Almost invariably, when I write an article I know pretty much what I want to say, and the part I have the most difficulty with is the introduction. This is my first column as editor-in-chief of Java Developer's Journal, so while most of you are familiar with our magazine, many of you m...

There's one form of power that is almost universally recognized in our society, the power of consumer spending. This is at the heart of all commerce, and anybody who tries to tell you otherwise must have something to sell you. I read today that more than 45 million American homes now h...

Visual Basic is arguably the most successful programming language in the history of programming languages. The number of VB components and applications out there is staggering, and the number of VB programmers is even more so. However, there is a not so silent contender for the World's...

Have you heard the words 'build virtual teams, extend the corporation, manage the supply chain'? Are you convinced that e-business, enterprise applications deployed over the Web, Internet plus intranet plus extranet are the way to go? Chances are you've thought about this and your answ...

Two Tier vs N-Tier Client/server applications, and even Java applications that call a database directly, represent the original, two-tiered application architecture. This architecture fits many needs, but often there is a penalty - the need to redevelop or copy code from one applicatio...

I was introduced to Java in the Fall of 1995 when most of the industry viewed Java as a language to be used for developing applets. At the time, several colleagues of mine were looking at Java with great excitement but not as an applet development platform. These were developers workin...

The introduction of Java brought several advances to the discipline of software development. Based on lessons learned from years of building software in C++, the Java language was designed to simplify the development of object-oriented, network-aware applications. It brimmed with poten...

Even two years after its public debut, the Java juggernaut shows no sign of slowing. In fact, more than two years after its public debut, its popularity is still increasing. Businesses are in a headlong rush to move to Java to take advantage of the cost savings that applications runnin...

Imagine Henry Ford developing the first widely available automobile. He was a pioneer, engaged in the most exciting new industry of the time. Imagine how frustrated he must have been. Where would drivers buy gas? Were the wrenches and screwdrivers advanced enough to build the cars? W...

We are participating in the biggest shift in the way computers are used since the PC was popularized nearly fifteen years ago. Employees are breaking away from the confines of their offices and taking to the road. Virtual corporations are springing up and with them the demand for new t...

We've all read about the Internet's "endless potential" for redefining the way businesses operate and computers are built. The Internet's astonishing growth is a testament to its ability to live up to at least some of this hype. Yet most corporate Web sites consist strictly o...

Few technologies have been hyped as much as Java. Supported by every major Web browser, Java applications can be written once and deployed on virtually every computer on the planet. Today, Java is known as the universal language of the Internet.

Recently, a new group of acronyms has appeared on the Internet scene - CDF, DRP, OPS, OSD, RDF and XML. Is this an alien plot to confuse the world and stymie Java developers who have better things to do with their time than decipher another bowl of alphabet soup?

For thousands of companies, Java lowers the cost of software deployment and creates unprecedented flexibility in managing applications. In spite of this, I sometimes run into developers who sneer at applets. 'I don't care about mere applets in Java,' they tell me. 'I'm writing real app...

The Microsoft Java tools are put down by some for lacking JFC, security and portability. I'll examine each of these in turn, but first a bit of context. For some time, C++ and Visual Basic have been the application development leaders. Now, rather suddenly, all developers are looking a...

Ka-Ching! That's the sound of Sun's cash registers ringing every time a cellular phone, pager, set-top cable box or host of other electronics equipment is sold. Java is an excellent enterprise software platform. It is the first real competition to the Wintel dynasty in over ten years,...

Java has gained a considerable amount of attention and excitement in the software development and information technology communities during the last year, driven by its promise to fundamentally transform and simplify the way in which we develop and deploy applications. Software develop...

When a majority of all system processing was done on legacy systems, information systems audit professionals recommended the protection of these systems largely through physical security measures. By locating the data center either on the top floor of the building or in the basement wi...

Over the past year, Microsoft Corp. has made a comprehensive, end-to-end investment in Javaª technologies. We were one of the first Java licensees. We delivered what is widely acknowledged as the industry's best virtual machine with Microsoft¨ Internet Explorer 3.0. We provided robust ...

Java is creating a revolution in the smart card industry that promises to bring them into the world of mainstream computing. This is a breakthrough development with far-reaching implications for the smart card and computer industries, businesses and consumers.

Java is pushing the envelope of future business opportunities by helping software developers and vendors go where they have not gone before - opening new frontiers and creating new markets.

Last week, one of the many vendors I routinely speak to informed me that their firm had identified me, as Managing Editor of Java Developer's Journal, as a major influence in the Java field today. Suffice it to say, I was surprised. Although JDJ is the premiere technical journal in the...

In an earlier (JDJ, Vol. 2, Issue 2) column from the JDJ Editorial Board, Arthur van Hoff of Marimba made the following observation, "It turns out that any piece of [Java] code, if it wants to do something interesting, quickly becomes too large to download as an applet." Arth...

Java is successfully making inroads into the enterprise market worldwide. But what is the right way to use Java in the enterprise? Many businesses are using Java to build serious business applications that have moved well beyond the applet model in terms of functionality, size and stre...

The Internet is wonderful. It has created many new opportunities for artists, writers, Web masters, browser vendors, language developers and advertising agencies. But what about the software developers? Besides a handful of big players, there are few software companies making serious m...

When Java was announced in 1995 it promised to fundamentally change the landscape of the computer industry. Java offered not only a revolutionary means of writing and distributing software for the Internet, but something even more important: freedom from platforms. But today that drea...

Sun and Oracle caused a stir with their introduction of the network computer (NC) this past spring. Their idea is that the total cost of ownership of today's PCs is too high, opening the door for a low-cost, low-maintenance data appliance. So strong was the reaction of the industry tha...

The Java Developer's Journal is moving in big ways. Change is constant, and the JDJ is no exception. Andrew Zolli has moved on, and for now, I am the Editor of the Java Developer's Journal. I look forward to seeing Java shape the Internet, and the world. We, the Java developers, will n...

Java Developer's Journal is more than words and pictures printed on a page. SYS-CON Publications, the organization that brings you Java Developer's Journal is made up of people dedicated to bringing insight, innovation, and academic quality research to the serious Java development com...