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At WeatherLabs, Inc., a mere dozen meteorologists and software developers manage more weather data in less time than a staff of 100, using JavaTM technology. July, 1998 Feature Celebration School, Fla The kids in this feature are celebrating a curriculum that thrives on JavaTM technology and access to the Internet at Florida's Disney-inspired Celebration School. May, 1998 Feature United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service uses JavaTM technology and online forms to create dramatic time savings for its bulk mail customers. These "smart" forms provide automatic postage calculation, navigational prompts and error checking features that automate the documentation process and significantly reduce errors. June, 1998 Feature 21st Century Telecom Group Last year, 21st Century Telecom Group raised over $300 million to build a state-of-the-art fiber optic network and computing infrastructure, which broke ground in December 1997. 21st Century then engaged STR, a Chicago-based Sun Authorized Java CenterSM, to design a total system administration package. Dubbed Management Suite. March, 1998 Summary University of Western Ontario In January, the University's Information Technology Services (ITS) department set up ten JavaStationTM client software Network Computers from Sun Microsystems, Inc. as a pilot program to investigate the functionality of Network Computers and their potential in the university's academic computing facilities. March, 1998 Summary Prudential HealthCare In an effort to elevate and improve its administration of health benefits to its customers, Prudential HealthCare looked to the JavaTM technology platform to develop the first-of-its-kind Web-based benefits administration system. March, 1998 Summary PHP Healthcare With operation centers across the Eastern Seaboard, PHP needed to streamline the information flow throughout the organization while also lowering costs. The company decided on a JavaTM technology computing solution from Sun. The new architecture will allow users to access a variety of centrally managed software applications. March, 1998 Summary Saab Cars USA Saab Cars USA is deploying The Saab Intranet Retailer Information System (IRIS), a JavaTM technology-based intranet to allow Saab retailers to track sales, service, warranty and parts information for Saab customers at its 225 retail and 20 service locations in the U.S. March, 1998 Summary AlliedSignal Inc. AlliedSignal is building a network-centric, thin client application development architecture. JavaTM technology and network computers aid this process by allowing real-time instructions to be delivered directly to the manufacturing floor, thereby allowing the company to realize the significant cost benefits of centrally managed applications. March, 1998 Summary Ernst & Young, LLP Drawing on their strength and expertise as a Sun Authorized Java CenterSM and Sun Authorized Factory Services Provider, Ernst & Young, LLP collaborated with We Develop, Inc. to develop a JavaTM technology-based application targeted for use internally in their Tax department. March, 1998 Summary JavaTM Technology Goes to Harvard A group of undergrads at Harvard University who volunteer at a "student-run high-tech perpetual start-up" have built a full-fledged application using JavaTM Foundation Classes (JFC) APIs. March, 1998 Feature Xerox Great products are important to a company, but equally important for success is internal management and problem-solving. Read how Xerox worked with Nestek developers on a JavaTM technology-based internal problem management system that made all the difference. February, 1998 JavaTM Technology Greets Super Bowl Fans During the Super Bowl, visitors interacted with applications written in the Java programming language on touch-screen kiosks deployed throughout the city. Read how the Java platform made it possible. January, 1998 Service Merchandise Service Merchandise is developing an online catalog application based on JavaTM Technology. Fall, 1997 Short Profile Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster's NewsLink product takes a daily feed from the New York Times syndicate and reads about a thousand stories a day. Fall, 1997 Short Profile Sony Online Ventures Sony is building an open API network that was based completely on server-side JavaTM technology. Fall, 1997 Short Profile Time Inc. New Media Time Inc. New Media uses the Java Web ServerTM product to serve three million pages per week. Fall, 1997 Short Profile Keck Observatory On Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano stands a twin set of the world's most powerful telescopes. For this beautiful but difficult location, Keck developers built a distributed JavaTM technology-based user interface that astronomers can use from home or anywhere on the Internet. November, 1997 Risk Monitors Expanding business at minimal expense. Risk Monitors distributed their in-house software to the external market with minimal expense using the JavaTM platform. October, 1997 Mt. Sinai Medical Center Mt. Sinai is using its recently implemented intranet and a JavaTM technology-based workflow system to computerize the traditionally cumbersome task of issuing death certificates. October, 1997 Bell Sygma JavaTM technology opens access inside and outside the enterprise. Using Java technology, Bell Sygma is able to give external, secure access to an internal database. October, 1997 