OrbixBuilder from Black & White Software, Inc. (CORBA based Enterprise Rapid Application Development)
Platforms: Windows 95, NT and Unix platforms
Price: starting at $1795 per user
URL: http://www.blackwhite.com

OrbixBuilder is based on the CORBA standard for distributed objects, turning popular builders such as Symantec's Visual Cafe for Java and Microsoft's Visual C++ into enterprise application builders. Black & White's ERAD solution combines the ease of use of leading visual tools with the power and scalability of CORBA-based distributed objects.

OrbixBuilder allows developers to simultaneously create CORBA application components in Java and C++ using a common set of integrated tools and online documentation. New features include wizards for configuring CORBA clients and servers, a visual CORBA naming service browser, integration via Symantec's Open API specification, online manuals, and a common registry of CORBA tools allowing easy access from within the Symantec and Microsoft builders.

OrbixBuilder includes the following ERAD features which behave as natural extensions to any supported application builder:

• IDL Editor. Edit interface descriptions; visually compile using any IDL compiler; locate coding errors by simply clicking on error messages.
• Interface Repository (IFR) Browser and Code Generator. View server interface details across multiple hosts; automatically generate Java and C++ for remote object binding and method invocation; enforce project-specific coding conventions.
• Application Configuration Wizards. Easily create and customize CORBA projects within Symantec Visual Cafe for Java and Microsoft Visual C++.
• Deployment Configuration. Register and configure servers in CORBA Implementation Repositories across multiple hosts; view execution status of live servers.
• "GUI Glue". Create CORBA objects using the standard Graphical User Interface capabilities of Cafe and Visual C++; generate application code that is CORBA- and IIOP-enabled.
• Naming Service Browser. Browse and modify the CORBA Naming Service Repository.
• Object Request Broker. Build distributed applications with market- leading ORBs. A full developer's license of IONA's Orbix or OrbixWeb is included in the OrbixBuilder package.
• Online Manuals. Quickly find product usage information in the HTML- based product documentation; easily navigate between Java and C++ technical information.
• Visual Tutorials. Accelerate the CORBA learning curve.
• Visual Cafe. OrbixBuilder for Java also includes a copy of Symantec Visual Cafe PDE.

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