Borland unveils new Janeva conventions

By Alun Williams

Posted on 7 May 2003 at 11:58

Borland has announced Janeva, a system designed to bridge the gap between .Net and enterprise Java.

Borland believes many organisations will be using both Microsoft and Java platforms when it comes to providing Web Services, and it sees Janeva as a means to fill some of the gaps between the two approaches.

Specifically, it will allow .NET applications to be integrated within J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) and CORBA-based back office systems. Borland claims this can be achieved without the need for new infrastructure or changes to the back-end systems. As ever in the enterprise world, increased return on investment (ROI) is the goal - making the most of existing IT investments.

Borland's position of strength is that it has a foot in both camps but is independent of both. A long-standing provider of Java development environments - such as the newly released JBuilder 9 - it was the first licensee of the Microsoft .NET Framework Software Developer Kit and is releasing C# Builder in the summer.

As Janeva supports the Microsoft Common Language Runtime (CLR) it means any CLR-compliant language is accessible. This includes C#, J#, Visual Basic for .NET, and Visual C++ for .NET. It integrates with both Microsoft Visual Studio and the forthcoming Borland C# Builder.

On the J2EE side of things, Janeva is based on IIOP (the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol). This means it supports IIOP-compliant J2EE and CORBA platforms such as the AppServer and VisiBroker Editions of Borland's Enterprise Server software. In terms of functionality, this covers the advanced Qualities of Service (QoS) such as load balancing, fault tolerance, and transaction processing.

A trial version and more info on Janeva can be found at borland.com/janeva/.