Instantiations has begun shipping WindowBuilder, a new line of GUI construction tools for Java. This Java-based development suite is the first enterprise development product to support both the Eclipse-based standard widget toolkit (SWT) and Sun's Swing component technology in a single solution. The WindowBuilder suite seamlessly integrates into today's most popular Java IDEs and provides powerful and intuitive technology for creating rich client Java applications.

WindowBuilder products install into Eclipse-based IDEs, including IBM WebSphere Studio, and provide a sophisticated, easy-to-use Java GUI construction environment. The new line, which includes SWT Designer, Swing Designer and the full WindowBuilder Pro suite, offers developers the choice of creating Java user interfaces with either the SWT or Swing technology. The visual designer in WindowBuilder enables complex user interfaces to be created in minutes by eliminating hours of hand coding.

WindowBuilder provides a rich WYSIWYG design environment that includes intelligent layout assist, drag-and-drop, direct property editing and widget morphing. WindowBuilder automatically generates high quality Java code in a multitude of styles and can read code generated by most popular Java GUI builders. Developers can select from a complete set of layout managers as well as SWT, JFace, AWT or Swing controls to create rich client Java applications. Java GUIs created with WindowBuilder can be executed and tested instantly within the design environment.

WindowBuilder products are available immediately for Eclipse 2.0, 2.1, 3.0 and IBM WebSphere Studio 5.0 and 5.1 running on Windows 2000/XP or Linux/GTK2. The price per developer for WindowBuilder Pro is $299, SWT Designer is $199 and Swing Designer is $199. More information may be obtained at www.instantiations.com.