Summary: Symantec will be releasing Visual Cafe for Java 3.0 in mid
November (now in Beta). Signifigant Updates:
- The ability to plug-n-play different versions of the JDK.
- Seemless dbAware-"ness" in JFC/Swing controls using the JFC's Model
View Controller pattern
- A new, faster JIT Compiler (Symantec's JIT is roughly 10% slower
than the J++ JIT in all areas but garbage collection, and is also Java
compliant)

Charles Bradley
DJUG Leader (http://www.djug.org)
Java Practice Leader -- The JLab
Raymond James Consulting

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Symantec readies upgrade to popular Visual Cafe 3.0

By Dana Gardner
InfoWorld Electric

Posted at 12:33 PM PT, Oct 20, 1998
Symantec next week will announce Version 3.0 of its popular Java
development tools, Visual Cafe Database Edition, Visual
Cafe Professional Edition, and Visual Cafe Standard Edition.

Available now in beta form, with shipping to begin in mid-November, the
latest Visual Cafe Java tools allow developers to plug
in any version of the Java Development Kit (JDK) features from Sun
Microsystems, from 1.1 through 1.2, which is due in late
November, said Symantec representatives, in Cupertino, Calif.

Separately, Symantec is slated to deliver its comprehensive Enterprise
Suite of Java tools by year's end.

Visual Cafe 3.0, which ships with JDK 1.17, is aimed at broadening
server-side Java development by offering server-side
debugging and remote server debugging, as well as projecting the visible
connection between components for drag-and-drop
interactions.

Visual Cafe 3.0 also supports the new JFC/Swing classes. By complying to
the JFC/Swing data model, JFC/Swing components
are data-aware, eliminating the need for "dbaware" components, Symantec
representatives said.

The latest tools also build model, border, and icon beans, and provide
WYSIWYG support for Java Foundation Classes
(JFCs) in the tools' form designer. Full support for JtabbedPane is also
offered, as is support for any standard Java Database
Connectivity driver for broad database connectivity, Symantec said.

Moreover, the updated Java tools also include an upgraded JIT compiler
from Symantec, Version 3.1, which promotes faster
start-up time for applications, representatives said.

All available for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT, Visual Cafe
Database Edition will sell for $800, Visual Cafe
Professional Edition for $300, and Visual Cafe Standard Edition for $100.



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