A standard Java class-based API is also available that exposes M7s data persistence, data validation and data caching layers to direct developer control.

Oracle delivers simplified Java tools The company releases JDeveloper 10g with a "framework" to simplify services-oriented Java development, in an effort to take market share from IBM and BEA Systems.

The company said it's readying a "technical preview" of Project Rave for this quarter; Sun VP Joe Keller cited rival Microsoft's Visual Basic as an influence on Sun's rapid development tool ...

During a teleconference, Sun Java executives sketched out a plan-expected to be unveiled at the upcoming JavaOne show-to provide simplified developer tools aimed at enabling an entirely new class ...

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