SAN FRANCISCO, and GRENOBLE, France, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun
Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), the creator of Java(TM) technology, and
INRIA, the French national institute for research in computer science and
control, officially kicked-off the license agreement signed by the two parties
for the certification of the compliance of JOnAS, an open-source Java
application server developed by the ObjectWeb consortium, with the level 1.4
of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE(TM)). The celebration took place in the
Sun Customer Briefing Center, in Paris, France, on March 23rd, 2004.
ObjectWeb is an international non-profit consortium specialized in open-
source middleware, hosted by INRIA. JOnAS is ObjectWeb's implementation of
the functionalities set forth in the J2EE specification. Since January 2004,
ObjectWeb takes advantage of license terms for the J2EE 1.4 platform
specification and compatibility test suite that Sun makes available for non-
profit projects in the framework of a specific scholarship.
Eric Mahe, Marketing Director for Java Development, Sun Microsystems,
said: "This idea of bringing together the open-source community and what is
today a major industrial trend, namely Java, was something we've pursued since
the creation of Java technology."
Gerard Giraudon, Director of Development and Technology Transfer, INRIA,
explained: "In a world which becomes increasingly complex, the standards
become increasingly important including in research projects. It is necessary
to have open reference implementations of standards, which guarantee on the
one hand effective interoperability and on the other hand equity between
actors."
Jean-Pierre Laisne, ObjectWeb's Chairman, said: "ObjectWeb members like
Dassault Aviation will use our technology and make sure it meets their
requirements, which is of major importance for the activity of the ecosystem."
JOnAS to Become a J2EE 1.4 Platform of Choice for Global Companies
Dominique Potier, Group Scientific Director Software Technologies, Thales
Group (63,000 employees worldwide), explained: "We at Thales just defined
Netframework, a new architecture for our information system in which JOnAS is
the J2EE application server. JOnAS will be deployed on a limited number of
sites this summer, and in all Thales in 2005. The certification is all the
more important that it leaves open a possibility of replacement if necessary.
The fact that several big companies make the same choice is an indirect factor
of durability."
Valere Robin, Senior Manager, France Telecom R&D, added: "For about 15
years, France Telecom R&D has been working on middleware. In August 2003,
JOnAS has been officially introduced in the catalog of software solutions for
France Telecom subsidiaries. The J2EE certification is a very interesting
perspective for the IT management because it will facilitate migrations, it
will permit to rationalize the management of J2EE skills and to capitalize on
J2EE on the long term." France Telecom has a workforce of 240,000 on 5
continents.
Franz Meyer, CEO, Red Hat France, explained: "Red Hat joined ObjectWeb to
make the link between the consortium and the users and therefore increase the
sustainability of JOnAS. Red Hat is developing an application server which
will of course be based on JOnAS. Targeted to enterprise customers, it will be
complemented with services, certifications and developer tools based on
Eclipse."
ABOUT OBJECTWEB
Founded in 2002 by Bull, France Telecom and INRIA, ObjectWeb is a
consortium of leading companies and research organizations from around the
world who have joined forces to produce next generation of open-source
Middleware. ObjectWeb's goal is to provide Real-Time Enterprises with
independent solutions which combine quality and robustness at the best
possible performance/cost ratio. ObjectWeb targets alternative solutions to
proprietary products for e-business, EAI, data connectivity, grid computing,
and enterprise messaging. Based on open standards, ObjectWeb's middleware
includes application servers, components, frameworks and tools. Examples of
ObjectWeb's "cost killer" middleware are JOnAS -- an Open Source
implementation of the J2EE specification, JORAM -- a Message Oriented
Middleware and Enhydra -- a Java/XML Application Server.
http://www.objectweb.org
http://jonas.objectweb.org
Java, J2EE, and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
SOURCE INRIA Rhone-Alpes; ObjectWeb
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Related links:
http://www.objectweb.org
http://jonas.objectweb.org
CONTACT:
Francois Letellier, +33-4-76-61-54-87 or
+33-6-84-64-00-24, Francois.letellier@objectweb.org
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