web servers.
We intend to quickly follow-up with support for Netscape servers on the
major Unix variants: Solaris, HP-UX, Irix, and AIX. We'll then turn our
attention to other web servers such as Novell IntranetWare and Lotus Domino.
"We're very excited about the future of server-side Java and the
Java Servlet API. We expect that in the very near future the use of Java
in server-side applications is going to exceed its use on the client."
Contact:
Vince Bonfanti
Email: vince@newatlanta.com
(770) 664-4559
Novare International Inc.
"The Java Servlet API has proven a powerful and open tool that has
accelerated our development process and raised customer satisfaction. One
of our larger customers was recently involved in a merger which caused radical
changes to the target delivery environment. The portability of Servlets
as well as JDBC and the rest of the Java platform turned what should have
been a disaster into a non-event. Servlets made us look like heros and saved
us development heartache. On top of everything else they run like a top
under Linux! who could ask for more?"
Contact:
Ean Schuessler
Email: ean@novare.com
Novell, Inc.
"Novell was the first to license the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
for the Server. Fully embracing the Java Servlet API is a natural extension
to our vision of Java---it helps shift the focus from desktop computing
to network computing. The Servlet API provides an industry-wide means of
running business logic on servers. We've got a lot of servers out there.
Our initial support for servlets will be available by the end of October.
Servlets will enable a new breed of true cross-platform multi-tier solutions
such as server-based administration applications and processes that can
query databases, dynamically build HTML pages, and much more. We obviously
believe Java on the server is very important and servlets bring more functionality
and ease of development to the server." Chris Stone, Sr. VP Strategy,
Novell Inc.
Contact:
Julie Hatchett
801-228-5073
Email: julie_hatchett@novell.com
OneWave
"OneWave Professional Services is a strong endorser of the Java
Servlet API. The capabilities of the API allow our consultants to deliver
solutions that extend the capabilities of any Web Server. Java Servlets
has allowed OneWave to provide our customers with extensible, reusable and
object-oriented business solutions in very short time frames. In fact, we
have already successfully deployed several solutions that employ the capabilities
and features of Java Servlets. We strongly advocate the use of Java Servlets
and encourage developers to use this functionality rich API for developing
Web based solutions."
Contact:
Manu Mathew
Email: mmathew@onewave.com
617-923-6574
Online Business Associates
"We are very excited about the momentum that the Java Servlet API
is gaining. We have been using servlets since they were released, and have
already built smart card security, electronic commerce sites, secure web
administration, and extranet systems with Servlets.
Servlets have proven to be fast, flexible, and easy to write and maintain.
We consider Java Servlets to be a key strategic advantage.
Please contact us directly for real examples of some of the hottest web
technologies featuring Java Servlets!"
Contact:
Paul Delano
Email: pauld@olb.com
203-969-3333
OpenConnect Systems, Inc.
"Java Servlets TM are an excellent
way to optimize computing resources. Using servlets to provide secure, Web-based
access to data complements the use of our OC://WebConnect Pro software to
provide rejuvenated access to legacy mainframe data and integrate this data
with Web-based applications," said Stephen Clark, CEO, Open Connect
Systems Inc. of Dallas, Texas.
Contact:
Denise D. Court
972-888-0663
Email: dcourt@oc.com
Sirrus Internet Solutions
"Here at Sirrus, we are excited about the capabilities provided
by the Java Servlet API. We are currently developing intranet applications
for several Fortune 1000 clients using a Servlet based architecture. The
Servlet API allows us to take advantage of all of the benefits of object
orientation, which become extremely valuable when developing applications
of scale. This was previously either impossible, or prohibitively difficult
to do within a web-based application. In addition, we see this technology
as becoming a lynch-pin in intranet strategy as companies move toward a
distributed object computing paradigm."
Contact:
Darren Platt
Email: darren@sirrus.com
415.764.4900 x306
SunSoft division of Sun Microsystems
"Supporting Java Servlet API specification with Sun's Java tools,
including Java WorkShop development environment, will allow Java developers
to build robust end-to-end Java client/server applications," said Larry
Weber, vice president and general manager/Authoring &
Development Tools group, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Press Contact:
Nam LaMore, 415-786-4737
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Email: nam.lamore@sun.com
Taos Mountain
"For much of our web applications work, the Java Servlet/Applet
architecture makes development possible--performance, functionality , ease
of use, and access would be much more restricted in traditional web, database,
or client-server models. The Java Servlet API provides a true object environment
in support of a solid discipline for network design. There's no substitute
for pure Java!"
Contact:
John Keeling
408.764.2533
Email: keeling@ip.com
Time Inc. New Media
"We are the in the business of creating high performance web sites
that must serve millions of page views from the first day they are deployed.
The Java Web Server and its servlet architecture has amplified the power
of our programmers and hardware. The tight integration of the application
with the web server has made our servers scream. Programming in Java has
cut our development cycle in half."
Contact:
Dan Woods
Email: dwoods@pathfinder.com
(212) 522-9538
Visto Corporation
"The mission of Visto Corporation is to deliver convenient, secure
access to your computer information using any device connected to the Internet.
Visto BriefcaseT service enables you to synchronize, manage, update, and
work securely with your email, address books, bookmarks and other computer
files. It's a virtual hard drive on the Web. This online service has built
in synchronization software which gives you up-to-date information even
when you are away from the office.
Visto Corporation is based on industry standard Internet technologies.
We use the Java Servlet API for programming the server application logic.
The main advantage of using the Java Servlet API is programmer productivity.
The Java Servlet API is flexible and extensible. It is backed by the power
of the JDK APIs like JDBC and third party APIs like NDC. We are in the process
of achieving the 100% pure Java certification.
Java Servlets are portable so we are not tied to a particular web server.
However we are using the JavaWebServer because it easy to administer, high
performance, secure and scalable.
To summarize, we are very happy with our decision to use the Java Servlet
API and JavaWebServer technology."
Contact:
Prasad Wagle
Email: prasad@visto.com
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