David Brandow

PowerJ, Sybase's Java/J2EE development tool, is reaching a new phase in its evolution. With the soon-to-be-released PowerJ 4.0, the product has been given both an external and internal overhaul, and is a much more usable tool as a result. PowerBuilder developers will find the UI a lot more familiar than earlier versions of PowerJ, and J2EE component developers will find many new compelling features that will enhance their productivity. General Usability Features MDI Development Environment Unlike many common development environments, prior versions of PowerJ had an SDI development environment. While this left more room for the editors, it was generally confusing in practice, with multiple overlapping windows that were difficult to manage. So, PowerJ 4.0 is now a fully MDI ... (more)

EAServer 6.0 GUI Enhancements

EAServer 6.0 brings with it many new and exciting changes on a number of fronts, not the least of which is its management console, EAServer Manager. Many of the changes wrought in the console are simple byproducts of the changes in the underlying server, so I won't delve into them. Instead I'll deal with changes to the console itself, discussing the most notable ones and hopefully giving... (more)

Service Development in WorkSpace

Sybase's exciting new offering, WorkSpace, offers users an enormous amount of functionality in a unified design and development environment. From enterprise modeling, database development, Web application development, services-oriented development and orchestration to mobile development, it presents an extremely comprehensive set of tooling capabilities. Since it isn't possible do the en... (more)

Changes in EAServer's Management GUI for 5.0

If you consider EAServer's management GUI, Jaguar Manager (and Security Manager), to be the product's face, then in 5.0 EAServer received a facelift. After a couple of releases with only minor changes, 5.0 includes a number of dramatic additions and changes to its management GUI, both internally and externally significant. This article will address the most notable of these, although the... (more)

What's New in PowerJ 4.0?

PowerJ, Sybase's Java/J2EE development tool, is reaching a new phase in its evolution. With the soon-to-be-released PowerJ 4.0, the product has been given both an external and internal overhaul, and is a much more usable tool as a result. PowerBuilder developers will find the UI a lot more familiar than earlier versions of PowerJ, and J2EE component developers will find many new compelli... (more)