The Ontario College Application Service OCAS recently selected the JavaTM programming language as the basis for its Client Information System (CIS), an ambitious effort to provide a central system for managing admissions, curriculum, registration, enrollment and other functions at the 25 colleges. October, 1997 American Information Systems American Information Systems is dedicated exclusively to implementing business systems across the Internet. After considering the issues of cross-platform compatibility, intuitive graphical user interface and real-time interactivity, AIS selected the JavaTM programming language as its development environment. Ergon Informatik Ergon Informatik is a leading software development firm and systems integrator based in Zurich, Switzerland. Through the use of the JavaTM platform, Ergon created a Java technology-based application that retrieves product safety information from the corporate database and rolls it up so that it can be instantly browsed by Roche employees worldwide. CSX Corporation. CSX Corp. turned heads a year ago by deploying a mission-critical, enterprise-class application developed with JavaTM technology. It is still turning heads with reports of hard dollar savings, increased return on investment (ROI), and very happy customers. Here is a look at what CSX reported at the April 1997 JavaOneSM developer conference. Hubble Space Telescope As Hubble orbits, quietly working away in the background is something called the Control Center System (CCS), a suite of applets that lets scientists and engineers control and monitor the Hubble from earth. July, 1997 Mars Pathfinder Mission On July 4th 1997, the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft landed on Mars, carrying a rover that is the first vehicle to drive on the surface of the planet. Nearly an eighth of a billion miles away, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Earth, are remotely commanding the rover. July, 1997 Applix Client-server expert Applix in Westboro, Massachusetts was one of the first major software vendors to embrace the JavaTM platform. Witness their family of commercial application solutions called Anyware. InfoSpace Recognizing the importance of integrating database access into the expanding worlds of the Internet and intranets, InfoSpace, Inc. of San Mateo, California devised an innovative data access and analysis solution for the Web based on JavaTM technology. OpenConnect Systems Legacy hosts, such as mainframe, midrange and minicomputer systems, are now being integrated into Web-based enterprise infrastructures, thanks to recent JavaTM technology-based products from OpenConnect Systems Inc. of Dallas, Texas. via World Network A software development spin-off from Andersen Consulting, via World Network is developing a JavaTM technology-based desktop travel planning and booking application. More Features:A Jolt of EfficiencyIDC, one of the world's most respected independent research organizations, has published a formal study on the comparative efficiency of development in JavaTM technology, and your boss is going to like the results. March, 1998 Summary JavaTM Technology and the New Economy Welcome to the new networked economy, where the engine propelling the business is Java technology. May, 1998 Industrial Strength: Enterprise JavaBeansTM Portable, highly scalable, multiplatform, and simple-to-use, Enterprise JavaBeansTM component architecture takes the "Write Once, Run AnywhereTM" capability to new heights in business application development. April, 1998 Java TechnologyTM Means Business BYTE Magazine surveyed nearly three hundred software developers to discover what the first wave of these pioneers think about Java technology. March, 1998 Internet Round Table: Enterprise Customers Serve Up JavaTM Technology A lunchtime session at Internet World brought together representatives from six companies actively engaged in using Java technology to create cross-platform solutions and innovative, portable products. December, 1997 JavaTM Technology Gets Real Countless companies are realizing real benefits today from Java technology. Recent testimonies from hundreds of enterprise partners using the Java technology and a host of mission-critical applications for major industries tell the story. September, 1997 JavaTM Technology: End To End Solutions The presence of Java technology has gained a foothold in the business world. Java technology is happening in a big way at big companies. August, 1997 Power Tools for Any Environment: JavaTM Foundation Classes Rule! What do Home Depot and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have in common? Both are reaping the fruits of Java Foundation Classes APIs to build intranet applications. Network Computing and JavaTM Technology With the growth of the Internet and intranets, Computing services can be doled out from powerful servers to many different types of clients, including PCs, powerful workstations and a whole new class of simpler, easy to manage network appliances -- the NC or network computer. July, 1997 Software Reuse With JavaTM Technology: Finding the Holy Grail The quest for reusable software is as old as the software industry, but developers have found a new hope: the Java programming language. Companies, large and small, are hoping that Java technology will allow them to create software once and simply add to it as development continues. May, 1997 | ||||
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