JavaNew Product Announcements: July 29, 2003

New Product Announcements: July 29, 2003

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Architecture

P2V Assistant

VMware

The P2V Assistant takes a snapshot of an existing physical system and
transforms it into a VMware virtual machine, eliminating the need to
reinstall
and reconfigure complex application environments. The P2V Assistant is used
primarily to speed up the server consolidation process, especially when
migrating legacy systems onto newer hardware, as well as for debugging of
production systems and cost-effective disaster recovery.

http://www.vmware.com/

Open Source

Apache HTTP Server 1.3.28

The Apache Software Foundation and The Apache Server Project

This version of Apache is principally a bug and security fix release.
A partial summary of the bug fixes is given at the end of this
document.
A full listing of changes can be found in the CHANGES file. Of
particular note is that 1.3.28 addresses and fixes 3 potential
security issues:

  • CAN-2003-0460 (cve.mitre.org): Fix the rotatelogs support program on Win32 and OS/2 to ignore special control characters received over the pipe. Previously such characters could cause it to quit logging and exit.

  • VU#379828 : The server could crash when going into an infinite loop due to too many subsequent internal redirects and nested subrequests.

  • Eliminated leaks of several file descriptors to child processes, such as CGI scripts.

    http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi

    lcdplugin 0.6.3 alpha

    This Winamp plugin displays status information on various LCD/VFD modules. A
    menu provides access to playlists, song titles, albums, artists, disk
    browsing and much more. Several input methods allow to control the menu and
    Winamp itself. 0.6.3a is a new alpha release and includes many bug fixes and
    two new major features: Custom character map for each LCD and dynamic menus.
    Please see the release notes for the full list of new features and bugfixes.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcdplugin/

    Privoxy default.action 1.7

    Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting
    privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, controlling access,
    and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious junk. It is based on
    the Internet Junkbuster.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/

    MinGW-3.0.0-rc3.exe

    MinGW – Minimalist GNU for Windows: import libraries and header files for
    use with GCC to build native Windows applications; now with added extentions
    to the MSVC runtime to support C99 functionality.

    price

    http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/MinGW-3.0.0-rc3.exe?download

    Free Pascal Compiler 1.0.10

    Version 1.0.10 of FPC has been released and uploaded to SourceForge. This
    will be the last 1.0.x version; we will now concentrate on the 1.1 branch,
    which will end in 1.2 or 2.0. The Free Pascal Compiler is a 32-bit Pascal
    Compiler for AmigaOS, DOS, Linux, *BSD, OS/2 and Win32; semantically
    compatible with Borland Pascal 7 with additional features such as operator
    overloading. The compiler itself is written in Pascal.
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/

    giFT 0.11.1

    This release features OpenFT and Gnutella plugins as
    part of the standard distribution distribution. Be sure to read the
    QUICKSTART file available in the tarball for information on how to begin
    using giFT.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/gift/

    Tkfp Windows 14

    Tk_familypractice is a clinical Medical Records system, written mostly in
    Tcl/Tk. Some C, C++, PYTHON, PERL. For Family Physicians, Pediatricians,
    Internists or Primary Care. Used in a 4 doctor group for 5 years. Network
    enabled. Tk GUI and web browser based interfaces. HCFA1500 claim form.
    Another new Windows version. Using the file notebook_start2.tcl, you can run
    all the windows now inside a tabbed notebook. The look and feel is now
    exactly the same as the Linux version.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/tkfp/

    pmd-jbuilder-1.1

    PMD is a Java source code analyzer. It finds unused variables, empty catch
    blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. This release supports PMD
    1.1.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/pmd/

