Dr. Dobb's Journal January, 2005
IDELIX Software has released new versions of its Pliable Display Technology (PDT) SDK. PDT is a virtual lens technology for visualizing and interacting with digital data. PDT-based functionality such as detail-in-context data interaction, lens-assisted operations, bandwidth management, and multilayer viewing are designed for applications, such as geospatial intelligence, defense, GIS, medical imaging, gaming, and CAD. Version 3.1 of the PDT SDK is written in C++ and features new COM and .NET wrappers.
IDELIX Software
555-1122 Mainland Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5L1 Canada
604-656-6300
http://www.idelix.com/
TechExcel has unveiled its DevTest test management solution, which automates test coverage creation, test planning, and scheduling, and tracking of test execution. Using DevTest, QA managers and engineers can create, manage, and document test plans in a centralized repository. Users can then schedule and assign these tests to their team using a wizard driven interface. Once assigned, testers execute these tasks, and defects can be automatically submitted to development projects based on test case status, establishing links between the test task and the submitted defects. DevTest tracks tests in built-in presentation quality reports and in a planning dashboard.
TechExcel
3675 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 200
Lafayette, CA 94549
925-871-3900
http://www.techexcel.com/
Toolsfactory has updated its Doc-O-Matic documentation system to Version 4. Doc-O-Matic uses information about source-code symbols (namespaces, packages, classes, members structs, records, enums, and other symbols), and existing tagged and untagged comments (XMLDoc comments, JavaDoc comments and plaintext comments) in source-code files and external documentation files (Word Documents, HTML files, and plaintext files) to create cross-linked documentation systems, online help and user manuals in PDF, HTML, HTML Help 1.x, Help 2.0, Windows Help, RTF, and XML. Doc-O-Matic 4 supports C/C++, IDL, C++.NET, C#, VB.NET, Delphi, JavaScript, ASP.NET, MATLAB, JSP, and Java.
Toolsfactory Software
1005 Terminal Way
Reno, NV 89502
866-515-8462
http://www.toolsfactory.com/
OpenFabric is a platform for building Internet-based distributed systems, including content-management and ASP systems. It comprises a distributed object repository and class dictionary, object replication, scripting engine, workflow engine, web-page designer, virtual filesystem, desktop client, and development environment. OpenFabric runs on Windows and Linux.
Suntail AS
P.O. Box 651
St. Albans, Herts AL1 4YZ UK
http://www.openfabric.net/
Parasoft has announced SOAPtest 3.0, an automated web-services testing tool. It supports WSDL schema verification and Standards-compliance checks; automatic test creation using WSDL and HTTP traffic; data-driven testing through data sources (Excel, CSV, Database Queries, and so on); scenario-based testing through XML Data Bank; scripting with Java, JavaScript, and Python; report generation in HTML, XML, and Text formats; and real-time graphs and charts. SOAPtest 3.0 features an improved UI and is available for Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
Parasoft
101 E. Huntington Drive, Second Floor
Monrovia, CA 91016
626-256-3680
http://www.parasoft.com/
ILOG is now packaging its JViews 6.0 graphics toolkit as standalone products. The ILOG JViews product line includes JViews Diagrammer 6.0, JViews Charts 6.0, JViews Gantt 6.0, JViews Maps 6.0, and JTGO 4.0. The updated JViews products now support the Business Process Management Notation (BPMN), a Standard that helps developers model business processes, as well as Java Standards like OSS/J (JTGO) for telecom operational support services (OSS) applications, and Java Server Faces technology for creating thin clients.
ILOG
1080 Linda Vista Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
650-567-8000
http://www.ilog.com/
Viklele Associates is offering the Runtime Form Designer Component Suite 1.0, for developing a form designer application similar to Visual Basic IDE. VLFormDesigner allows runtime resizing and repositioning of ActiveX controls placed on it; VLPropertyList provides COM introspection capability for creating a Visual Basic properties-view-styled user interface; and VLButtonBar is provided for creating a professional tool palette. Viklele Associates also offers VLMenuPlus, VLViewPort, and VLFullScreen.
Viklele Associates
8, Shree Vidya
Rajpath Society, Paud Road
Pune 411 038 India
+91-20-25381012
http://www.viklele.com/
Software developer and computer artist Vincent Stahl has developed the d3caster Game Engine, a 3D Java gaming development kit embedded within an open-source demo game. The package, intended for experienced Java developers, is designed to promote sound programming, fast image loading, image conversion, and 3D raycasting graphics with dynamic light effects—all made with pure Java, without the need for special plug-ins or hardware.
Stahlforce
An der Betteleiche 16
70569 Stuttgart Germany
http://www.stahlforce.com/
JBoss has introduced JBoss jBPM, a workflow engine formerly known as the "Java Business Process Management" (jBpm) project. Like all federated JBoss Professional Open-Source middleware, JBoss jBPM is a standalone product. It can be deployed on its own or with any J2EE application server. The engine uses the native jBPM Process Definition Language (JPDL), designed to support any Standard or specification, including BPEL, BPELJ, BPML, BPSS, ebXML, WSCI, and XPDL.
JBoss
3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1225
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-467-8555
http://www.jboss.com/
DDJ