    QmailAdmin 1.0.25

    QmailAdmin is a web interface for managing email addresses in virtual
    domains created by Vpopmail. This release includes more cleanup as we get
    closer to a stable release. Functional changes: works with non-idx version
    of ezmlm again, updated Japanese translation.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/qmailadmin/

    wlandscape 1.0 build 0461

    wlandscape 1.0 build 0461 is out with quite a few important bugs fixed and a
    lot of improvements added. Build 0461 introduces many new features. We have
    added the support of MapBlast again and integrated an offline browsing tool.
    From the developers point of view it is believed to be fairly stable.
    Wlandscape is a tool for collecting and visualizing access point data of
    public wireless networks in order to share it with anyone. The collected
    data is shown in really good maps and of course all for free. Wlandscape is
    free because it is released under the GNU General Public License.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/wlandscape/

    phpWebSite 0.9.3

    Developed by the Web Technology Group at Appalachian State University,
    phpWebSite provides a complete web site content management system. All
    client output is XHTML 1.0 and meets the W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative
    requirements. phpWebSite version 0.9.3 addresses stability problems from
    0.9.2. There have also been many updates to resolve usability issues.
    Included with this release is a docbook user manual for end-users and a
    skeleton module for developers.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpwebsite/

    phpMyAdmin 2.5.2 released

    The phpMyAdmin development team welcomes you to update to the latest version. We think that all issues of the June security alert have been addressed (see FAQ 8.1). phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the http://www. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields.

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/

    Java

    BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1

    BEA

    With this week’s 8.1 release of the WebLogic Platform, BEA delivers a
    unified platform to seamlessly converge the processes of building and
    integrating enterprise applications . enabling companies to realize faster
    time-to-value on their mission-critical business integration projects.

    www.bea.com

    XML RenderKit for JavaServer. Faces

    Orbeon

    The XML RenderKit for JavaServer Faces brings Model 2X to JSF and allows developers to style JSF components using XML transformation languages such as XSLT. It can be installed with the JavaServer Faces Reference Implementation Early Access 4. The source code is available under a triple free software license: MPL 1.1, GPL 2.0 and LGPL 2.1. It comes with examples running on most Servlet containers, including Tomcat and WebLogic.

    xml-renderkit-1.0.zip

    Voice

    Multimodal Toolkit for WebSphere Studio

    IBM

    The first developer environment based on the XHTML+Voice (X+V)
    specification, the Multimodal Toolkit for WebSphere Studio is designed for
    creating multimodal user interfaces. It also allows developers to rapidly
    convert voice only and Web only applications into multimodal applications.
    The X+V specification comprises XHTML and VoiceXML, the most commonly used
    languages for Web and speech development, and was jointly submitted to the
    W3C by IBM, Motorola and Opera.

    http://www.ibm.com

    XML

    Version 2.0 of its Open XML Framework (OXF)

    Orbeon

    This new version boosts enterprise XML-based integration, Web application development, and delivers standard Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications which run on any application server. Version 2.0 includes major enhancements that make OXF the most productive and elegant way to integrate disparate systems and build reliable enterprise Web applications.

    www.orbeon.com/oxf

    General

    NetZoomAV solution

    Altima Technologies, Inc.

    Using the NetZoomAV solution, Audio/Video equipment manufacturers,
    integrators, designers, consultants, installers, helpdesk, sales and
    marketing teams, resellers, and distributors can produce accurate and
    detailed Audio/Video system drawings in Microsoft Visio. products quickly
    and easily. NetZoomAV seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Visio. extending
    the Visio application to produce professional-looking diagrams and
    presentations.

    Subscriptions for www.AVStencils.com are introductory priced at $299.00 USD
    and may be purchased on-line or by contacting Altima directly.
    Subscriptions are valid for 12 months and enable users to download any
    stencils and request additional shapes for free 24/7/365 using the on-line
    system.

    www.AVStencils.com.

    RoboDemo FLA Module

    eHelp Corporation

    The RoboDemo FLA Module automatically launches Macromedia Flash MX from
    RoboDemo, making it simple for users to export their RoboDemo project into
    Macromedia Flash. RoboDemo frames are converted into movie clips and
    inserted into the Macromedia Flash MX timeline. Objects on a RoboDemo frame
    automatically become individually labeled layers. The Macromedia Flash
    library is automatically populated with folders containing all of the
    objects and images from the RoboDemo project. Objects that can be imported
    and edited in Macromedia Flash MX include:

    The RoboDemo FLA Module is $99 when purchased with RoboDemo, or $149
    purchased separately.

    www.ehelp.com.

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